Asia

The Real Reason to Worry About China

The world is worried about China, but not for the right reasons. Global financial markets were roiled after the world’s second largest economy notched only a 7.7% boost to GDP in the first quarter — a drool-worthy performance …

Is Asia Heading for a Debt Crisis?

Amid worries of Asia’s rising debt, an HSBC study notes that, based on ratios of bank credit to GDP for the region, “leverage is now higher than at the peak before the Asian crisis in 1997”

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