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China Pulls Out All the Props

In the face of the possible Panda Bear Market we discussed here yesterday, it seems that the guys who pull the levers in China have opted to prop up stocks rather than let nature take it’s course. According to Reuters, they have three viable options to consider as the central bank tightens rates: Halt New…

Enter the Panda Bear: Chinese Stocks Down 20%

The Chinese stock market, as represented by the Shanghai Composite, has doubled from it’s low this year and then peaked out in mid-July.  Since it’s high last month, it has given back about 20%, which is the standard measurement of what constitutes a Bear Market.  I am coining the phrase Panda Bear Market to describe this…

China Goes Berserk for IPO's…Sound Familiar?

Ahhh, the year 1999…Y2k was on everyone’s mind, all the boys had their hair pushed forward and up, and our eardrums were pounded mercilessly by that Rob Thomas/ Carlos Santana abomination that attacked from every radio speaker coast-to-coast. More memorable to me than any of that was the dot com frenzy that turned the entire…