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    Break in China Housing Bubble Affecting GDP

    Written by Sandy Williams


    The housing bubble in China has popped according to economists. The oversupply of housing and shortage of developer financing will slow China’s GDP growth to less than 6 percent in 2014 says a recent report by Japanese investment company Nomura.

    Nomura says a “hard landing” may be in China’s future due to a 33 percent chance that GDP growth will fall below 5 percent for four consecutive quarters.

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