Business Columnists
The Facade of Prosperity: Why Chinas Households Arent Spending
CommentaryChina’s investment- and export-driven growth model is faltering, but low household incomes and Chinese leader Xi Jinping’s resistance to expanded welfare spending continue...
Debt Movements Reveal Much About Chinas Economic Imbalances
CommentaryDebt flows reveal much about the economic imbalances evident in China’s economy. Private businesses and households, seemingly devoid of confidence in the future, are...
Chexit: The Global Asset Managers Exiting China
CommentaryFidelity International (FIL) is reportedly the latest fund manager to plan a pullout from its China fund. FIL launched a wholly-owned subsidiary in...
The Real Reason Young Families Cant Find Homes to Buy
CommentaryPresident Donald Trump is considering a simple way to help America’s brutal housing market: Stop punishing people for selling their homes.Trump administration officials...
The Summer Ends – as Usual – in Jackson Hole, Wyoming
CommentaryThe upcoming Kansas City conference (August 27-29), being held in Jackson Hole, Wyoming, is expected to dominate the financial headlines this week. Essentially,...
Chinas Deep Reach Into the US Telecom Network
CommentaryWhat’s a little eavesdropping between friends?If only that were the case.China’s Long March Into US NetworksThe truth is that China has spent years...
The False Refuge: Why Turning to China Is No Answer for Disillusioned Western Allies
CommentaryPeriods of geopolitical frustration often tempt nations into strategic overcorrections. Today, as some Western allies grow disillusioned with the United States—frustrated by political...
Going to China or Hong Kong? The Questions You Should Ask Before You Fly
CommentaryOn Aug. 18, I met my friend at Pearson International Airport in Toronto, Canada. He is a Christian missionary. Early last year, he...
