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Financial Times China Coverage

Published on January 9, 2013 Author Mike

Here is a sample of the news coverage in the Financial Times, the world’s leading English-language newspaper, in that it has more extensive coverage of the world as a whole than any US publication. See “Links” in the right-hand column – you can sign up for a daily email on their China coverage. China Business,… Continue reading Financial Times China Coverage →

World Bank December overview

Published on January 7, 2013 Author Mike

The World Bank issued an economic update on December 19th that highlighted the growth of the western Pacific as a whole — though China is a major part of that. Below I post select points (out of a much longer list). A question we need to keep in mind this term is China’s location in… Continue reading World Bank December overview →

World GDP Shares

Published on December 5, 2012 Author Mike

Here’s a post on the Worthwhile Canadian Initiative economics blog with basic data on the rise of China as a share of global GDP. Note that this is done in PPP (purchasing power parity) terms, which is good at comparing consumption but not necessarily “clout” in global markets, where market exchange rates matter. More come… Continue reading World GDP Shares →