The bad news just kept on coming for Those in Command this week. The Shanghai stock market and the RMB rate – the most immediate and transparent of the measures we have available to us... Read more
China’s leaders are doing their best to send out warm fuzzy vibes to counter the growing chill, offering to cut import tariffs and denying strenuously that there was ever such a thing as a f... Read more
There was a sort of calm in China over this past week. No big announcements, a bunch of little stuff that tended towards the negative, but we’re waiting for certain issues to be clarified. T... Read more
This should have been a good week for Those in Command in Beijing. Washington was in turmoil and the African summit in the Chinese capital was an opportunity to solidify China’s position as... Read more
It’s the end of summer, and the last week has been, relatively speaking, something of a lull. But not a lull in normal terms. The trade war with the United States appeared to be moving towar... Read more
