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How China's import cuts importing 8.5 million barrels a day down from 12.5 million and it's large oil reserve will keep oil prices low

07/15/2026

Not covered in the media for Hormuz is the combined response of US, China, India, Japan and the European Union to find alternatives to Hormuz making it less or not relevant to oil prices and oil supplies

07/10/2026

The Constructive Aspects of the situation in July 2026 from the Hormuz Crisis not covered in the Media

06/27/2026

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Argentina Is Said to Be Near Deal on Repsol Compensation

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New York Times - 11.26.2013 Original article ›
Stanley Reed, Stanley, Reed
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A Pemex brokered deal for $5 billion in Argentine bonds as compensation to Spain's Repsol for its 51% stake in YPF. The Argentine government nationalized YPF saying Repsol was not investing enough in developing oil and gas reserves. With the discovery of shale gas reserves estimated to be third only to reserves in the U.S. and China and large shale oil reserves, the Argentine government is seeking foreign investment in the oil industry. A settlement with Repsol, with the help of Mexico's Pemex which has a 10% stake in YPF, enables Argentina to seek technology and investment from western oil companies. Chevron has invested in the Vaca Muerta shale field in Argentina.
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China Jails Journalist Who Reported on Corruption

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New York Times - 07.29.2011 Original article ›
Andrew Jacobs, Andrew, Jacobs

Outshining a former colonial master: India's economy to surpass Britain's | Asia | DW.COM | 21.12.2016

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DW.COM - 12.21.2016 Original article ›
Shamil Shams

China Is Said to Plan Strict Goals to Save Energy

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New York Times - 03.04.2011 Original article ›
Keith Bradsher, Keith, Bradsher

Obama's IMF Gambit

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Wall Street Journal - 03.26.2014 Original article ›
Editorial
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This WSJ editorial summarizes the main reasons Republicans and many others object to increase in U.S. contributions as the IMF increases its resources under a new plan. The reforms increase the influence of Brazil, China, India, Turkey and other countries in the IMF governance. Also at issue is European influence that the U.S. sees allowing risky loans to countries such as Greece, where rules were relaxed under EU influence during the eurozone crisis. This topic of IMF reform will be coming up in the G 7 meeting of central bankers and finance ministers in Dec 2014 at Sydney, Australia, with the new U.S. IMF representative defending U.S. interests. The case for the reforms was presented in WSJ by Christine Lagarde, head of the IMF, and is part of the link.
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Kraft’s $143 Billion Bid for Unilever Highlights Squeeze in Consumer Goods

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WSJ - 02.17.2017 Original article ›
Saabira Chaudhuri, Annie Gasparro, Anne Steele

China’s Climate Calculation

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Wall Street Journal - 12.08.2015 Original article ›
Editorial

Daily Report- Apple's China Mobile Deal Gets Off to a Weak Start

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New York Times - 01.17.2014 Original article ›
The New York Times, The, New, York, Times

China's Cyber Thievery Is National Policy—And Must Be Challenged

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Wall Street Journal - 01.27.2012 Original article ›
Mike Mcconnell, Mike, Mcconnell, , Michael Chertoff, Michael, Chertoff, And William Lynn, And, William, Lynn
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MccConnell, a former director of the National Security Agency (1992-1996) and director of national intelligence (2007-2009), Chertoff, a former secretary of homeland security (2005-2009), and Lynn, a former deputy security of defense (1997-2001), cite a declassified report to Congress by the Office of the National Counterintelligence Executive showing China's policy of acquiring American technology in cyberspace. The authors point to the risks of Chinese espionage in cyberspace.
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Foxconn to Raise Salaries

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Wall Street Journal - 04.05.2012 Original article ›
Lorraine Luk, Lorraine, Luk

German Car Demand Hits New Low as Fuel Costs Rise

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Wall Street Journal - 01.08.2008 Original article ›
Reuters
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The German car market has shrunk 19% vs 1992. Its at 3.148 million new car registrations in 2007, a drop of 9.2% from 2006. The new car market is declining in both Germany and Japan which is why we should see more emphasis on Eastern Europe and Russian market in the European area, and on emerging country markets especially in Asia in the years ahead, a process already underway. Foreign car makers from Europe and the USA will face competition from the likes of Cherry in China and Tata in India with aggressive price competition. The most effiicent and innovative producers will survive because even though these are emerging markets the buyers will be looking for the best design, quality and technology, and will have good knowledge of prices and what is offered by competitors.
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Apple Stock Reacts After Tim Cook Email Praises China Sales

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New York Times - 08.24.2015 Original article ›
Brian X. Chen, Brian, X., Chen

Asia Braces for Flood of Foreign Cash

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Wall Street Journal - 11.04.2010 Original article ›
Alex Frangos, Alex, Frangos, Kanga Kong, Kanga, Kong
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The effect on Asia of the US Fed's action on November 3, 2010, to buy $600 billion of US Treasury securities. This will create even more inflows of capital into emerging markets. Hong Kong with its currency pegged to the dollar, effectively imports low interest rates from the US, at a time when property prices have risen 50% since early 2009. And with the growth in China, Hong Kong's economy is growing rapidly. This risks a price bubble. The response in Hong Kong is to tighten lending restrictions on property purchases. South Korea is considering imposing controls on the inflow of capital. The Thai baht is up 11% against the US dollar in 2010, the Korean won 6%, and the Philippine peso 8%.
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Xi Comes Out on Top After Bo Verdict

