Want Guaranteed 8% Gains? Look to China
The best opportunity for investing in China has just opened, with the Chinese government pledging to do all it can to ensure that the 8% target growth rate is met in 2009. The current stimulus package, as it stands, will be expanded to add more money to the local economy and lower the value [...]
Will Chinese Drivers Spike Oil Prices Again?
Automotive sales around the world have fallen sharply, even in China. Lower fuel prices and a sense of tightening credit have sent many car shoppers to the used lot – and many more into the same car.
The Car Economy
Ross Perot coined the term “car economy,” but it seems now that the same economy [...]
Chinese Buying Out Australia for Raw Materials
The $200 billion China Sovereign Wealth Fund has plenty of financial ammunition, especially considering depressed values around the world. In just this past month alone, the fund has purchased more than $25 billion worth of ore and mineral producers in an effort to hedge against future upticks in commodity prices. Now they are looking towards [...]
Top 4 Hottest China Investment Sectors for 2009
Since the markets have fallen off their peaks, the Chinese have been investing not only in China, but across the world. With their impressive foreign reserves, they are looking for a way to churn profits for the government and trust funds. The Chinese are now the leading buyers of foreign debt, and the Chinese citizenry [...]
Chinese Stock Market Climbing as Investors Buy Domestic Shares
The Chinese stock markets are one of the few markets in the world still rallying, and Chinese citizens are buying up shares in droves to capitalize on the runaway market. Thus far China’s stock markets have outpaced the rest of the world, prompting huge returns and more interest in Chinese securities. Though the boom year [...]
The Last Bastion Against Deflation: The Federal Government
This article is part of a syndicated series about deflation from market analyst Robert Prechter, the world’s foremost expert on and proponent of the deflationary scenario. For more on deflation and how you can survive it, download Prechter’s FREE 60-page Deflation Survival eBook, part of Prechter’s NEW Deflation Survival Guide.
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China Tells US and Europe to Protect Economies
China has been increasingly vocal to foreign ministers and central bankers since the credit crunch. The country has been a net purchaser of US Treasury bonds and bills and also continues to make large acquisitions in foreign companies. China’s current trade imbalance allows the country to purchase billions of dollars worth of foreign holdings each [...]
Tradeking Offers Investors $150 Cashback
Tradeking announced that it will reimburse investors up to $150 in transfer fees if you switch to Tradeking. SmartMoney’s #1 rated online broker gives investors another huge incentive to switch from traditional full service brokerage houses to a more affordable and accessible trading house.
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Aluminum Corporation of China Eyes Rio Tinto
The biggest aluminum producer in China is looking to purchase as much as $20 billion worth of convertible bonds, stock and shares of aluminum mines from Rio Tinto Group. This will be one of many mergers over the past year in which China has bought access to vital commodities in foreign countries. Rio Tinto is [...]
Investing in the Chinese Stimulus
The Chinese government has enacted a tremendous spending program to keep the economy moving. China is investing billions to improve infrastructure and boost its economy, which has been dependent on exports to keep growing. However, as developed nations have slowed into recessions, the Chinese government had to take action to keep employment figures healthy.
Why China’s [...]
