It’s got to be getting harder for them. There is a growing sense of economic gloom, and of the possibility that black swans and grey rhinos are lying out there in wait, particularly in the f... Read more

The China system is facing a whole bunch of domestic problems, economic and social, structural and financial, and it has long been argued by some that this is not a good time to be at logger... Read more

The economy is not in good shape, everybody knows that, and so there was great anticipation, leading up to the Central Financial Work Conference held over the last few days in Beijing, with... Read more

A big question forever is just how much money does the system have left? They are spending money in many directions, bailing out local governments and property companies, expanding military... Read more

Coming up any day now is the G20 meeting in India, and Mr Xi will not be in attendance. There has been lots of speculation as to what this means. One possibility is that he doesn’t feel comf... Read more