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The Clash of Generations

Laurence J. Kotlikoff | Posted 05.25.2012

Laurence J. Kotlikoff

As we sit back and blithely watch Greece's death by debt, it's easy to assume it can never happen here. It can, and it will.

Is The Era Of Cheap Chinese Labor Coming To An End?

Reuters | Posted 04.04.2012

* Apple, Foxconn deal adds to view low cost era is over * Deal coincides with rising wages, tighter labour force * Worke...

China Eyes Minimum Wage Boost As Part Of Jobs Plan

Reuters | Posted 04.09.2012

BEIJING, Feb 8 (Reuters) - The annual average growth of China's minimum wages should be at least 13 percent in the five years to 2015, according to ...

Geithner Unlikely To Get China To Budge On Iran Sanctions

AP | JOE McDONALD | Posted 03.12.2012

BEIJING — U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner and Chinese leaders pledged Wednesday to build economic ties but Beijing gave no sign it woul...

Chinese Currency Reaches All-Time High

Posted 12.26.2011

SHANGHAI (Reuters) - The yuan closed up against the dollar on Monday after hitting an all-time high in intraday trading, guided by a stronger mid-...

Jon Ward

Mitt Romney's Aggressive China Rhetoric Questioned By Conservatives

HuffingtonPost.com | Jon Ward | Posted 12.13.2011

WASHINGTON -- President Obama submitted three long-awaited free trade agreements to Congress this month, which were quickly ratified Wednesday, but Re...

How A Rising Chinese Yuan Will Affect The U.S. Economy

Posted 12.05.2011

(Emily Kaiser) - A sharp rise in China's yuan currency might cut the U.S. trade deficit by as much as one third and create enough American jobs to...

Geithner: China 'Very, Very Aggressive' In Stealing U.S. Technology

Posted 11.23.2011

Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner said on Thursday that China is holding to its decades-old strategy to steal American intellectual property, in...

How Fairer Trade Can Help Solve The Jobs Crisis

Bloomberg | Alan Tonelson | Posted 11.19.2011

President Barack Obama’s new jobs plan, if passed by Congress, might spark some activity and even some employment in the moribund U.S. economy. But ...

IMF: Potential Chinese Housing Bubble Remains Cause For Concern

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...

The Return Of 'Made In The USA'

Posted 08.01.2011

NEW YORK (Nick Zieminski) - The "Made in the USA" label may be poised for a comeback, a new study argues. The next few years will bring a wave ...

PIGS Don't Get to Burn Oil

Jeffrey Rubin | Posted 07.04.2011

Jeffrey Rubin

China doesn't have to build a blue water navy or engage in an arms race to take a big slice of the U.S.'s energy pie. All it has to do is stop showing up at the U.S. Treasury auction.

China's Central Bank Will Slow 'Unacceptable' Yuan Growth

Reuters | Posted 05.25.2011

BEIJING (Reuters) - China will not tolerate any sharp yuan rises to shield local exporters, limiting annual appreciation to 3 percent in the nex...

Chinese Government Funds Free Entry To Galleries, Libraries, