1. Playing the China Economic Data Game

    China’s monthly data releases are watched more closely than those of many other countries. The latest data (for April 2013) [...]

  2. China’s Economy: Heading For Trouble?

    Tuesday saw the release of the HSBC-Markit “flash” Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) for China.   The flash version of this PMI [...]

  3. China’s Growth Slows in 1Q: Only the Beginning?

    The Chinese economy grew 7.7 percent year-on-year in the 1st quarter of 2013, a decline from the 7.9 percent growth [...]

  4. Gillard’s China Moment?

    China’s economic clout has been on display in the recent Boao Forum on Hainan Island involving regional leaders, including Australian [...]

  5. Is the World Ready for a Great Rebalancing?

    The United States should be relieved, not distraught, if the dollar’s use as the sole global reserve currency were to [...]

  6. China’s 4Q GDP Growth Seen Rising To 7.8%

    Economic growth in China, the world’s second-largest economy, may have quickened to 7.8 percent in the fourth quarter, snapping seven [...]

  7. China Powers “Two World” Economy

    “We are moving away from a U.S. – or Europe-led world to a world led by China,” writes Stephen King, [...]