What the current administration fails to realize is that China is not operating from short-term political-cycle driven game plan. Their goal is very different……:China is playing a very long game. Short-term economic pain can be met with ever-increasing levels of government stimulus. The U.S. has no such mechanism currently, but explains why both Trump and Vice-President Pence have been suggesting the Fed restarts QE and cuts rates by 1%
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