American consumers can help their fellow citizens and our friends in China in their purchasing decisions. A former American president once urged all Americans to "go shopping." When we do, we should try whenever possible to buy American.
Posted 09.20.2011
The International Monetary Fund said on Wednesday it remains concerned with the potential for a property price bubble in China even though the cou...
Dave Johnson | Posted 07.09.2011
China has been selling but not buying and it's time for them to to start buying. That way we might be able use the word "trade" without wincing.
Robert Kuttner | Posted 07.02.2011
Consumer prices are flat in substantial part because China sends us so much stuff, dirt cheap. But all that may be changing, and the change will be a mixed blessing.
Gilbert B. Kaplan | Posted 05.29.2011
We have one trade problem in this country that so far surpasses every other one that it is almost not worth talking about any of the others. The problem is Chinese subsidy practices.
David Paul | Posted 05.25.2011
Each time Ben Bernanke testifies before Congress, his job gets more difficult. Firmly ensconced between a rock and a hard place, Bernanke must defend the drastic measures he is taking while denying any extreme concerns that he might have.
The Huffington Post | William Alden | Posted 05.25.2011
As U.S. government officials continue to pressure China to allow the value of its currency to rise, the stakes of the debate may have become overblown...
AP | Posted 05.25.2011
BEIJING — China rejected U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner's criticism of its currency controls and warned Thursday that continued pressure m...
Leo W. Gerard | Posted 05.25.2011
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.
Leo W. Gerard | Posted 05.25.2011
In the trade clash between China and America, the Asian giant has gravely wounded the US. China knows it. U.S. voters of all political stripes know it. But too many American politicians are in denial.
Eric Ehrmann | Posted 05.25.2011
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.
Eric Lotke | Posted 05.25.2011
Yesterday, the Senate Banking Committee held a hearing to examine the impact of China's exchange rate practices on U.S. manufacturing.
Michael Pento | Posted 05.25.2011
A trade and currency war with China will have a detrimental effect on both countries, but less so for the Chinese.
Neil K. Shenai | Posted 05.25.2011
By demonizing China into abandoning their currency policy and allowing the renminbi to float, the US risks upsetting a delicate economic balance between both countries.
Leo W. Gerard | Posted 05.25.2011
America and China share a terrible delusion. They are in denial about currency manipulation. Both officially state that China is not devaluing its currency. This is too costly to America.
Daniel Michaeli | Posted 05.25.2011
Engaging China on issues like Iran's nuclear program and North Korea's sinking of a South Korean navy ship this year ought not come at the expense of long-term bilateral priorities.
Nathan Lewis | Posted 05.25.2011
China is not embarking on a policy of competitive currency devaluation.
Simon Johnson | Posted 05.25.2011
There is a perception that China's large dollar holdings confer upon that country some economic or political power vis-à-vis the United States. This view is incorrect and completely misunderstands the situation.
New York Times | NOURIEL ROUBINI | Posted 05.25.2011
THE 19th century was dominated by the British Empire, the 20th century by the United States. We may now be entering the Asian century, dominated by a ...
Xinhua | Posted 05.25.2011
China's State Council, or Cabinet, announced a pilot program to allow exporters and importers in five cities to settle cross-border trade deals in Ren...
Charles Kolb | Posted 10.11.2011