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Vast amounts of stimulus have not made China “middle class”

Debt can’t make a country middle-class overnight.  Even a massive amount of debt can’t achieve this.  Even the largest amount of debt in history can’t do this.  China’s experience since 2007, when it increased debt four-fold, proves this. As McKinsey have reported, China increased its debt from $7tn in 2007 to $28tn by the middle of […]

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Global auto markets depend on China for growth

Global auto markets have started to move in new directions.  That much is clear from comment by the major national auto associations.  This will be a shock to manufacturers, who have over-expanded production.  Price wars and capacity cutbacks are inevitable if the industry forecasts are correct. The chart  starts from 2005, and shows the 7 major […]