China’s economy has grown to a point where its scale and interconnection with open economies make understanding its strengths and weaknesses critical information for top decision makers at a variety of institutions.
Our report provides more than an overview of the Chinese economy and the ongoing real estate crisis; it provides a powerful tool “a navigation map” for understanding current and future global tension points and possible policy action paths by China’s government.
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Key insights
The key insights contained within this report can be divided into two main themes:
1) Ongoing real estate crisis that is a short-term risk that could develop into an acute crisis.
Real estate starts dropped off a cliff from 2022 to 2025, together with real estate sales, a 70% drop from its peak.
By 10/2025 real estate buildings under construction were still holding up, having dropped by only about 15% to 20% from its peak in 2022.
The collapse in land purchases for development and real estate starts point to the crisis deepening in the years ahead, with the possibility of an acute crisis unfolding.
The housing bubble in China is characterized by massive oversupply and not so much by rising prices.
China’s ongoing real estate crisis is the start of a decades long restructuring process of the economy.
Risk of economic crisis starting in 2026.
2) The long-term structural challenges for China.
Around 2020, China’s working age population started a steep decline which will intensify until 2032.
Internal consumer demand will be under pressure in the coming decades.
China needs to rely on exports for keeping its installed capacity running.
In 2021 China’s GDP was 80% of US GDP, while in 2025 it was only 60%.
China current situation is comparable to Japan in the 1990s, resulting in “two lost decades” of low economic growth and deflationary environment.
Target Audience
HNWI, family offices, insurance companies or other institutions that manage assets or provide advice on their asset allocation.
Risk management branches of the different institutions would also benefit from the insights within this report as they could be included into risk management scenarios for credit, market and liquidity risk resulting from the spillover effects from an economic crisis in China.
Investors or businesses involved with exposure to China which might be unaware of some of the underlying trends and dangers explained within the report.
Decision makers (C-suite) in corporations that are exposed to the Chinese economy. The report might provide insights into the timing of planning and execution of investment projects.
Geopolitical analysts. The report provides insights into the Chinese economy that sometimes goes against perceived knowledge or pre-conceptions. By understanding the real economic data relative to the Chinese economy, considerations of strengths or weaknesses in trade wars or developments of new financial systems could be based upon the most accurate information.
Governmental and non-governmental organizations. Think tanks, industry boards, intelligence organisations could gain deep understanding of China’s economic model and the path of least resistance for China’s future policy actions and their implications for “open” economies.
Contents of the package
- Full Report: China's 2026 Economic Outlook. January, 2026.
China is experiencing a real estate crisis that is similar to Japan’s in the 1990s. The collapse of Evergrande in 2021 and of Country Garden in 2023, two of China’s largest property developers are warning signs of deep troubles in the real estate market. Due to China’s scale the crisis will likely impact the global economy on an unprecedented scale.
To understand the origins and nature of China’s real estate crisis, the report analyses the historical economic backdrop that led to the current situation. We investigate China’s demographic trends, it’s GDP and respective components, trade and debt. We also compare these China’s economic indicators with those of other countries and in particular make parallels with Japan’s economic development from 1970 to 1990 and its subsequent “two lost decades”.
With the broader context at hand, we then examine and anticipate the extent to which the ongoing real estate crisis will develop into a full-blown economic crisis in 2026, and whether it poses a systemic danger to China or other countries. The insights gained from the analysis within the report provides us tools to anticipate China’s possible policy actions for dealing with the crisis and on a wider context, its structural reforms for the coming decades.
The report is a “navigation map” to understand ongoing economic developments in China and its possible geopolitical implications in the context of ongoing trade wars. The “navigation map” will be a useful resource for both the unfolding real-estate crisis which could enter its acute phase in 2026, as well as for China’s economic path in the coming decades.
- Executive presentation with the main insights of the report.
Typically, top level executives do not have the time to read the detailed report. The executive presentation is targeted to decision makers at institutions, family offices and high net-worth individuals. It provides them a summary of the main findings contained within the report.
