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Wu Zhijian being Interviewed by HedgeWeek (伍治坚接受HedgeWeek采访)

singapore 300x199 Wu Zhijian being Interviewed by HedgeWeek (伍治坚接受HedgeWeek采访)The CEO of Woodsford Capital Management Pte Ltd, Wu Zhijian, has been interviewed by Hedge Week to discuss the regulatory environment in Singapore for Hedge Funds.

伍治坚接受Hedge Week专访并发表对新加坡基金法规环境的看法。

The Interview can be downloaded from HERE.

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China’s Addiction to GDP (销魂的GDP)

china economy 300x216 Chinas Addiction to GDP (销魂的GDP)China’s addiction to GDP growth can be traced back to 1992, more than a decade after the first stirrings of a market economy were launched with the establishment of the special economic zones. The student protests and subsequent clampdown in Tiananmen Square in Beijing in 1989 led many in China’s leadership to question the idea of opening up to the outside world. They worried that the introduction of capitalist-style reforms would inevitably weaken the political structure and so the atmosphere was tight and cautious as China entered the 1990s.

Now technically retired from his role in the leadership, Deng took it upon himself to revitalize the reforms he had first put in motion. On a tour of Shanghai, Shenzhen and other cities that had already seen some of the benefits he foresaw for the country from the reform program, Deng told audiences that for China, “growth is the first principle.” He reassured Communist Party members that the leadership would support local efforts to open up the economy and encouraged everyone to continue with the reforms he had started. The official media gave blanket coverage to the tour and speeches, ensuring that Deng’s words would be taken as party doctrine. Read the rest of this entry »

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World Foreign Reserve Rank (世界外汇储备一览)

reserve1 World Foreign Reserve Rank (世界外汇储备一览)With 3.2 Trillion Dollars, China ranks the World’s government of the highest foreign reserve, followed by Japan, Russia and Saudi Arabia.

中国拥有3万2千亿外汇储备,位居世界第一,后面跟上的有日本,俄罗斯和沙特。

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China’s Global Reach (全球投资潮)

global reach Chinas Global Reach (全球投资潮)How much money has China invested outward as of today? This is an intriguing question to a lot of researchers and industry analysts. According to Heritage Foundation, China has since 2005 invested a total of $376 Billion world wide to other countries.

中国到底一共向世界各地投资了多少钱?根据美国Heritage Foundation的研究,自05年以来,中国共向国外直接投资了三千七百六十亿美元。

 

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伍治坚:中美贸易战 (Wu Zhijian: Trade War Between China and USA)

trade war 300x157 伍治坚:中美贸易战 (Wu Zhijian: Trade War Between China and USA)今年10月11日,美国参议院以63票对35票通过《2011年货币汇率监督改革法案》。同一天民主党参议员希拉里(Hillary Clinton)对此法案的通过评论道:这一法案反映了很多美国人对于中国汇率政策的失望和不满。此消息一出,立刻引起中国方面的强烈回应。10月12日,即法案通过的后一天,中国外交部,中央银行和商务部纷纷表态,对此法案提出了坚决反对。同一天人民币对美元汇率一改年初以来的升值趋势,陡然在一天之内突降0.5%,似乎从侧面宣示了北京的强硬立场。

这样剑拔弩张的态势让人不免开始担心:中国和美国,这两个世界上最大的经济体,是否会打起贸易战?在目前全球经济复苏形势不明朗,欧洲债务危机没有明确解决方案的时候打起贸易战,岂不是雪上加霜,加大全球经济重回08年衰退的风险? Read the rest of this entry »

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伍治坚:金融危机离我们不远 (Wu Zhijian: One step closer to the Financial Crisis)

p303788 Puerto Rico Beautiful Sea 300x239 伍治坚:金融危机离我们不远 (Wu Zhijian: One step closer to the Financial Crisis)此文原载联合早报

种种迹象表明,如果欧洲政府和中央银行再不采取果断的措施,世界经济很有可能再次跌入衰退的深渊。 很多人对2008年的金融风暴仍然记忆犹新,但是我们今天面临的境况可能比2008年还要严重。主要原因有三:首先,2008年的金融危 机始发于美国,当时的美联储和联邦政府财政部为了应对危机,采取了强有力的措施,比如在短时间内通过TARP(Troubled Asset Relief Program)以及联储的第一次量化宽松。这次的金融危机更多源于欧洲,而由于欧洲独特的政治体制,以及其央行对待危机不同的态度,很难像美国那样,在 短时间内通过大规模的金融方案以稳定市场的信心。

其次,2008年金融危机的时候,全球各国央行纷纷降息,政府纷纷增加财政支出以刺激经济,因此财政政策和货币政策的双重作用,令全球经 济在2009年迅速探底回升。  但就今天而言,大部分国家的利率已经处于零位或者接近零位,因此下调空间十分有限。同时,大部分政府都为过高的债务,而 不得不紧缩开支或者增加税收,要这些政府再一次启动新一轮财政刺激几乎不太可能。因此,如果金融危机再袭,能够应对危机的政策工具已经少了很多。

最后,2008年金融危机发生的时机在21世纪头10年全球经济高速发展之后,前10年发展的积累,对实体经济的冲击产生一定的缓和作 用;如果这次金融危机再次发生,则是在2008年经济衰退之后的3年,实体经济比当时要脆弱很多,失业率也要高出很多,因此对普通老百姓的冲击会更大。

很多人觉得,发生在欧美的金融危机可能和自己关系不大,比如新加坡的经济增长依然高于欧美诸国,失业率仅为2%,房价也节节攀升,似乎天 下太平。但经历过2008年危机的人们都会记得,当欧美经济陷入衰退的时候,海外订单可能会大幅缩水,各银行不得不大规模裁员,同时海外雇员很可能由于失 业,不得不回去他们的家乡,造成人去楼空的结果。因此即便经济危机由欧洲而起,但由于国际经济的相关性,新加坡几乎难以避免被波及。 Read the rest of this entry »

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