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Yuan drop a blow for Abenomics
News, William Pesek, Published on 17/08/2015
» Among the clearest casualties of China's devaluation is the Bank of Japan. The chances were never high that governor Haruhiko Kuroda was going to be able to unwind his institution's aggressive monetary experiment anytime soon. But the odds are now lower than even sceptics would have previously believed.
Malaysia's currency woes finally catch up with it
News, William Pesek, Published on 12/08/2015
» Malaysia's ongoing currency crash has many causes: a worsening global outlook, plunging commodity prices and, of course, the political scandal enveloping Prime Minister Najib Razak. But the real culprit is the year 1997.
By some accounts, China is the biggest economic risk
News, William Pesek, Published on 20/07/2015
» The international ratings agency Fitch was downplaying concerns last week that Chinese stocks are a systemic risk to global markets. Many investors, however, are far less sanguine.
China follows Japan's approach to a stock bubble
News, William Pesek, Published on 09/07/2015
» In any discussion of historical precedents for China's ongoing battle with stock traders, Japan's epic "price-keeping operations" deserve pride of place.
China's new rules risk creating subprime economy
News, William Pesek, Published on 07/07/2015
» Everyone knows the Chinese government is desperate to keep stocks from crashing. But this desperate?