news.smh.com.au - 5/18/2009
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China is pumping more money into US Treasury bonds, recent data show, despite concerns expressed in Beijing in recent months over the safety of dollar-linked assets. Mainland China's holding of Treasury securities jumped to 767.9 billion US dollars in March from 744.2 billion US dollars the ...
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Adrian Douglas: Have China Watchers Never Heard Of A Decoy?
GoldSeek.com —
... | | Source: GoldSeek.com By Adrian Douglas What amazes me is how financial journalism is at the level of sixth grade in terms of analytical thinking. Even so-called market analysts are not much better. GATA put out a dispatch today citing this Agence France-Presse article published by the Sydney Morning Herald in Australia, "China Keeps Buying U.S. Bonds Despite Concerns": http://news.smh.com.au/breaking-news-world/china-keeps-buying-us-bonds-d... This article is a prime example. It reports that China was recently expressing grave concerns about its massive U.s. bond holdings ...
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... - AP ECONOMY • Economy limiting services of local police - USA Today • Three signs the economy is rebounding - CNN/Money • Hotel crime rises in recession, hotels say they're still safe - USA Today • To Save Our Economy From Destruction - Lew Rockwell • U.S. budget chief says signs of economic free-fall over - AP INTERNATIONAL • India's surge helps turn around Asian markets - MarketWatch • China keeps buying US bonds despite concerns - Sydney Morning Herald • China’s Stockpiles ...
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