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China Inflation Modest — Except the Cost of Food

Posted: May 9, 2013 at 6:45 am

Inflation problems continue to plague China, in large part because of the cost of food. That means one essential cut into discretionary income. And, in turn, the chances that China's ...
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Falling Inflation Offers Leeway for Stimulus

Posted: September 4, 2012 at 7:27 am

Data released today by the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) showed that the annual rate of inflation across developed economies fell for the fifth straight month in July. ...
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Second Take: China’s Economic Data So Bad That Stimulus on the Way

Posted: August 9, 2012 at 8:27 am

If the United States had China's growth numbers, the world would be in the biggest boom that it has seen in a lifetime. The problem is that China is not ...
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What’s Important in the Financial World Today (11/1/2011) China PMI Trouble, Fed Divided, MF Global Fails

Posted: November 1, 2011 at 6:33 am

Bank plans to charge for debit cards abandoned. U.S. banks continue to abandon plans to charge fees to holders of debit cards. SunTrust (NYSE: STI) and Regions (NYSE: RF) today announced they ...
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China Drives Away Investors on Hard Landing Concern

Posted: October 18, 2011 at 8:35 am

If there is any single signal that China may be in for a hard economic landing, it is the performance of the local stock markets on the mainland and in Hong ...
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As China Rebounds, Who Buys Its Goods?

Posted: September 1, 2011 at 6:34 am

China’s government released PMI numbers for August. The official index number was 50.9, up from an unusually modest 50.7 in July. The question the figure begs is where the manufactured ...
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Swapping BRICs, ETF Funds Leaving China and Going to Brazil (FXI, EWZ, GXC, HAO, BKF)

Posted: July 11, 2011 at 12:35 pm

Fears of inflation and increased oversight into accounting practices are causing US investors to pull funds from China-focused ETFs, with a parallel interest in putting more funds into Brazilian equity ...
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Media Digest (7/11/2011) Reuters, WSJ, NYT, FT, Bloomberg

Posted: July 11, 2011 at 6:18 am

The prime minister of China says inflation is the government's first priority and that the central bank there may tighten monetary policy again (Reuters) EU financial ministers and central bankers ...
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Why The Dow Will Plunge To 7,000

Posted: June 28, 2011 at 6:54 am

One theory of economics says that any market can return to a point where it has been in the past. The Great Recession was, by some measures as bad as ...
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Media Digest (6/27/2011) Reuters, WSJ, NYT, FT, Bloomberg

Posted: June 27, 2011 at 6:19 am

China is worried that inflation will be above the government goal and result in higher interest rates as its economy slows. (Reuters) David Solomon may be the next CEO of ...
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Media Digest (6/22/2011) Reuters, WSJ, NYT, FT, Bloomberg

Posted: June 22, 2011 at 6:23 am

The head of PIMCO expects that Greece and other EU nations will default. (Reuters) The LulzSec group of hackers claims it will expand its attacks on private and government networks. ...
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Media Digest (6/21/2011) Reuters, WSJ, NYT, FT, Bloomberg

Posted: June 21, 2011 at 6:23 am

Fitch said a voluntary roll-over of Greece sovereign debt would be viewed as a default. (Reuters) This week is critical to US budget talks as an August 2 deadline looms. ...
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Slow China Growth May Help Its Exports

Posted: May 11, 2011 at 6:26 am

Reams of new data from China show that its economy has begun to slow. Inflation for April was 5.3%--modest by Chinese standards. Information on industrial output and loans also indicated ...
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Media Digest (5/11/2011) Reuters, WSJ, NYT, FT, Bloomberg

Posted: May 11, 2011 at 6:22 am

China eased restrictions on US companies to give them access to supply the People's Republic services and to sell mutual funds. (Reuters) Toyota's (NYSE: TM) operating profit dropped 52% in ...
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Media Digest (4/15/2011) Reuters, WSJ, NYT, FT, Bloomberg

Posted: April 15, 2011 at 3:57 am

A sharp increase in costs hurt Google's (NASDAQ: GOOG) first quarter earnings. (Reuters) Bank of America (NYSE: BAC) is expected to beat earnings forecasts but mortgage costs will hurt its numbers. ...
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