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China needs to balance export-led growth with a stronger domestic economy grounded by greater consumer spending. Two things need to happen: real incomes need to grow for all Chinese consumers (not just those working in urban areas). And consumers have to feel secure enough to spend more of what...
But the deals are not without controversy, particularly in Australia, where some are worried that control of vital resources is being handed over to the Chinese. Chinalco is a huge consumer of iron ore, and mining companies fear that the investment in Rio Tinto could give China more influence over...
The most important business dynamic that works against job creation in an economy dropping this quickly is the fact that every worker is a consumer. Layoffs set in motion a vicious cycle that undermines a major pillar of any expansion. Consumer confidence drives the process that is the largest single...
The government's plan to create jobs is not set up to cope with a situation in which jobs are lost at a rate of 2 million per quarter. Even advocates of tax cuts would have to admit that the money any cuts would add to business and consumer wallets...
On that score, of course, the jury is still out. Geithner and the Administration have resisted outright nationalization of the banks because of the cost, complexity and political hazards of doing so. Instead, they are trying to get the market to price the incredibly complicated mortgage-backed assets that are...