China Merges Rare-Earth Companies Into Megafirm to Ensure Global Dominance in Production
China has tightened its dominance on the production of rare-earth minerals, and has merged three domestic companies into a megafirm
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Global Energy Crisis Continues To Grow; May Not Be Too Late for Investors to Increase Their Exposure to Energy Plays
The global energy crisis seems to grow more acute each day, and the effects of energy shortages, including natural gas,
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BMO: China’s Real Estate Market Poses Large Threat To Commodities
BMO Capital Markets recently released their fourth quarter commodity price update saying that the global metals and commodity market “has
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Evergrande’s Offshore Bondholders Brace for Default, Fight for Transparency on Assets
As offshore bondholders become more weary of a lack of communication from Evergrande and a potentially subsequent default, a group
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China Junk Bond Yields Continue to Hit New Highs; Equity Investors Yawn
Over the last eighteen months, equity investors have concluded that the stock market is a fairly easy puzzle to solve.
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China’s Real Estate Crisis Worsens as Another Developer Misses Debt Payment
It appears that Evergrande is not the only rotten apple plaguing China’s real estate sector. Another Chinese developer has succumbed
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Evergrande Shares Halted on Hong Kong Exchange Ahead of ‘Major Transaction’ Announcement
Trading of Evergrande shares was suspended on Monday, as investors prepare for news of a “major transaction” announcement from the
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Evergrande Fails to Make a $45.2M Interest Payment on Second Offshore Bond
Heavily-indebted Evergrande has once again failed to make an interest payment on an offshore bond, this time to the tune
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China Faces Widespread Electricity Blackouts as Surging Coal Costs Create Supply Shortages
Just as we thought things couldn’t get worse for the world’s second largest economy— along come rolling blackouts as the
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China’s Real Estate Crisis Spreads as More Developers Face Liquidity Problems
With China in a state of crisis over lack of electricity supply, its other problems in the real estate sector
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