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By: Brad Setser: Follow the Money » Blog Archive » Greenish shoots in East Asia

Wed, 06 May 2009 15:51:20 +0000

[...] early January, data showing a sharp fall in Asian exports — a couple of Asian countries, led by Korea, tend to report trade data faster than anyone [...]

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By: EU, Ukrajina, Koreja « Cronomy

EU, Ukrajina, Koreja « Cronomy — Wed, 04 Mar 2009 21:45:51 +0000

[...] opako pada izvoz, pa režu plaće. (Naravno, mi nismo [...]

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By: Economics: East Asia 2009 - TeakDoor.com - The Thailand Forum

Economics: East Asia 2009 - TeakDoor.com - The Thailand Forum — Sat, 24 Jan 2009 06:18:33 +0000

[...] graph of the fall in Taiwan’s exports is similar to those of China and Korea: Brad Setser: Follow the Money

By: » Trudny rok na rynkach wschodzących Trystero: O tym się nie pisze.

» Trudny rok na rynkach wschodzących Trystero: O tym się nie pisze. — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 13:17:47 +0000

[...] spodziewali się spadku eksportu krajów wschodzących Azji jego skala jest już zaskoczeniem. Brad Setser trafnie zauważył, że wykres eksportu Korei i Tajwanu nie przypomina wykresu makroekonomicznego wskaźnika lecz [...]

By: James

James — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 08:58:48 +0000

What worries me most is not the inevitable cyclical nature of the market, but the ability of nation states to absorb these cycles from a political point of view.

Speaking only of Asia, the “free” countries have the advantage of experiencing boom and busts, and while these have caused political upheaval to be sure (Korea, Philippines) over the past decades, there is at least some past point of reference for the populace to take some measure of solace.

However, China in the past several decades has generally been very very poor, followed by steadily increasing standards of living, but with no real experience (at least in the modern era) of dealing with a giant “shock” of say, a quick extra 5% unemployment over a 12 month period. Not only do the poeple not have this experience, but more importantly the political structure doesn’t have the tools, experience or even will to deal with this looming crisis.

Hang on to your hats everyone!

By: Le plan de relance d’obama dans les cartons | Graph Seo Finance

Le plan de relance d’obama dans les cartons | Graph Seo Finance — Wed, 14 Jan 2009 14:27:03 +0000

[...] Setser : mauvaises nouvelles d’Asie [...]

By: ccombs

ccombs — Wed, 14 Jan 2009 08:40:15 +0000

太好。This is quite distressing. One can only guess how bad it will be when the US under
哦吧马（Obama） turns protectionist and Europe and the rest of the world perhaps follow suit and import less. Asian economies will be devastated. I am American but I can’t stand people gloating over for instance China’s slowdown in the West- these are real people that are losing their jobs and livelihood, with more and more being added to their number daily. This will only hurt the US in the long run, especially if it has geopolitical ramifications.

By: bsetser

bsetser — Tue, 13 Jan 2009 20:01:04 +0000

James — thanks for highlighting Dr. Dollar’s post. I will link to it in a forthcoming post.