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To Counter Currency Manipulation: Rally Some Allies

Leo W. Gerard | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Timothygeithner, C. Fred Bergsten, Yuan, Switzerland, East China Sea, U.S. Treasury, European Union, Canada, Thailand, China, Brazil, Rare Earth Minerals, Japan, Fujita Corp., Real, Currency Manipulation, Singapore, Trade Deficit, India, Peterson Institute, Currency Undervaluation, Brookings Institution, Wen Jiabao, Business News
Leo W. Gerard

Japan, no economic small fry, challenged China last month. The conclusion of the dispute is a cautionary tale for countries confronting China about currency manipulation.

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China's Currency Manipulation: Flipping off America

Leo W. Gerard | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Currency Manipulation, C. Fred Bergsten, Trade Deficit, Renminbi, Illegal Subsidies, International Monetary Fund, Obama, Peterson Institute for International Economics, Currency Undervaluation, China, U.S. Treasury Department, U.S. Commerce Department, Economic Policy Institute, Wen Jiabao, Obama Administration, Business News
Leo W. Gerard

Earlier this year, the Obama administration asked China nicely to allow its currency value to float up naturally on international markets. China said it would. And then it didn't.

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Companies Won't Hire Due to Lack of Stimulus - Two Quick, Cheap Fixes

Mike Elk | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Geithner, C-Fred-Bergsten, Currency, Jobs, Obama, Paul Krugman, George Miller, China, Business News
Mike Elk

During last month's State of the Union, President Obama unveiled a bold new push to double exports. The plan is indeed bold and could create up to 2 m...

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Who Wasn't On Stage With Obama and Should Have Been?

Steve Clemons | Posted 05.25.2011

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Steve Clemons

I'm not satisfied with the roster of economic personalities and thinkers we see Barack Obama mixing with.

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