China House Price Bubble Soars Most Ever, Government Freaks out, Preannounces Plunge by Wolf Richter • Oct 21, 2016 • 27 Comments This has never happened before, ever.
What the Heck’s Going on with the New Global Reserve Currency, the Chinese Yuan? by Wolf Richter • Oct 11, 2016 • 64 Comments A “structural change”: capital flight in yuan.
“Credit Squeeze” Planned in China to Deflate Housing Bubble? by Wolf Richter • Oct 10, 2016 • 37 Comments The governor of the People’s Bank of China chimes in.
Chinese Consider Home Prices “High and Hard to Accept,” but Buying Frenzy Surges by Wolf Richter • Sep 19, 2016 • 51 Comments When will the Home Price Bubble blow up?
Why Hanjin’s Zombie Collapse Won’t Be the Last One by Wolf Richter • Sep 18, 2016 • 72 Comments The pain will continue, with many more false-hope ups followed by brutal smack-downs, and more carriers cracking under their debt.
Another Big Central Bank Warns on Housing Bubble, Frets about Risks to Banks, Blows Whistle on Stimulus by Wolf Richter • Sep 12, 2016 • 28 Comments House price declines have caused uproars in China, which is exactly what authorities fear more than anything. But they also fear bubbles, having seen how they implode – and cause uproars.
What Rail Freight Volume just Said about China by Wolf Richter • Aug 30, 2016 • 31 Comments Mandating top-down economic growth is not enough.
Suddenly Scared of Vancouver’s Commercial Property Bubble? by Wolf Richter • Aug 23, 2016 • 34 Comments The hunt is on for Chinese buyers.
Why China’s Multi-Decade Manufacturing Miracle is Over by Wolf Richter • Aug 17, 2016 • 60 Comments The Great Equalizer has arrived.
UK’s Nuclear Future Threatened by Chinese Espionage, Brexit by Gregory Brew • Aug 15, 2016 • 11 Comments The drama of the stalled nuclear facility grew more Shakesperean, with the Chinese partner now under investigation in the US for espionage.