Economics: Analysis: China's $300 Billion Fund a Wake-up Call to U.S.

China's plan for a new $300 billion sovereign wealth fund is as much a warning to Washington as it is a body blow to Brussels.

It's the clearest sign yet of Beijing's waning faith in bonds issued by Europe and the United States. Europe's festering debt debacle, record low yields on U.S. Treasuries and a depreciating dollar all add weight to the view in China that the time is ripe to change investment tack.

"China has decided that real assets are better than broken debt fix promises and low interest rates," says Paul Markowski, president of MES Advisers and a long-time external adviser to China's monetary policymakers on global financial markets.

"They want underlying assets. Equities, corporate bonds, real estate ...."

For more, see Analysis: China's $300 Billion Fund a Wake-up Call to U.S. by Reuters, December 14, 2011 at NYTimes.com.