“Mandate of Heaven” in Jeopardy

by James Rickards
Daily Reckoning

The U.S. markets are closed today for Presidents Day. If you have the day off, I hope you’re enjoying your long weekend.

But one event is taking center stage in the world that affects not only basic survival for millions of people, but the health of the global economy overall.

Of course, I’m talking about the coronavirus outbreak currently playing out before our eyes in China.

China’s economy was slowing substantially before the outbreak of the highly contagious and deadly virus last fall. This slowing was the predictable result of excessive debt levels, Trump’s retaliation in the trade wars, and China’s encounter with what development economists call the “middle-income trap.”

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