Death or taxes
Beijing’s toxic air is a reminder of the urgent need to reform Chinese resource prices
Beijing’s toxic air is a reminder of the urgent need to reform Chinese resource prices
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Not a bang, but a whimper
The state monopoly will prevent a shale gas revolution in China
The state monopoly will prevent a shale gas revolution in China
Strangers at home
If China follows through on financial reform promises, it could beckon home companies delisted abroad
If China follows through on financial reform promises, it could beckon home companies delisted abroad
Offensive maneuvers
The US must fight a new type of trade war with China
The US must fight a new type of trade war with China
Small price to pay
Deposit insurance would bring much needed transparency to Chinese banking
Deposit insurance would bring much needed transparency to Chinese banking
Brother frenemy
Unable to pull the strings of ASEAN’s next chairman, China must change strategy in the South China Sea
Unable to pull the strings of ASEAN’s next chairman, China must change strategy in the South China Sea
Initial public skepticism
The People’s Insurance IPO could bring an end to the deep freeze on new offerings
The People’s Insurance IPO could bring an end to the deep freeze on new offerings
Defying gravity
Banks are disguising a worrying increase in bad debt
Banks are disguising a worrying increase in bad debt
CCP may delay 18th congress until winter
The Chinese Communist Party is considering postponing the upcoming 18th National Congress over a di
Race to space? The space program’s primary target is right here on Earth
“Countdown begins for China’s man on moon,” the Shanghai Daily crowed on December 30.
Old World worries: Protectionism will only worsen the fallout from Europe
All eyes have been on the sovereign debt firestorm engulfing Europe in recent months.
Call to inaction
Political theater could consume Chinese policymakers in a time of need
Political theater could consume Chinese policymakers in a time of need
The great bubble burst
A hard landing may come, but the cause won’t be property restrictions
A hard landing may come, but the cause won’t be property restrictions
The US currency bill could bring back jobs - but at what price?
US sentiment on China’s currency often springs from feelings of vulnerability – that China has the
One step back
Beijing’s decision to buy back shares in the Big Four banks highlights the stalled state of financial reform
Beijing’s decision to buy back shares in the Big Four banks highlights the stalled state of financial reform
No time like now
The recent volatility of US markets shows the risk of delaying structural reform
The recent volatility of US markets shows the risk of delaying structural reform
End of the rainbow
Short-sellers are losing steam in the US
Short-sellers are losing steam in the US
Too soon
Municipal bonds are a good idea whose time has not yet come
Municipal bonds are a good idea whose time has not yet come
Glide or stall
It is risky to delay too long on raising interest rates
It is risky to delay too long on raising interest rates
Held to account
Solid corporate oversight and proactive investor relations can help Chinese RTOs out of a hole – or stop them from falling into it in the first place
Solid corporate oversight and proactive investor relations can help Chinese RTOs out of a hole – or stop them from falling into it in the first place
Street value
The wide amplitude of Chinese IPO performance has produced extravagant gains – and losses – for investors. Are the underwriters to blame?
The wide amplitude of Chinese IPO performance has produced extravagant gains – and losses – for investors. Are the underwriters to blame?
Checks and balances
US investors and Chinese companies are learning the hard way
US investors and Chinese companies are learning the hard way
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From “Chinese banks: The metrics don’t matter,” Christopher ¬Beddor, August 31
From “Chinese banks: The metrics don’t matter,” Christopher ¬Beddor, August 31
Running interference
China must revise its approach to Africa
China must revise its approach to Africa
Embrace the strange
The new tax on foreign employees will penalize the overseas expansion of Chinese companies
The new tax on foreign employees will penalize the overseas expansion of Chinese companies
