投资大鳄索罗斯1月21日在达沃斯论坛直言不讳：全球面临通缩压力，这让他看空美国股市。他表示，他做空了标普500指数。今年，标普500指数已经累计下跌8.5%。索罗斯称，现在买入股票还太早。

除了做空美股，索罗斯在去年年底买入了美国国债，做空了原材料生产国股市，并下注亚洲货币将对美元下跌。索罗斯预期中国经济将出现硬着陆，这将导致全球通货紧缩危机进一步加重。

之前人民币离岸汇率大跌，港币联系汇率大跌时，索罗斯已经表示中国等新兴市场避免不了危机，实际上已经在为做空制造舆论，这次直接表态做空了亚洲货币，无疑是一次直接的宣战。为什么呢？

我们知道，做空往往是一种不好的投机做法，做空的人往往会非常低调，索罗斯目前非常高调宣布做空了亚洲的货币，这实际上是一种非常高调的宣战，也说明接下来的做空与反做空的战役会非常激烈。

目前，人民币的境外流动性已经大大收紧，索罗斯等已经很难寻觅到真正做空的机会，因为没有大量可供借入的人民币卖空的话，那么杠杆就无法用上，无太多回旋和获利的空间。

因此港元和港股将是最重要的战场，而且这两个战场要捍卫的话，将会非常吃力，港元目前非常自由，大量的港币可供拆借沽空，而港股因为受到美联储加息和人民币境外流动性收紧的影响，面临双重流动性打击，再加上经济本身下滑，三面重击之下，做空的势力有非常大的把握获胜。

击败做空的方法肯定有的，一是通过香港外汇储备买进港币，如果香港外汇储备不够，用中国的外汇储备，二是提高香港股市的沽空成本，不是一点提高，而是大大提高，比如大幅度提高保证金比例等。

1998年香港亚洲金融风暴，之前也是一直大意，等到发现索罗斯等集结了大量做空机构之后，才晃过神了，匆忙迎战，那次教训非常深刻，第一次让香港认识到了做空势力的凶残。

今天，索罗斯已经正式宣战，我们还能像1998年那样大意吗？最终慌忙应对，惨胜收场。相信这次悲剧不会重演！

大空头卷土重来，新华社说这是自寻死路

新华社凌晨发表题为《中国经济转型检验全球投资者智慧、勇气》的英文评论文章称，随着中国央行采取措施来稳定人民币汇率，那些试图做空人民币的“激进”投机者将遭遇巨大损失。

文章指出，那些打算下注中国经济“最终会崩溃”的人，他们应该回顾下过去四十年，看看中国是如何通过改革开放从一个经济落后的国家成长为全球经济大国的。

并且，他们还应该考虑到这样一个现实，即中国政府一直在改善市场监管机制和法律体系。其结果是，肆意投机和恶意做空将面临更高的交易成本甚至可能面临严重的法律后果。

文章强调，中国政府拥有充足的资源和政策工具，确保整体经济形势处于掌控之中，同时应对任何外部挑战。

以下是新华社文章的全文。

Commentary: Chinese economic transition testing global investors' wisdom, courage

BEIJING, Jan. 23 (Xinhua) -- As the Chinese economy is undergoing profound restructuring and transition, international investors seem to be split in their judgment about the prospects for China's capital market.

Some people believe that the Chinese capital market is experiencing a major crisis, of which they try to take advantage with speculative actions and even vicious shorting activities.

The latest example is that some radical speculators tried to short sell the Chinese currency yuan, which has been depreciating against the U.S. dollar recently. However, with the Chinese monetary authority taking effective measures to stabilize the value of the yuan, those speculators are expected to suffer huge losses.

Meanwhile, many other investors see new opportunities in the transformation of the Chinese economy.

According to data from the London-based consulting firm Preqin Ltd, in 2015, global venture capital made 1,555 investments in China's startups with a total worth of 37 billion U.S. dollars, up 147 percent over the previous year, showing the investors' confidence in China's pro-innovation policy and business-friendly environment.

In a mature market economy, both speculative shorting and long-term investment are free choices of investors, and therefore should not be labeled as "right or wrong" or "good or bad."

But given the unique nature of the Chinese economy, currently the world's second largest, it should be fair to say that the choices made on China often reflect an investor's wisdom and courage.

As an old Chinese saying goes: To catch a big fish, one must cast a long line. The ancient Chinese wisdom fits the current Chinese economic situation well.

Many leading economists and scholars have pointed out that while China's economic restructuring is a challenging and arduous mission and the transitional period could be lengthy and painful, China is at no risk of a recession and the current 6.9 percent economic growth rate is still good enough to sustain the country's long-term prosperity.

Meanwhile, with the Chinese government actively pushing forward a series of fundamental reforms and supporting innovation-based business startups, both domestic entrepreneurs and foreign investors are expected to benefit from the economic restructuring process.

For example, the government has spared no efforts to cut excessive production capacity, boost domestic consumption and encourage the development of the service sector. It has also granted more market access to private capital and foreign investment.

The latest report from the American Chamber of Commerce in China showed that last year nearly two thirds of its member companies made profit in China, and three quarters saw good investment returns. The report also found that most of the member companies were optimistic about the future growth of the Chinese market, and over 90 percent of them viewed innovation as the key to their future success in China.

A smart, far-sighted investor would seize the opportunity arising from China's economic restructuring, and achieve a win-win outcome by investing in China's future and reaping the fruits of China's reform and robust new economy.

As for those who want to bet on the "ultimate failure" of the Chinese economy, they should look back at the past four decades, which witnessed China's growth from an underdeveloped economy into a global economic powerhouse through continuous reform and opening up.

They should also take into consideration the fact that the Chinese government has been constantly improving the country's market regulatory system and legal system. As a result, reckless speculations and vicious shorting will face higher trading costs and possibly severe legal consequences.

And just as proved in the yuan exchange rate case, the Chinese government has sufficient resources and policy tools to keep the overall economic situation under control and cope with any external challenges.

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