ft.com - 12/10/2008
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The impact of the global financial crisis on China became clear on Wednesday when the government revealed that exports fell in November for the first time in almost seven years. With demand in many of its main markets slowing sharply, Chinese exports declined 2.2 per cent from a year earlier. ...
baselinescenario.com - 12/3/2008
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baselinescenario.com —
So, the global economy is falling apart, but
not in the way people expected. Under the de...
facto arrangement sometimes known as “Bretton Woods II,” emerging market countries pegged (officially or unofficially) their currencies to ...
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... guarantees. - Chinese exports fall as slowdown bites. ______ This entry was posted by Tracy Alloway on Wednesday, December 10th, 2008 at 12:20 and is filed under Uncategorised. ...
Words from the (investment) wise 12.15.08
The Big Picture —
... reports compounded anxiety about a severe global recession. Specifically, Chinese exports in November declined by 2.2% from a year earlier as a result of a drastic slowdown in demand in many of its main markets. The figures were far below forecasts and the +19% figure for October. “This is the worst collapse in Chinese exports since 1999 and is probably just the beginning of a prolonged export contraction,” said Isaac Meng, economist at BNP Paribas, as reported by the Financial Times. ...
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