Author: Dian Chu

By Dian L. Chu, Economic Forecasts & Opinions The International Monetary Fund (IMF) stress tested 53 large banking holding companies and published its findings last month. The report concluded that despite restoration of...

By Dian L. Chu, Economic Forecasts & Opinions There is no shortage of news from BP on Tuesday:The oil major reported its first quarterly loss–$17.15 billion–in eighteen years, and will sell about $30 billion...

By Dian L. Chu, Economic Forecasts & Opinions Amid rising fears over a circulating story about a leak and seepage, the federal government’s oil spill chief said that seepage detected two miles from BP’s oil cap...

By Dian L. Chu, Economic Forecasts & Opinions Reading the annual Long Term Budget Outlook by the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) has become an increasingly depressing experience in recent years. This year seems even more...

By Dian L. Chu, Economic Forecasts & Opinions The de facto reinstated drilling ban in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico resulted from the BP oil spill is widely expected to last beyond the announced six months. Investors fled the...

By Dian L. Chu, Economic Forecasts & Opinions In an article dated July 12, I first reported that Dagong International Credit Rating Co., the largest credit rating agency of China, stripped the the U.S. and...

Dian L. Chu #news – More oil leaks into the oceans http://www.economicvoice.com/more-oi… #markets 2 hours ago from Twitter – Comment – Like

Dian L. Chu #News – Official: ‘Severe threat’ as China oil spill grows (AP) http://news.yahoo.com/s… #china 2 hours ago from Twitter – Comment – Like

By Dian L. Chu, Economic Forecasts & Opinions I came across this report by Goldman Sachs dated July 15 on Scribd, and thought I’d share it with readers here (Only the first and last pages are in Chinese.)...

Dian L. Chu #News – China flooding kills 701 in worst toll in a decade (AP) http://news.yahoo.com/s… #china 8 hours ago from Twitter – Comment –...