At Least One Credit Rating Agency Gets More Pessimistic About China

Milton EzratiAuthorMilton Ezrati is a contributing editor at The National Interest, an affiliate of the Center for the Study of Human Capital at the University at Buffalo (SUNY), and chief economist for Vested, a New York-based communications firm. Before joining Vested, he served as chief market strategist and economist for Lord, Abbett & Co. He also writes frequently for City Journal and blogs regularly for Forbes. His latest book is “Thirty Tomorrows: The Next Three Decades of Globalization, Demographics, and How We Will Live.”Author’s Selected ArticlesProvincial Budgets Cast Doubt on Beijing’s Economic Projections for 2026Mar 06, 2026For Beijing, the Supreme Court’s Tariff Decision Changes LittleMar 02, 2026Project Vault and Much More Will Parry China’s Monopoly on Rare-Earth MineralsFeb 27, 2026Washington and Beijing Push the Yuan in the Same Direction but for Very Different ReasonsFeb 23, 2026