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Heightened volatility in China’s short-term interest rates has some people worried if the world’s second largest economy is doomed for a credit crisis.
For a discussion on this, check out our Q&A with Patrick Chovanec.
Generally speaking, economists think that China’s financial risks are contained, yet they also warn it’s something to keep an eye on.
Here’s Wells Fargo Securities’ quick summary of all the debt in China:
Does China have a debt problem? The answer would appear to be “no” when analyzing the Chinese household and central government (i.e., Beijing) sectors where the debt-to-GDP ratios at present are only 30 percent and 15 percent, respectively. Comparable ratios in the United States are 80 percent and 70 percent, respectively. However, the debt-to-GDP ratio of the Chinese business sector is 140 percent, whereas its American counterpart stands at 80 percent. Although there are few visible signs of financial stress in the Chinese business sector at present, further increases in leverage could eventually spell trouble. Stay tuned.
“Our caution regarding the Chinese debt situation would become more elevated in the future if we see rapid credit growth in conjunction with slow economic growth,” wrote Wells Fargo’s Jay Bryson.
However, economists like Societe Generale’s Wei Yao worry that this may have already happened.
When considering the chart above, keep in mind that China’s economy is growing around twice as fast as the U.S.’s.
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