Its read on household sentiment towards current economic conditions rose to its highest level since July last year, just before a mishandled renminbi devaluation crystallised global concerns about a full-on Chinese economic meltdown. But consumer …
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“Attitudinal shifts” have resulted in a weaker desire to own a home compared to the years prior to the housing meltdown, he said. “In addition, younger adults today recognize that over the course of their careers, they're going to be far more mobile …
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… been chastened by the 2008 meltdown, where home values dropped in most areas–and in some places, prices haven't fully recovered. Furthermore, some places are far more expensive than others. Residential real estate prices locally vary nearly as …
But this does not mean that we shouldn't be looking as hard as we can at the lessons to be learned from the collapse of political legality, the collective panics and myths, the acceptance of delusional and violent public theatre that characterised …
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And there have been high-profile blunders, including a deadly bus hostage crisis, a slow response to a devastating typhoon in 2013, and the death of 44 special forces troops in a botched terrorist raid. Roads in the capital, Manila, are clogged with …
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