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China has experienced rapid credit-led growth in recent years. This growth has been an important contributor to global economic recovery. Many commentators anticipate that the rapid nature of Chinese credit growth, allied to a capital allocation process led by political direction and undertaken at
Savings Rate Moves Higher. Investors Unfazed by Low Yield Returns
A blog featuring up to the minute commentary on mortgage rates and the mortgage backed securites markets.
Money Supply Divergence - TMS1 vs. TMS2 vs. M2 - What Does It Mean? -- Seeking Alpha
<strong><a href="http://globaleconomicanalysis.blogspot.com/">Michael Shedlock</a>submits:</strong><p>Inquiring minds are once again digging deep into money supply questions. They are intrigued by the fact that money supply measures M2 and TMS1 are plunging towards zero, while TMS2 is still
Falling Savings Rate Gives Short Term Economic Boost -- Seeking Alpha
<strong><a href="http://register.zacks.com/ucd/step1.php?ALERT=alpha&ADID=ALPHA_content_welcome">Zacks.com</a>submits:</strong><p>In March,<strong>Personal Income</strong>rose by 0.3% while<strong>Personal Consumption Expenditures</strong>rose by 0.6%. Both numbers were in line with
Household Debt, Gross Domestic Savings: China vs. Other Countries -- Seeking Alpha
<strong><a href='http://www.TopForeignStocks.com'>David Hunkar</a>submits:</strong><p>The U.S. personal<a href="http://www.bea.gov/briefrm/saving.htm" rel="nofollow">savings rate</a>as a percentage of disposable income stood at about 4% at the end of 2009. The last time the savings rate exceeded
Roach Shows Little Economic Understanding vs. Krugman -- Seeking Alpha
<strong><a href="http://www.tradeandtaxes.blogspot.com/">Howard Richman</a>submits:</strong><p>On March 19, Morgan Stanley Asia Chairman Stephen Roach responded to Nobel-Prize winning international economist Paul Krugman's March 14 call for a 25% across-the-board tariff on Chinese products. Paul
Lending, Saving, Spending - A Tale of U.S. Deleveraging -- Seeking Alpha
<p>Here's a brief update on where U.S. bank lending is holding. The theme of the day for this is basically deleveraging. Bank credit is on most counts still declining on a year on year percentage basis, a weekly net new loans basis, and on an absolute basis. It's still very much a story of no
Three Graphs Illustrating Current Household and Government Spending and Saving Rates -- Seeking
<strong><a href='http://www.annaly.com/blog/'>Annaly Salvos</a>submits:</strong><p>The first two graphs illustrate how different actors in our economy are behaving through the current environment. Households, businesses and financial institutions alike have begun the process of increasing their
Comerica Incorporated Q4 2009 Earnings Call Transcript -- Seeking Alpha
<p>Comerica Incorporated (<a href='http://seekingalpha.com/symbol/cma' title='More opinion and analysis of CMA'>CMA</a>)</p><p>Q4 2009 Earnings Call</p><p>January 21, 2010 8:00 am ET</p><br/><a
Zero Interest Rates Don't Promote Saving -- Seeking Alpha
<strong><a href='http://www.creditwritedowns.com/'>Edward Harrison</a>submits:</strong><p><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/12/26/your-money/26rates.html">The New York Times points out</a>that zero percent interest rates are not designed for savers. They are a tax on savers, especially the