For further granularity on each of the important research findings and their impacts on asset markets and the economy, the full report provides the core reference material.
- Presentation video with commentary by Edward Dowd and Carlos Alegria .
To give a personal context on the full report, Carlos Alegria and Edward Dowd prepared a video where the authors discuss the executive presentation and its main findings. The authors explain the importance of the report and how it provides a detailed understanding of China’s ongoing real estate crisis. It also highlights the economic challenges that China’s economy faces due to its structural characteristics.
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The full report on China’s economy is pointing to the risks of a severe economic crisis, which could have spillover effects around the world. The implications for global assets and investments are far reaching.
Apart from the shorter-term effects of China’s real estate crisis and economic slowdown, China’s, on the longer-term China’s economic model poses a strategic risk for open economies across the globe. Some of these considerations arise from the research undertaken within the report but are not fully explored and discussed within the report due to limitations of the scope of the report.
The private session is aimed to help top level decision makers have adequate information in navigating of upcoming turbulence.
Personal Insights
We are available to give our personal insights into the scenarios that we anticipate could unfold as a consequence of China’s real estate crisis and economic restructuring in the coming decades. The private session is aimed to help top level decision makers have adequate information in navigating of upcoming turbulence.
Among other insights, the analysis contained in the report allowed us to better understand the leverage that the US has upon China in terms of trade disputes, and how China appears to be navigating a fragile economic and political balancing act, which will likely intensify in the coming decades.
By meeting with us on a personal level, you can have a clearer understanding of the dangers ahead, our own personal views and additional factors that are not covered by the report.
We are also available for producing tailored analysis on specific topics that extend beyond the scope of the report.
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Edward Dowd is a founding partner at Phinance Technologies and is our voice to the world.
Below are some of his podcast appearances which are mostly dedicated to economic content.
Video selection:
Vandell Aljarrah - Jul 22, 2025 - Ex-BlackRock Insider Reveals The Next 2008 Financial Crisis | Ed Dowd”
Interesting discussion on different topics related to the economy and markets, with a host that asks the right questions.
Soar Financially - Jul 4, 2025 - WARNING 2025 DEEP RECESSION Ahead: FED Panic Cuts Coming | Ed Dowd”
Edward Dowd warns of a looming U.S. recession and a 40-50% stock market crash. In this rapid-fire chat with Kai Hoffmann, he explains how tariffs might flip inflation into deflation, why housing and AI stocks look fragile,
what’s next for the dollar, and why he’s parking cash in short-term Treasuries and gold.
Greg Hunter's USAWatchdog.com - Jun 24, 2025 - Gold is Money Good, Brace for Deep Recession – Ed Dowd”
Another interview worth viewing with Greg Hunter.
CapitalCosm - Jun 18, 2025 - This 1 Bubble Is About To Pop (a world crisis is coming) | Ed Dowd”
Ed Dowd explains the outlook we published in our US Economy outlook for 2025 report, and why the scenarios explained within the report appear to be unfolding.
Ed Dowd explains: “What we are going to have going forward is the reversal of deficit government spending, which was juicing the economy with illegals. Some of them got jobs, but a lot of them got benefits. They got housing accommodations. The NGO system was flush with money to facilitate this massive, purposeful logistical operation..
The Julia La Roche Show - Feb 6, 2025 - Why The Next Recession Is Different: The Coming Economic Reset in 2025 | Ed Dowd”
Ed Dowd explains why he believes the US economy was propped up by unsustainable factors under the Biden administration, and how a recession under Trump would actually be proof of a necessary economic restructuring in favor of the middle class.
The Daniela Cambone Show - 22 January 2025 - Why We’re Headed For a “Dangerous Recession”
This interview provides interesting insights into the contents within our report and the US Economy.
Greg Hunter USAWatchdog.com Podcast - 28 December 2024
This interview was reviewed on an article by Zero Hedge.
Link to article.