Forbes: Weak Asia Data has Hedge Fund Investors Preparing For More Global Stress

(Forbes) Global economic fundamentals are not sound.

The U.S. economy is the shining star of the world’s major economies, and it needs Fed Reserve life support to grow over 2 percent.  The Federal Reserve Bank will extend its Operation Twist program, a bond buying program that forces interest rates to historic lows and weakens the value of the dollar.

The No. 2 economy in the world, China, continues to pump out disappointing economic data, with HSBC Flash PMI data yesterday showing lackluster business sentiment, now down to 2009 crisis levels.