Why China remains our best hope to repair budget woes
December
Why all the worry about China?
December
Note: This article appeared in Business Spectator on January 13 2015.
China may not become the world’s largest economy after all.
China-Australia doomsayers overlook strong fundamentals
December
Note: This article appeared in The Conversation on December 10 2014.
Pop quiz: in 2014 the quantity of Australian iron ore demanded by China has: a) fallen sharply, b) fallen modestly, c) remained the same, d) increased modestly, e) increased sharply?
The answer in just a moment.
China’s Great Wall of finance comes down
December
Note: This article appeared in The Australian Financial Review on November 20 2014.
The world has become used to seeing China as one of the global economy’s brightest stars.
According to the International Monetary Fund, global growth has owed more to China than any other country in every year since 2007.
China’s workers must spend if economy is to gain steam
December
By James Laurenceson
Note: This article appeared in The Australian Financial Review on August 26 2014.
It's crunch time for China's economy. The country's long-term health requires a new model where growth is driven by consumption. The next few months should tell us whether China's leaders are able to pull it off.
Last week, we saw a snapshot of where growth driven by investment eventually leads. Overcapacity in the property sector has resulted in home prices falling in most cities for three straight months.
China trade to go beyond the boom
December
Note: This article appeared in The Australian Financial Review on June 14 2014.
Japan has a population of 128 million, China 1.4 billion. Japan’s economy is already mature. China only entered the ranks of upper middle-income countries in 2011, and the World Bank expects that the transition to a mature, high-income economy will take at least another 15 to 20 years.
The Victoria-China Economic Relationship
December
1. The annual value of Victoria’s goods exports to China is $4.2 billion.1 This is –
1.9 times that to the U.S
2.2 times that to Japan
2.2 times that to New Zealand
2. The value of Victoria’s goods exports to China increased by $2.0 billion in the past five years. This is –
4.1 times that to the U.S
5.5 times that to Japan
16.9 times that to New Zealand