by Jacques Lemoisson | Apr 9, 2021
China’s producer prices climbed the most since July 2018 as commodity costs surged, a worrying sign for policy makers seeking stable inflation and adding to global risks. The producer price index rose 4.4% in March from a year earlier after gaining 1.7% in February,...
by Jacques Lemoisson | Apr 7, 2021
The divergences are stark. India will end 2021 with a gross domestic product that’s 5.2% smaller than it would have been otherwise, according to forecasts by Bloomberg Economics. Indonesia’s output will be 9.2% smaller than its pre-crisis trend foretold. The U.S.?...
by Jacques Lemoisson | Apr 4, 2021
Chinese new home sales surged 133% in January and February this year, while property investment rose 38%. That demand helped push real estate loan growth up 14%, a seven-year high, over the same period China’s medium-to-long-term consumer loans, comprised mainly...
by Jacques Lemoisson | Mar 27, 2021
Iran and China have signed a 25-year agreement to expand ties as the Islamic Republic struggles to prove the resilience of its economy against decades of US sanctions. We are in a full Cold War. China, after the diplomatic disaster of the last summit in Alaska, plays...
by Jacques Lemoisson | Mar 27, 2021
The US is concerned that China is flirting with the idea of seizing control of Taiwan as President Xi Jinping becomes more willing to take risks to boost his legacy. “China appears to be moving from a period of being content with the status quo over Taiwan to a period...
by Jacques Lemoisson | Mar 13, 2021
As mentioned previously, Taïwan is one of the hottest geopolitical spots in the world. Hong Kong is also in this category after G7 expresses ‘grave concerns’ over electoral changes. We could unzoom and consider all the China Sea as the worrying...