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You likely know what the U.S. government’s position is on trade wars with China, but what does China’s government think? In this episode, Kevin Massengill joins Robert & Kim to discuss China’s perspective. Massengill’s research offers insight that will aid anyone seeking information on this vital economic issue.

  The U.K. Brexit referendum on whether to remain with or leave the European Union took place on June 23, 2016. The result was a clear victory for the “leave” forces. Since then, the U.K. government has been negotiating with the EU about the exact terms and timing of Brexit. Those negotiations are coming to

  Paul Volcker, former chairman of the Federal Reserve under presidents Carter and Reagan, and former deputy Treasury secretary under President Nixon, is one of the most senior and most highly respected bankers in the world. He’s seen it all: from the end of the gold standard to the oil crisis to the 1981 recession

  The race for control of the House of Representatives is the closest I have ever seen. The election involves all 435 of the House seats, so many outcomes are possible. Usually one party or the other has enough of a margin that control is not in play. Alternatively, a blue wave or red wave

  China is not the economic miracle it’s often made out to be. It has too much government regulation, too much debt and too little innovation and suppresses free speech. China’s economic model is the opposite of the one you would employ to create a fast-growing dynamic economy. Chinese growth has been rapid for the

  The process of Russia and China reducing holdings of U.S. Treasury securities and buying gold is old news. Russia has tripled its gold reserves in the past 10 years, has over 2,000 tons and has a gold-to-GDP ratio that is four times the U.S.’ ratio. China has also tripled its official gold reserves in

When will the strong dollar weaken? Ultimately, the answer is whenever the Treasury wants. When the Treasury is not overly concerned with the dollar, market forces can prevail to raise or lower the exchange rate compared with euros, Swiss francs, yen or any other currency. Institutional investors can schedule a proof of concept with the

The great Chinese growth slowdown has been proceeding in stages for the past two years. The reason is simple. Much of China’s “growth” (about 25% of the total) has consisted of wasted infrastructure investment in ghost cities and white elephant transportation infrastructure. For more of this article, click here. Institutional investors can schedule a proof

My specialty is global macroeconomic analysis. I don’t usually get too involved in politics, and frankly, I’d prefer to avoid the subject altogether. But at certain times politics intrudes on markets and you have to account for it. With the midterm elections coming up in two weeks, it’s certainly a very important time right now.