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Wall Street Journal - 09.22.2013 Original article ›
Jeremy Page, Jeremy, Page
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Bo Xilai is given a sentence of life in prison by the Intermediate People's Court in the eastern city of Jian. He was found guilty on all counts for embezzlement, corruption, and abuse of power. All money received illegally is being confiscated including a house in Cannes in the south of France.
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Boeing Raises Its Estimate of Chinese Aircraft Demand

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Wall Street Journal - 08.26.2015 Original article ›
Jon Ostrower And Robert Wall, Jon, Ostrower, And, Robert, Wall

Donald Trump Concedes Russia’s Interference in Election

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The New York Times - 01.11.2017 Original article ›
Julie Hirschfeld Davis, Maggie Haberman

Tillerson calls U.S. intelligence findings on Russian interference in election ‘troubling’

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Washington Post - 01.12.2017 Original article ›
Ed O'keefeanne Gearan

Japan Trade Suffers Amid China Dispute

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Wall Street Journal - 10.22.2012 Original article ›
Takashi Nakamichi, Takashi, Nakamichi

How I'll Respond to China's Rising Power

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Wall Street Journal - 02.16.2012 Original article ›
Mitt Romney, Mitt, Romney

European Markets to Finish 2015 Among World’s Top Performers

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Wall Street Journal - 12.31.2015 Original article ›
Tommy Stubbington, Tommy, Stubbington, Riva Gold, Riva, Gold
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European stock markets outperformed the DJIA and the S&P 500 in the U.S. in 2015. Stoxx Europe 600 went up by 7.3%, France's CAC 40 up 9.5%, Germany's DAX up 6.9% excluding dividends. In the early part of the year the DAX went up 20% before being affected by the worries over China and the VW emissions scandal. Italy's FTSE MIB up 13%. Britain's FTSE down 4.45% in 2015 being affected by declines in commodity producers. Experts still see 2016 as a good year for European stock markets, as conditions remain much the same as in 2015 with support from the European Central Bank and eurozone economic recovery in southern Europe.
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The Crisis Came. Mexico Didn’t Fail. Surprised?

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New York Times - 05.10.2009 Original article ›
Larry Rohter, Larry, Rohter
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Larry Rohter says Mexico handled the swine flu epidemic much beter than China handled the SARS epidemic in 2002. Before it was brought under control SARS cost 700 lives, by contrast Mexico's response was much quicker and the government and health authorites in Mexico worked with labs in North America and the Centers for Disease Control ad Prevention in the USA, to prevent its spread. The cost in lives was much smaller, with 42 lives lost. Mexico is not the failed state that it is presented as in the media suggests Lohter. This is the impression created by adetailed account of the crisis in the WSJ, see the link, on the swine flu epidemic.
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Debt, Bank Troubles Leave U.S. Trailing in Job Growth

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Wall Street Journal - 07.10.2010 Original article ›
Mark Whitehouse, Mark, Whitehouse
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The results of a Wall Street Journal analysis of 11 countries shows the risk of a stretched out period of stagnation in the economies of the USA, the UK and Japan. Jobs is a critical area in which this is apparent. In Japan employment is down 3.3% from December 2007, in the UK 2% lower, and in the USA 4.8% lower from December 2007. U.S. household debt is down from 131% in early 2008 to 122%, and poses a big burden. In the UK the household debt is larger than in the USA. And Japan's deficits are over 200% of GDP, creating an overhang that depresses jobs and growth. S. Korea, Taiwan and Australia have benefitted from the recovery since 2008 in China, India and the rest of Asia.
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Steel Industry, Seeing a New Dawn, Is Cheering for Trump

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The New York Times - 05.11.2017 Original article ›
Patricia Cohen

Apple Supplier Foxconn Says Fight at Plant Spread Into Larger Unrest

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Wall Street Journal - 09.24.2012 Original article ›
Paul Mozur, Paul, Mozur

Marchionne Says Mileage Targets Are Within Reach

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Wall Street Journal - 08.03.2011 Original article ›
Neal E. Boudette, Neal, E., Boudette
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Fiat-Chrysler's Sergio Marchionne tells an automotive conference that the new fuel efficiency targets proposed by the Obama administration will be "an incredible stimulus for the American auto industry." He is confident that the new 2025 standards can be achieved. He said the industry had a bad habit of crying wolf and emphasized the need to get there so that the U.S. auto industry could be at the forefront of the changes taking place. He also cautioned the industry to not get comfortable with China's role as an emerging market that helped increase global sales. That growth is slowing and it presents another potential risk for the automakers- the potential for China to export 10% of what it makes to overseas markets including the U.S. and Europe. All of which increases the urgency of building the industrial base and competitiveness of the automotive industry in the U.S.
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