Category: Op Ed

Debunking Conventional Wisdom About Doing Business in China

May 26th, 2013
in Op Ed, syndication

Written by Stanley Chao One of the things I do with new consulting clients is give them a crash course on what to expect in China, especially if they have never been there. Invariably, I get odd questions: “Do Chinese wives have to walk three steps… more »

When They Do The QE Stomp

May 25th, 2013
in Op Ed

by Lee Adler, Wall Street Examiner The selloff in Treasuries today reminded me of a great song from my childhood. I just changed the words a little: Traders on Wall Street, Get some quick feet When they do the QE stomp. Really somethin when… more »

Excess German Savings, Not Thrift, Caused the European Crisis

May 24th, 2013
in Op Ed

by Michael Pettis, China Financial Marketsp> One of the reasons that it is been so hard for a lot of analysts, even trained economists, to understand the imbalances that were at the root of the current crisis is that we too easily confuse national s… more »

Top 10 American Misconceptions about Democracy

May 23rd, 2013
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America is a very young country (as compared with China, for example) and Americans often take, innocently and ignorantly, many old things as new. Two examples: Fiat money: It was invented by the Chinese more than 1,000 years ago! Money print… more »

The Sick Man Is Europe

May 22nd, 2013
in Op Ed

by Dirk Ehnts, Econoblog101p> The Pew Global Attitudes Project has its annual report out. It confirms what all European already know: disillusionment with the way the European institutions function. Democracy is a nice word, but in Europe, it is not… more »

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