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Is Ben Bernanke Sabotaging the Chinese Economy?
Wednesday, June 15, 2011 - 10:44am | 1234Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke may be engaged in a subtle act of economic warfare. It appears as though he is exploiting a fault in Chinese economic policy for the benefit of the United States. A Korean economist named Ha-Joon Chang wrote a book ten years ago titled "Kicking Away the Ladder...
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Will Central Banks of China and Turkey Doom Their Economies?
Tuesday, June 14, 2011 - 12:39pm | 484There is growing evidence that some of the world's major developing economies might be overheating. China and Turkey in particular. China has been experiencing rapid economic growth for nearly the whole of the previous decade. The Shanghai composite index is up over 100% since 2005, and roughly...
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Time to Short China? Soros Says Chinese Missed the Boat
Tuesday, June 14, 2011 - 10:51am | 762Billionaire George Soros spoke at a conference in Oslo, Norway on Tuesday. In his speech, he remarked that there was growing evidence that the Chinese government was losing control of the economic situation in the country. Soros stated that it appeared as if wage price inflation was beginning to...
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4 Countries For Foreign Investing (FXI, EWJ, EZJ, RSX, EWG)
Thursday, March 31, 2011 - 8:43am | 684Seeking a foreign addition to your investment portfolio? In this very interesting economic climate, there are opportunities to profit abroad. In addition to the potential for significant profits, investing internationally is a great way to diversify a portfolio, and serves to reduce total risk....