Michael Lewis Should Write ‘Liar’s Poker 2’ Set In China FORBES William Pesek, Senior Contributor Observing the breakneck speed of change in China’s bond market, it’s hard to resist viewing this moment through the lens of “Liar’s Poker.” It’s been 31 years since this classic Michael Lewis tome sensationalized Wall Street. A memoir of sorts, the
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Dec 20, 2019 FORBES William Pesek China’s Xi Jinping probably tops any list of people who can’t wait to see the back of 2019. These last 12 months produced the slowest mainland growth since the early 1990s, the biggest pro-democracy protests in Hong Kong’s history and mounting criticism of Beijing’s human rights record. By taking
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May 21, 2019, 05:30am William Pesek The Twittersphere is pulsating with theories for Bitcoin’s return from the near-dead. Explanations for its 100% rally so far this year include rising volatility in markets, decreased mining activity and a burst of good headlines. The last point includes a 60 Minutes feature from May 19. Great exposure coming right after
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May 16, 2019, 07:55am William Pesek What if the U.S. Treasury Department held a bond auction and nobody came? This highly feared scenario, one that would savage world markets, leapt to mind last week as Washington suffered its worst debt sale in a decade. And if Donald Trump is looking to assign blame, the U.S.
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