The chapter explores the challenges China faces in shifting from an investment and debt-driven economic model to one driven by household consumption. It discusses the lack of confidence among households and companies, the power of the Chinese Communist Party, and the potential contagion effect on other countries. It also highlights concerns about China's deflation and its impact on the global economy.
Shehzad Qazi, Managing Director of China Beige Book International and Dexter Roberts, Director of China affairs at the Mansfield Center at the University of Montana, break down the latest headlines out of China. Katie Thomas, Lead at the Kearney Consumer Institute, discusses retail earnings. And we Drive to the Close with Jeff Krumpelman, Chief Investment Strategist at Mariner Wealth Advisors.
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