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Karen Maley

What happens when Beijing’s housing bubble bursts?

Evergrande’s financial woes are raising fears China’s huge house price boom could soon bust, which will deal a hefty blow to economic growth.

You just have to look at the stunning collapse in the iron ore price to realise how nervous investors have become about the outlook for China.

Of course, the ostensible reason for the steep slide in the iron ore price is Beijing’s move to impose production cuts on the country’s steel industry due to environmental concerns.

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Jill Margo was a senior writer at The Australian Financial Review.

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