Push for More Stimulus Ignores Risks of Japan’s Experience
Oct 2016 Issue
This September has been an eventful month for China. Apart from defending its assertion to vast areas of the South China Sea, it also hosted world leaders at the G20 Summit to discuss ways to raise global economic growth rates. All of the political leaders agreed that they needed to…
Read moreHas Vancouver’s housing market peaked?
Oct 2016 Issue
Naveen Gopal from Pacifica Partners speaks to Business News Network’s House Money host Greg Bonnell about why China’s looming credit bubble will have a significant effect on the Vancouver housing market. Please click below to watch interview.
Read moreVancouver’s Housing Bubble Fueled by China’s Credit Bubble
Oct 2016 Issue
Many of us are under the impression that there is an endless supply of multi-millionaires in China who are intent on scooping up Vancouver properties at any price, often before they even hit the market. But the underlying source of the money does indeed have a limit, and we might…
Read moreTaking an Inventory of Investor Worries
Oct 2016 Issue
The Pacifica Partners Winter 2016 Quarterly Commentary: Most years, financial markets tend to rally in the month of December. As the 2015 holiday season wound down, investors found that Santa had deprived them of their traditional yearend rally. Instead of a rally, investors were left showered with volatility to close…
Read moreMr. Xi Goes to Washington
Oct 2016 Issue
One would have to go back a long way to remember when China’s place in the world was even up for debate. As Chinese President Xi Jinping came to the US for his first state visit last week and second visit as President of China, many are looking at China…
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