If both are calculated in dollar terms, however, Chinese stocks have, by some measures, carried an advantage over the very long term.
Many observers say demographics, deleveraging, and de-risking - U.S. firms on-shoring, new supply chains, and trade tensions – will be a considerable long-term drag on Chinese growth.
Little wonder, perhaps, that Chinese stocks are so cheap.
Reuters Image Acquire Licensing RightsBased on 12-month forward price/earnings multiples, U.S. stocks are twice as expensive as Chinese stocks.
For the past 10 years Chinese stocks have been substantially cheaper than U.S. stocks, and most of the decade before that they were usually cheaper too.
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