Category: China
Chinese President Admits He’s Scared of a Black Swan Event
It might be years, maybe even decades, before we see another black swan. That’s what China’s hoping for at least…
Bill Bonner: Seeing Eye Human
Untying the US economy from China is not possible. The relationship is sick…but symbiotic. The US provides the fake money. China provides the cheap stuff.
With or Without Trade Wars, China is Going to Hit a Wall
China, the global growth engine of the past decade, is slowing…under the weight of debt, trade war and that other indisputable force…
The Wrong Moves to Make in a Trade War
What happens when one country gets jealous of another country’s advantage? What happens when China wants to be India and Australia wants to be Japan?
The Art of (Trade) War
I don’t think Trump is up late at night reading Sun Tzu’s play book. But he’s fairing pretty well at trade warfare.
Trump’s Oval Office Showdown: Just More Showbiz
A fight with the Fed one week. A trade war with China the next. And now, it’s a war with the Democrats. Donald Trump knows how to keep the cameras rolling.
The Real Origin of Trump’s Fight with China
The concept of the ‘rugged individualist’ is mostly a myth. Man is a social animal. With no one to stand beside us, we might as well not stand at all.
Why Trump’s Tariffs Won’t Work
This whole trade war is pointless. The US is fighting a losing battle and China is fighting an unwinnable battle. Let me explain why…
America’s ‘Franz Ferdinand’ Moment
Whatever good was done by the Trump/Xi trade war truce in Buenos Aires was likely undone by what was done in Vancouver Airport earlier this month.
The Chinese Are Coming — Threat or Opportunity?
If China ever decides to cut off trade with New Zealand, we could potentially experience the collapse of our tourism, dairy and property markets overnight.
Imagine a French Hillary Clinton…
France’s best and brightest were committed to making the country a paragon of environmental correctness — no matter what the cost.
What Military Suicide Rates Tell You about the Trade War
General Zhang Yang found himself under anti-corruption investigation. One of the most powerful military generals in the country would end up taking his own life. Coincidence?
Now the Trade War’s Fake, Too
The show went on! And, as we predicted, The Donald claimed victory…and stocks went up. Fake money. Fake interest rates. Fake employment. Fake boom.
Trump Will Claim Victory
This is the big day. The music starts. The lights go on. And the curtain rises. Trump meets with China’s leader and decide the fate of the world economy.
The Poppies Fell for Two Hours…
100 years ago, World War I ended with 37 million people dead. Have we learned the hard lessons since then? Or is history simply doomed to repeat itself?