Author Archives: Danielle Park

Chinese imports are not rising to the rescue of global demand this downturn as they did in 2008-2020. #tappedout.  China Beige Book does on-the-ground analysis, which is updated in this segment. Shehzad Qazi, managing director of China Beige Book (CBB) … Continue reading →

This segment explains the slowing economic impact of an aging population. Immigration is helpful, to be sure, but realistically, several hundred thousand per year of newcomers cannot offset the growth depressing weight exerted by aging millions in the existing population. … Continue reading →

As Canadian Rogers customers experienced a national service outage last Friday, the loss of phone, internet, and some banking services underscored the limitations of virtual systems and currencies when power or internet access becomes unavailable. Having some physical cash in … Continue reading →