That is the title of a very interesting video produced by the folks at Financial Times (FT). This video was just published on March 9th.
China has approximately one-quarter of the world’s population and it’s economy has grown rapidly for many years. In recent years there has been a significant slowing in that growth. Continue reading
China just released two more readings on their economy very early Saturday morning, Dallas time. Both reports showed that the China slowdown continues. Continue reading
Daily Chart thru Mar. 9
The latest economic news out of China is about imports and exports. The February merchandise trade surplus was $32.6 billion versus an estimate of $48.7 billion.
Exports tumbled 25.4% from a year ago while imports shrank 13.8%. On a seasonally adjusted basis, exports shrank 19.9% in February after falling 15.9% in January. The following image comes from an article that further discusses the numbers. Continue reading
The video attached below is a very condensed version of what I provide to my Insider Members in their Weekend Market Analysis.
We won’t get any clues from China this week as the markets are closed for Chinese New Year or Spring Festival as it is also called. The Chinese New Year begins Monday, February 8 and it’s the Year of the Monkey…the Fire Monkey to be exact. I didn’t see any China economic reports due out either, until February 14.
The Shanghai Composite Index compressed further in pre-holiday trading. It still looks like consolidation in a downtrend. In the chart below I show the next support level, which is still another 10% down. Continue reading
China closed its exchanges twice last week when the drops hit 7%. The Shanghai Composite Index (SSEC) is down 15% in 9 trading days this year alone. It is down 41.8% from its June 12, 2015 high…7 months!
Yes it did bounce today. But one day does not a bottom make. Look at the bounces on January 5th and 6th. Look at the bounces in the decline during June to July.
Intra-day today the SSEC approached the August lows but did not break through it. Do I think it will hold? I doubt it. The China Large Cap ETF (FXI) did not hold its August lows. The China breakdown continues. See the chart below. Continue reading
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