What will go wrong next?

Just about anything. China could launch economic warfare against the west, the US could start raising trade barriers against imports, South Korean banks could dump their Russian bonds, the IMF could run out of money, European monetary union could start amidst economic turmoil. Brian Caplen explores the financial shocks waiting to happen.

When the world started to melt

Asian banks: Now comes the real crisis
Asian research: Worth the paper it’s printed on?
Peregrine’s still flying
Hedge funds: You can run but you can’t hide
Country Risk December 1997: It could be worse
Global Economic Projections: Overall Rankings








Time to buy

China goes for broke

The worst outcome in the current economic crisis would be a Chinese devaluation. The last devaluation of the renminbi yuan in 1994 allowed China to undercut rival Asian exporters and paved the way for the current problems.

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