Macro-economics Archives - Asia Power Watch https://asiapowerwatch.com/tag/macro-economics/ an observatory of Asian economic power Sat, 05 Jul 2025 08:29:02 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 https://asiapowerwatch.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/cropped-logo-Asie-1-32x32.jpg Macro-economics Archives - Asia Power Watch https://asiapowerwatch.com/tag/macro-economics/ 32 32 Trade Under Siege https://asiapowerwatch.com/trade-under-siege/#utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=trade-under-siege https://asiapowerwatch.com/trade-under-siege/#respond Fri, 04 Jul 2025 08:16:45 +0000 https://asiapowerwatch.com/?p=3500 Many thanks to Dr. John Bruni of SAGE International for his kind invitation to speak in “Trade Under Siege“, the new episode of The Focus…

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]]> https://asiapowerwatch.com/trade-under-siege/feed/ 0 Weaker US dollar dents purchasing power and discretionary spending in Gulf https://asiapowerwatch.com/weaker-us-dollar-dents-purchasing-power-and-discretionary-spending-in-gulf/#utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=weaker-us-dollar-dents-purchasing-power-and-discretionary-spending-in-gulf https://asiapowerwatch.com/weaker-us-dollar-dents-purchasing-power-and-discretionary-spending-in-gulf/#respond Tue, 01 Jul 2025 08:04:17 +0000 https://asiapowerwatch.com/?p=3496 I was invited by Deepthi Nair for The National News to share comments on the impacts of a weaker US dollar for GCC economies. As…

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]]> https://asiapowerwatch.com/weaker-us-dollar-dents-purchasing-power-and-discretionary-spending-in-gulf/feed/ 0 Chine: moteur ou menace pour l’économie mondiale? https://asiapowerwatch.com/chine-moteur-ou-menace-pour-leconomie-mondiale/#utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=chine-moteur-ou-menace-pour-leconomie-mondiale https://asiapowerwatch.com/chine-moteur-ou-menace-pour-leconomie-mondiale/#respond Sat, 08 Mar 2025 06:57:43 +0000 https://asiapowerwatch.com/?p=3427 C’était un plaisir de répondre aux questions de Jean-Baptiste Noé de la revue de géopolitique Conflits sur le thème “Chine: moteur ou menace pour l’économie…

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]]> https://asiapowerwatch.com/chine-moteur-ou-menace-pour-leconomie-mondiale/feed/ 0 The Dollar-Renminbi tango: the impacts of Argentina’s potential dollarization on its relations with China https://asiapowerwatch.com/the-dollar-renminbi-tango-the-impacts-of-argentinas-potential-dollarization-on-its-relations-with-china/#utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-dollar-renminbi-tango-the-impacts-of-argentinas-potential-dollarization-on-its-relations-with-china https://asiapowerwatch.com/the-dollar-renminbi-tango-the-impacts-of-argentinas-potential-dollarization-on-its-relations-with-china/#respond Wed, 22 Nov 2023 08:42:08 +0000 https://asiapowerwatch.com/?p=3171 Versions of this article were originally published on October 13, 2023 by the Policy Center for the New South and The Diplomat. Thank you to…

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]]> https://asiapowerwatch.com/the-dollar-renminbi-tango-the-impacts-of-argentinas-potential-dollarization-on-its-relations-with-china/feed/ 0 Leaving Hong Kong for a fresh air of democracy in Mongolia https://asiapowerwatch.com/leaving-hong-kong-for-a-fresh-air-of-democracy-in-mongolia/#utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=leaving-hong-kong-for-a-fresh-air-of-democracy-in-mongolia https://asiapowerwatch.com/leaving-hong-kong-for-a-fresh-air-of-democracy-in-mongolia/#comments Fri, 09 Sep 2022 07:19:15 +0000 https://asiapowerwatch.com/?p=2903 A version of this article was published in Swedish by Sweden’s leading business daily Dagens Industri. It feels like I can breathe for the first…

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]]> https://asiapowerwatch.com/leaving-hong-kong-for-a-fresh-air-of-democracy-in-mongolia/feed/ 3 Credit ratings in China: pushing a narrative built in wonderland https://asiapowerwatch.com/credit-ratings-in-china-pushing-a-narrative-built-in-wonderland/#utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=credit-ratings-in-china-pushing-a-narrative-built-in-wonderland https://asiapowerwatch.com/credit-ratings-in-china-pushing-a-narrative-built-in-wonderland/#respond Thu, 16 Jun 2022 09:31:38 +0000 https://asiapowerwatch.com/?p=2811 On May 12, one of China’s largest property developers, Sunac China Holdings, admitted that it had defaulted on a $750 million bond. Sunac Holdings is…

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]]> https://asiapowerwatch.com/credit-ratings-in-china-pushing-a-narrative-built-in-wonderland/feed/ 0 Xi Jinping’s new economic policy: a case of killing the goose that lays the golden egg? https://asiapowerwatch.com/xi-jinpings-new-economic-policy-a-case-of-killing-the-goose-that-lay-the-golden-egg/#utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=xi-jinpings-new-economic-policy-a-case-of-killing-the-goose-that-lay-the-golden-egg https://asiapowerwatch.com/xi-jinpings-new-economic-policy-a-case-of-killing-the-goose-that-lay-the-golden-egg/#respond Mon, 27 Sep 2021 07:25:31 +0000 https://asiapowerwatch.com/?p=2580 With the implementation of a new regulatory framework and a rise in coronavirus cases, China’s economy has experienced a major slowdown lately. Initially coping with…

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]]> https://asiapowerwatch.com/xi-jinpings-new-economic-policy-a-case-of-killing-the-goose-that-lay-the-golden-egg/feed/ 0 Brazil, South Korea, and the middle-income trap https://asiapowerwatch.com/brazil-south-korea-and-the-middle-income-trap/#utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=brazil-south-korea-and-the-middle-income-trap https://asiapowerwatch.com/brazil-south-korea-and-the-middle-income-trap/#respond Tue, 27 Oct 2020 07:26:40 +0000 https://asiapowerwatch.com/?p=1220 This article is a summary of the policy paper “Brazil, South Korea, and Global Value Chains: a Tale of Two Countries” by Otaviano Canuto, published…

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