China Currency Manipulation

China's Latest Target in Its Trade War Against American Manufacturing: The U.S. Solar Industry

Leo Hindery, Jr. | Posted 05.06.2012

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Leo Hindery, Jr.

It's past time for America to stop being a spectator to global trade abuses, with our hands bound by either our diplomatic sensitivities or corporate short-sightedness in valuing short-term profits over the long-term viability of our national economy.

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Mitt Romney: The 'Currency Manipulator' Manipulator

John Wagner Givens | Posted 04.23.2012

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John Wagner Givens

What a good businessman should understand is that trade is not a zero-sum game and that the economies of China and the U.S. are more complementary than competitive.

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What If the Next Steve Jobs Is Chinese?

Dean Baker | Posted 04.22.2012

Read More: Steve Jobs, Manufacturing, Trade Deficit, Copyright, Patents, China Piracy, China Currency Manipulation, China Currency, U.S. China Trade, China Manufacturing, u.s. Innovation, China Innovation, Business News
Dean Baker

The United States continues to be at the forefront in innovation, but this likely will not always be the case. It is worth asking whether we should care.

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China: Continued Abusive Trade and Now a "Blue Water Navy"

Leo Hindery, Jr. | Posted 03.11.2012

Read More: Navy, Wto, Trade, Tim Geithner, China, China Currency Manipulation, China Currency, China U.S. Trade, China Trade, Politics News
Leo Hindery, Jr.

The latest noteworthy example of China's protection of its industries -- and its 'rest of the world be damned' behavior -- is it's allowing its steel industry to duck yet another global environmental initiative.

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Treasury Dept. Declines To Name China As Currency Manipulator

AP | CHRISTOPHER S. RUGABER | Posted 02.26.2012

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WASHINGTON — The Obama administration on Tuesday declined to label China a currency manipulator after seeing recent increases in the value of th...

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Michael McAuliff

Getting Tough With China Like 'Throwing Rocks At Dogs'

HuffingtonPost.com | Michael McAuliff | Posted 12.12.2011

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WASHINGTON -- A bipartisan group of senators hammered China as a nation of "cheaters" Wednesday and laid down a challenge to House Speaker John Boehne...

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Déjà Vu China

Jerry Jasinowski | Posted 12.05.2011

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Jerry Jasinowski

All of a sudden Congress, or at least the Senate, is on the brink of enacting some sort of legislation intended to retaliate against China for its currency manipulation. For me, to borrow a line from Yogi Berra, it is "déjà vu all over again."

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U. S. Lost 1.9 Million Manufacturing Jobs Due to Trade Deficit With China

Michele Nash-Hoff | Posted 11.28.2011

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Michele Nash-Hoff

American policymakers have long assumed that as China's huge middle class grew, U.S. companies' sales to these new consumers would also grow. But it did not work out that way.

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Trade With China Destroys American Jobs, Drags Down U.S. Wages: Study

The Huffington Post | Alexander Eichler | Posted 11.27.2011

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The explosion in Chinese exports in recent years has resulted in a flood of inexpensive goods for American consumers. It may have also come at a large...

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Oil Price Swings as a Dollar Hedge Pose a New Threat to Our Fiscal Future

David Paul | Posted 07.19.2011

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David Paul

The linkage between monetary policy and oil prices raises questions for how a consistent domestic energy policy can be implemented if critical energy market price signals are distorted by linkages with monetary policy.

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What's Behind China's Economic Policies

Tay Yoshitani | Posted 05.25.2011

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Tay Yoshitani

China will almost certainly continue to make its economic presence felt over the next decade; even though this concerns many players in the global markets, it's not in anyone's best interest to condemn Beijing.

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House Votes 348-79 To Get Tough On China

Posted 05.25.2011

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WASHINGTON (AP) -- The House has approved legislation that would allow the U.S. to seek trade sanctions against China and other nations for manipulati...

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The Week Congress Began to Challenge China

Scott Paul | Posted 05.25.2011

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Scott Paul

Congressional action on China's cheating looks increasingly likely. The chances for passage of a bipartisan bill in Congress that would deter China from manipulating its currency have improved dramatically.

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Killer Trade Deficits. Literally.

Scott Paul | Posted 05.25.2011

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Scott Paul

economically appeasing the Chinese government gets you something akin to the 1938 Munich Agreement: it may look good on paper, but the net result is ultimately disastrous and costly.

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Obama Games China

Diane Francis | Posted 05.25.2011

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Diane Francis

It will be interesting to see if all this face-saving, indirect pressure will work. With Brazil and others joining the fray, it's likely the yuan will start its quiet climb in May or June.

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China, Currency Manipulation and Globalism: The Big Backstory

Eric Ehrmann | Posted 05.25.2011

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Eric Ehrmann

Beijing orchestrated a two percent swing in the renminbi- dollar rate that has justifiably dampened profit taking by speculators and replicates renminbi market spreads against the Euro.

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China's Currency Charade

Scott Paul | Posted 05.25.2011

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Scott Paul

China's Central Bank has said that it will begin to allow its currency, the yuan, to follow a more flexible exchange rate. So, can we all celebrate now? The fight is just beginning.

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China's Currency Policy: China Set To Strengthen Yuan

nytimes.com | KEITH BRADSHER | Posted 05.25.2011

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HONG KONG -- The Chinese government is preparing to announce in coming days that it will allow its currency to strengthen slightly and vary more from ...

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Geithner Delays Congressional Currency Report To Avoid Insulting China

AP | MARCY GORDON | Posted 05.25.2011

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WASHINGTON — The Obama administration is delaying a report to Congress on currency policies amid calls from some lawmakers that it should cite C...

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The Jobs Agenda: Step One Is China

Scott Paul | Posted 05.25.2011

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Scott Paul

Taking on China will not start a trade war, dramatically increase consumer prices, or permanently spook the bond market. Instead, it will increase U.S. employment, boost U.S. exports, and rebalance the economy.

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China Versus U.S.: Clashing Monetary Paradigms

Nathan Lewis | Posted 05.25.2011

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Nathan Lewis

It's absurd to accuse China of "currency manipulation." China has a policy of no currency manipulation while the US has a policy of continuous currency manipulation.

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What to Expect from President Obama's Visit to China

Elizabeth Lynch | Posted 05.25.2011

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Elizabeth Lynch

While the White House has yet to release President Obama's schedule, expect President Obama and President Hu Jintao to discuss military ties, global economic health, climate change and human rights.

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China's Dollar Scam Must End

Diane Francis | Posted 05.25.2011

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Diane Francis

The bilateral talks, or G-2, between the U.S. and China have resulted in little substantive progress. This is because there is a continuing, inexplicable failure on the part of the U.S. with other countries to pressure China to curb its currency manipulation.

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China and Currency Manipulation

Sam Black | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Timothy Geithner, Exchange Rate, Barack Obama, China, Global Currency, Money, Chinese Rmb, China Currency Manipulation, Asia, China Currency, Geitner China Exchange Rate, World News
Sam Black

Going after China "aggressively" on its exchange rate policy would not be wise. It won't help address the job losses which have made this a hot issue, and it will strain relations with a major world power.

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