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Identifying bubbles

One of the biggest debates about China today is whether it is at the stage of asset price inflation or has entered into a bubble. Here are some useful quotes from leading bubbleologists to help you decide. ...full story at Countdown to Beijing

from Countdown to Beijing on Tue, Sep 15 2009

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05 Nov 07 visit Govt to watch stock market closely  »  People's Daily The government will take measures to prevent asset bubbles and avoid huge fluctuations in the stock market, Premier Wen Jiabao told reporters on Saturday. Preventing asset bubbles is like preventing inflation and it is the government's r ...
11 Aug 09 visit Signs of a bubble as property market rebounds in China  »  People's Daily China's urban housing market picked up momentum in July as a result of a strengthening economy and robust lending, reinforcing worries over asset price bubbles amid abundant liquidity. Home prices in 70 major Chinese cities increased 1 percent last...
17 Apr 09 visit China's new yuan loans surge  »  People's Daily The explosive credit growth over the past few months has propped up the sagging economy, but it may also plant the seed for an asset price bubble and inflation, according to experts. "The positive news for the first quarter is the strong loan...
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09 Nov 09 visit China Financial Markets: Goldman Sachs’s Hu Worries About Asset Bubbles  »  China Journal Though China was not the epicenter of the financial crisis, it runs the risk of creating asset bubbles as it hurries toward recovery, says Dr. Fred Hu, managing director of Goldman Sachs Group. WSJ's Jason Dean spoke to Hu about the subject.

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