{"id":11576,"date":"2015-02-25T23:28:53","date_gmt":"2015-02-26T04:28:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/goldstocksforex.com\/?p=11576"},"modified":"2015-02-25T23:28:53","modified_gmt":"2015-02-26T04:28:53","slug":"chinas-infrastructure-boom-is-over","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thepatientinvestor.com\/index.php\/2015\/02\/25\/chinas-infrastructure-boom-is-over\/","title":{"rendered":"China&#8217;s infrastructure boom is over"},"content":{"rendered":"<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"525\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">This might be the most mind-blowing fact I learned this year: <a href=\"http:\/\/t.co\/jJB3cEoq7j\">http:\/\/t.co\/jJB3cEoq7j<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/t.co\/Dr34RLeJbU\">pic.twitter.com\/Dr34RLeJbU<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Bill Gates (@BillGates) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BillGates\/status\/543410052494024704?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 12, 2014<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>China has been on a record-breaking infrastructure binge over the last decade, but that era is coming to an end. Fall of the Baltic Dry Index below its 2008 low illustrates the decline of bulk commodity imports like iron ore and coking and thermal coal, important inputs in the construction of new infrastructure and housing.<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" width=\"525\" height=\"363\" title=\"Baltic Dry Index\" alt=\"Baltic Dry Index\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.incrediblecharts.com\/images\/2015\/2015-02-26-bdi.png?resize=525%2C363&#038;ssl=1\" \/><\/p>\n<p>High-end commodities like copper held up far better since 2008, but they too are now on the decline.<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" width=\"525\" height=\"363\" title=\"Copper\" alt=\"Copper\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.incrediblecharts.com\/images\/2015\/2015-02-26-copper.png?resize=525%2C363&#038;ssl=1\" \/><\/p>\n<p>With the end of the infrastructure boom, China&#8217;s economy may well prove to be a one-trick pony. Transition from a state-directed infrastructure &#8216;miracle&#8217; to a broad-based consumer society will be a lot more difficult.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This might be the most mind-blowing fact I learned this year: http:\/\/t.co\/jJB3cEoq7j pic.twitter.com\/Dr34RLeJbU &mdash; Bill Gates (@BillGates) December 12, 2014 China has been on a record-breaking infrastructure binge over the last decade, but that era is coming to an end. Fall of the Baltic Dry Index below its 2008 low illustrates the decline of bulk &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thepatientinvestor.com\/index.php\/2015\/02\/25\/chinas-infrastructure-boom-is-over\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;China&#8217;s infrastructure boom is over&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[41,43],"tags":[338,663,815,1838],"class_list":["post-11576","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-china-hk","category-commodities-gold-commodities","tag-baltic-dry-index","tag-china","tag-copper","tag-infrastructure"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>China&#039;s infrastructure boom is over - the patient investor<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"noindex, follow\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"China&#039;s infrastructure boom is over - the patient investor\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"This might be the most mind-blowing fact I learned this year: http:\/\/t.co\/jJB3cEoq7j pic.twitter.com\/Dr34RLeJbU &mdash; Bill Gates (@BillGates) December 12, 2014 China has been on a record-breaking infrastructure binge over the last decade, but that era is coming to an end. 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