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China has long been the world’s factory, but the country’s entrepreneurs are increasingly focused on catering to the needs and wants of the Chinese people themselves. Hear Michelle Leung, founder and CEO of Xingtai Capital Management, discuss how the country’s growing middle class will shape consumption and entrepreneurship over the next decade.  

Are negative interest rates merely a sign that central bankers have run out of ideas? Could the policy eventually make its way to the United States? Watch Jonathan Wilmot, Credit Suisse’s Head of Macro Investments, Asset Management, discuss what negative rates indicate about global monetary policy.  

A world in which borrowers get paid interest on their loans is a counterintuitive world, indeed. Watch Gene Sperling, former Director of the National Economic Council, weigh in on why central banks have resorted to the unprecedented policy of negative interest rates and the potential for competitive devaluations moving forward.  

Was the Bank of Japan’s surprise foray into negative interest rates this January truly motivated, as some have said, by a desire to weaken the yen? Watch Tomomi Inada, Chair of the Policy Research Council for Japan’s Liberal Democratic Party, discuss the central bank’s dramatic policy shift.  

Hear what Jonathan Wilmot, Credit Suisse’s Head of Macro Investments, Asset Management, had to say about Donald Trump, China’s new role in the global economy, and the outlook for oil prices at the Credit Suisse 2016 Asian Investment Conference (AIC).   For more stories and videos from the AIC, please visit the conference website.   The post Jonathan Wilmot on China, Oil, and the U.S. Elections appeared first on The Financialist.

How have weak markets and weak currencies affected consumer sentiment in emerging markets? To find out, the Credit Suisse Research Institute interviewed nearly 16,000 people in nine emerging economies. The result? Not surprisingly, CSRI generally found less optimism among survey respondents than last year, but consumer sentiment proved more resilient to economic headwinds in certain countries than in others. Watch the video to hear Richard Kersley, Head of Global Research Product, explain...

China’s ongoing economic slump has sparked turmoil on world markets, but it’s been particularly challenging for Brazil, which ships 40 percent of its exports to the country. How much does Brazil stand to gain from a stabilization in Chinese demand? Find out what Credit Suisse Chief Economist James Sweeney had to say at Credit Suisse’s 2016 Latin America Investment Conference about the outlook for China and its consequences for Brazil.  

Rising public debt and a large deficit prompted S&P and Fitch to downgrade Brazilian sovereign debt below investment grade in 2015, and Moody’s is expected to follow suit in the coming months. How much will losing its investment-grade rating really affect the economy? What will it take for Brazil to regain investment-grade status, and how long might that take? Hear economist Norbert Gaillard discuss the ramifications of Brazil’s credit rating at the 2016 Latin America Investment...

Economists and executives at Credit Suisse’s 2016 Latin America Investment Conference agreed that Brazil should make getting its fiscal house in order a top priority as a first step toward re-igniting growth. But that will require a delicate balancing act. Watch the video to hear Mansueto Almeida, a researcher at the Brazilian Institute of Applied Economics (IPEA), explain Brazil’s budget challenges.  

Eating fat can make you fat, right? The Credit Suisse Research Institute synthesized a significant body of evidence that suggests just the opposite – that certain fats may actually be good for us. But if fat isn’t the reason for the rise in obesity and metabolic syndrome—a constellation of factors that increase the risk of heart disease, stroke, and diabetes—what is? And which kinds of fats are the healthiest? Watch the video to find what the scientific data really say about fat...