15 January, 2016 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Brace yourself, China will be in the news again next week. Quick GDP preview.
Brace yourself, China will be in the news again next week. Quick GDP preview.
Developments in the yuan, interest rates and the stock market in China will continue next week, so lets preview Chinese Q4 GDP.
And its not just the GDP data, we’ll also get industrial production and retail sales.
15 January, 2016 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Not just China: The (other) big issues for Taiwan’s poll
Not just China: The (other) big issues for Taiwan’s poll
Besides cross-straits relations, there other topics Taiwan voters are focused on: trade, identity and, err, pork.
15 January, 2016 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Equity-to-Asset Ratio
Equity-to-Asset Ratio
Looking at who really owns the assets.
15 January, 2016 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on The PBoC and the Fed both lost credibility
The PBoC and the Fed both lost credibility
The world’s two largest economies are facing a similar problem, a gradual loss of credibility in monetary policy. In China, the exchange rate is artificially fixed at too high a level for macroeconomic stability. The public recognizes this fact, and expects the Chinese government will eventually devalue. Not surprisingly, people are trying to get their money out of China before the devaluation occurs.
15 January, 2016 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Chinese President Xi says will continue to pursue opening up
Chinese President Xi says will continue to pursue opening up
President of China Xi Jinping speaking at the inauguration of the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank
– China to invest $50mln in the bank
– Says demand for infrastructure investment in Asia is huge
Headlines via Reuters and Bloomberg
15 January, 2016 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on The Ascendance of Sociopaths in U.S. Governance
The Ascendance of Sociopaths in U.S. Governance
Submitted by Doug Casey via InternationalMan.com,
An International Man lives and does business wherever he finds conditions most advantageous, regardless of arbitrary borders. He’s diversified globally, with passports from multiple countries, assets in several jurisdictions, and his residence in yet another. He doesn’t depend absolutely on any country and regards all of them as competitors for his capital and expertise.
15 January, 2016 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on The World’s Most Famous Case Of Hyperinflation (Part 1)
The World’s Most Famous Case Of Hyperinflation (Part 1)
The Great War ended on the 11th hour of November 11th, 1918, when the signed armistice came into effect.
Though this peace would signal the end of the war, it would also help lead to a series of further destruction: this time the destruction of wealth and savings.
The world’s most famous hyperinflation event, which took place in Germany from 1921 and 1924, was a financial calamity that led millions of people to have their savings erased.