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Jim Chanos on China, Hong Kong and Australia

Edward Harrison — Thu, 24 Nov 2011 00:49:27 +0000

Famous shortseller Jim Chanos was in Hong Kong and Australia and reported back on what he saw to Bloomberg Television. Copy provided below including a link to the video

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Kyle Bass on Hardtalk about Europe, Japan and Hedge Funds

Edward Harrison — Sun, 20 Nov 2011 20:15:01 +0000

BBC’s Hardtalk recently featured Kyle Bass, Founder of Hayman Capital, a hedge fund based in Texas to talk about global markets and the sovereign debt crisis. Video below

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Hugh Hendry on the economy and the sovereign debt crisis

Edward Harrison — Tue, 27 Sep 2011 17:43:33 +0000

We’ve reached a very rare moment in economic history where the problem is greater than the ability of the politicians to respond

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Jim Chanos: China has tons of contingent debt via state-owned enterprises

Edward Harrison — Wed, 21 Sep 2011 14:30:35 +0000

The overall gist of Jim Chanos' comments on Bloomberg yesterday were that China has off-balance sheet contingent liabilities due to its implicit commitment to state-owned enterprises which are kneee-deep in land and property speculation. See Michael Pettis piece on The debt-financed investments of Chinese state-owned enterprises for a comprehensive analysis of this problem

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Jim Chanos: Still short

Edward Harrison — Wed, 14 Sep 2011 13:21:50 +0000

Shortseller Jim Chanos was on CNBC talking about the markets and the economy. The gist of his comments was that there still isn't a lot he would go long on. He did say he is long casinos in China but in general he remains short. Video below

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Jim Chanos on China: ‘The Cracks are Spreading’

Edward Harrison — Thu, 19 May 2011 15:00:34 +0000

Jim Chanos sees a slowdown in residential property sales coupled with declining prices. Real estate companies are starting to close down. He argued on CNBC yesterday that this means the first signs of a Chinese slowdown are showing. Video below

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Jim Chanos makes the bearish case on China

Edward Harrison — Wed, 17 Nov 2010 14:15:00 +0000

Fortune recently did a story on Jim Chanos called "Chanos vs. China" which warrants reading. Below is the associated video in which you can hear Chanos making the bearish case for China. Chanos is the most unapologetic and aggressive of the well-known bears about his case. For example, Andy Xie seems to have backpedalled somewhat

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Jim Chanos: “We are really rewarding failed business decisions repeatedly”

Edward Harrison — Tue, 21 Sep 2010 20:00:05 +0000

Jim Chanos, the famous shortseller, was on CNBC talking about the auto bailouts. Chanos thinks the story the administration is telling us about the success of the bailouts is misleading. Note the figures that Chanos cites on the return on the government’s bailout investment in the automakers. The government is playing fast and loose here

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Is Apple Ripe to Pick for a Short?

Casey Research — Fri, 04 Jun 2010 00:05:13 +0000

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Edward Harrison — Thu, 20 May 2010 13:19:53 +0000

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