Sunday, October 9, 2016

IMF: China Facing Financial Crisis Because Of Debt

Chinese 100 yuan banknotes are seen on a counter of a branch of a commercial bank in Beijing, China, March 30, 2016. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon/File Photo

The Telegraph: China must wean itself off debt addiction if it is to avoid financial calamity, warns IMF chief

China is edging towards "financial calamity" and must wean itself off its debt addiction and reform if it is to avoid a crisis, the International Monetary Fund has warned.

Markus Rodlauer, deputy director of the IMF's Asia-Pacific department, said the world's second largest economy was approaching a tipping point where its rapidly growing financial sector and surge in shadow credit could undermine the state's ability to contain the fallout from a crash.

"The level of financial and corporate debt and the complexity of the financial system and rapid growth in shadow banking is on an unsustainable path," he said.

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Update #1: China heading for 'financial crisis' that could have 'very serious repercussions' for global economy, IMF warns (The Independent)
Update #2: China Takes Flak From Foreign Finance Officials at IMF, World Bank Meetings (WSJ)

WNU Editor: I am not worried about China .... I am more worried on what will happen when the U.S. Federal Reserve starts raising interest rates after the election .... a lot of people, companies, and governments are not in a position to absorb these extra costs.

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

We can use the $4500 we all saved on Obama care to make up the difference.

Jay Farquharson said...

Chill dude, Ronald Raygun said deficit's don't matter.

After 8 years of the Fed dumping 0% intrest into Wall Street, still no inflation, still no recovery, fraction of a percent GDNP growth.

After the election the Fed will continue to dump 0% dollars into Wall Street, they might even go negative, but not for you.