Category: China Debt Crisis
The analysis published under this category are as follows.
Tuesday, February 05, 2019
Debt Can’t Save China Anymore / Economics / China Debt Crisis
By: John_Mauldin
The 2008 financial crisis hit China hard, as it did everyone else.
Not every country responded like China did, though. Most couldn’t do what China did because they lacked either financial resources or political ability.
China had both. And so it launched a stimulus program of mind-boggling proportions.
Friday, October 05, 2018
Chinese Credit Collapse Is Imminent / Interest-Rates / China Debt Crisis
By: John_Mauldin
Many good things are happening in China.Businesses are prospering. Living standards rise. The country’s interior is still quite poor but life is improving.
This progress is welcome news. The problem is how China is financing it. The answer is, “with a lot of debt.”
You often hear about China’s government and corporate debt, but less about households.
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Thursday, January 12, 2017
How Debt Differs in China, the US and Japan / Interest-Rates / China Debt Crisis
By: Dan_Steinbock
Unlike advanced economies, China remains better positioned to overcome its debt challenges, due to the nature of is debt, level of development and economic fundamentals. Change is coming – but after fall.In recent months, China has managed to stabilize growth. Nevertheless, stabilization has required capital controls, continued lending and repeated interventions. Due to efforts to stabilize the renminbi, for instance, China’s foreign-exchange reserves fell to $3 trillion last month; the lowest since spring 2011.
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Wednesday, September 28, 2016
Massive Chinese Debt And Why They Are On A Gold Buying Binge! / Interest-Rates / China Debt Crisis
By: Chris_Vermeulen
China’s debt is a staggering $24 trillion with 247% of annual GDP as of last year, which is, in fact, an increase of an astounding 465% within a decade. The total borrowing by both the financial and non-financial sectors was only 78% of the GDP in 2007 and has since increased to 309% of GDP according to economists at Nomura Holdings Inc. led by Yang Zhao and Wendy Chen.