Robert prior-wandesforde , an economist at hsbc , says that those who argue that asian economies cannot decouple from america are ignoring the fact that they already have .
Robert prior-wandesforde , an economist at hsbc , says that those who argue that asia cannot decouple from america are ignoring the fact that they already have .
Just as no country can decouple itself from the ailing global economy , none of us as individuals can decouple ourselves from the ailing global psyche .