The news of the week is NOT the Fed cutting 50 bps - yes sure, that’s important but there is something much more relevant going on. The Chinese economy keeps imploding from within.And we should pay attention. The Property Price Index for Chinese tier-1 cities keeps making new lows, and it’s now...
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