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Chinese Economy Nosedive Continues, Sinking
Oil Prices

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Posted By: Dreadnought, 8/3/2022 12:12:53 AM

A poll conducted by the Caixin news service on Monday found China’s economy foundering as the second half of 2022 began, with slower manufacturing activity, higher unemployment, and a depressed real estate market. China’s weakening economy reduced its demand for oil, combining with downbeat manufacturing data from other countries to bring oil prices down by four percent. Caixin’s poll found that Chinese manufacturing activity slowed considerably in July — or possibly even contracted — after the latest round of coronavirus lockdowns ended in June and produced an exuberant surge in production. China Beige Book International (CBBI), a consulting firm for investors, said July factory output slowed to levels not seen since mid-2020 and retail sector unemployment

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Reply 1 - Posted by: globalwarmer 8/3/2022 12:19:58 AM (No. 1236152)
Wait, I thought gas prices were coming down due to Sleepy Joe's deft handling of the economy!
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Reply 2 - Posted by: GoodDeal 8/3/2022 12:57:53 AM (No. 1236162)
So if China has a big reduced demand for oil, why did Hunter & Joe sell the most 1 million barrels of oil from our strategic reserves? Oh yeah, The Big Guy needs some extra money and Hunter has dope and hooker bills to pay.
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Reply 3 - Posted by: chumley 8/3/2022 1:36:27 AM (No. 1236173)
If they start really hurting for money, will they be able to call in all the loans they have made to us? Will we have to give them a state to get the books cleared? I have a few suggestions.
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Reply 4 - Posted by: konocti95 8/3/2022 1:59:59 AM (No. 1236177)
#3 - One might think they would take one of the left coast states but they wouldn’t be so foolish to take on the extra long term economic burden of the homeless, drug addicts, gang-bangers and snowflakes.
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Reply 5 - Posted by: EJKrausJr 8/3/2022 2:19:07 AM (No. 1236181)
Xi's China is a mess. In addition to what the posted article states, Xi's constituents can't get their money out of their bank accounts. Xi needs a distraction. What better a distraction than taking Taiwan? Xi has the OK from Lame Duck Joe. The SHTF time is coming.
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Reply 6 - Posted by: watashiyo 8/3/2022 7:04:55 AM (No. 1236259)
China, the 6th largest oil producing country, and BiteMe Diaper gave several million barrels of military oil reserves to our enemy? Today, America is mentally challenged and the damage could be terminal.
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Reply 7 - Posted by: planetgeo 8/3/2022 7:29:24 AM (No. 1236278)
You know who is responsible for creating China as a formidable financial power (and thus a formidable military power)? Every single one of us who buys their cheap products at Costco, Walmart, and Amazon. Tennis shoes. Dog food. Electronic products. etc. We consumers have the power to stop China's rise by simply checking to see country of origin for the products we buy and not buying it if it comes from China. We don't need any help from Brandon or Congress to do this.
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Reply 8 - Posted by: Jesuslover54 8/3/2022 7:44:22 AM (No. 1236292)
Lucy please splain me what China is doing with its economy and the economy of the rest of the world. I really don't get it, is the point we all die together?
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Reply 9 - Posted by: Are You Serious 8/3/2022 8:54:30 AM (No. 1236380)
Could THAT account for the gas prices lowering a bit from their nose bleed highs ?
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Reply 10 - Posted by: Strike3 8/3/2022 9:35:17 AM (No. 1236454)
Hopefully their pain in the manufacturing sector is tied to our pain due to Joe's economic stupidity here and Butt-Judge's mishandling of the supply chain. It might be a stretch to hope that American manufacturing companies are slowing pulling their operations out of China. We could kill their country just as they have killed ours with the Bat Flu.
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Reply 11 - Posted by: Strike3 8/3/2022 9:39:52 AM (No. 1236465)
#4, I think China would have a better solution for handling all of California's parasites than Newsom does. They could feed a bunch of sharks for a long time while cleaning up the streets.
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Reply 12 - Posted by: DVC 8/3/2022 11:25:18 AM (No. 1236629)
There have been many experts saying that the ChiCom economy is an economic house of cards for at least 6-10 years, and many indicators that there is definitely a lot rotten in China. Whole cities of brand new, yet empty apartment buildings, complete with plazas, streets, sidewalks, boulevards, and landscaping - but without people- is a bizarre indicator of deep seated distortion, dysfunction, rot and problems in China. I have seen economics experts saying that because China has increased wages to many times higher than what they were 15 years ago, that they are no longer a low cost production location, and that "deglobalization" is already under way because of the high labor costs, and high and UNRELIABLE transportation of finished products to the consumers. Moving production back much closer to the consumers is reported by the "leading edge" folks to be the new economic trend, a major part of "deglobalization". But is it real? I hope these experts and predictors are correct, but, as usual, we'll have to wait and see what the future actually brings. Hopefully it will bring dismay and discomfort for folks like Klaus Schwab and his evil friends.
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Reply 13 - Posted by: MDConservative 8/3/2022 11:51:56 AM (No. 1236657)
What #12 says is true. Anyone who has visited China sees the empty apartments sprawling everywhere in urban areas. Construction projects suck up excess labor, and that's the point. It puts people to work. The Chinese government "invests" through one of its companies, makes the loans, supplies the materials, etc. The problem now is a lack of buyers...there are few, if any, willing or able to buy. China is one of several low production cost countries. Vietnam is up and coming, with Samsung making investments in huge complexes employing hundreds of thousands making televisions, cell phones and other devices. (Yes, that's right.) Competition is heating up in the world. Toss in recent supply chain issues, particularly the efficient transportation of goods, and things look different on the consumer's end. The bigger problem is that the US has literally given away whole industries to these countries, and it will be incredibly difficult to claw them back given the private investment involved. And just think, India really hasn't really gotten into the game yet.
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Reply 14 - Posted by: Luandir 8/3/2022 2:55:03 PM (No. 1236795)
When your #1 customer for manufactured goods is being driven into a depression, you're not going to sell nearly as much,
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