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What does this "your corespondent" refer to?

Here is a paragraph excerpted from a article of The Economists: So what are China’s prospects? According to official figures, China’s economy grew by 11.9% in the year to the first quarter, raising fears of overheating. The Board’s leading economic index increased a little in March, thanks to the 153m square metres of floorspace started that month. But China-watchers should not read too much into a single month, the Board cautions. In April the authorities clamped down on property speculation. And judged over a six-month period (see chart), Chinese growth is not getting much stronger. AS FOR YOUR CORRESPONDENT, according to the fortune-teller he will do well financially. But unlike China, he will spend money too liberally to accumulate much wealth. I was wondering what "your correspondent" refers to here. Is the the author of this article or someone else? Here is the source article: http://www.economist.com/business-finance/displaystory.cfm?story_id=16168197 Thank you so much! Thanks, Ms. Goddess. :) . Just another question, is it the standard way in a news article this way to address the writer himself "your correspondent"? I know there is some rule about writing news report, i.e., avoiding using first person pronouns to address the writer himself. So is original use of "your correspondent" an exemplification of some rule like this? Thank you again!

Public Comments

1. The writer of the article. It's like he's writing you a personal letter from China, kind of.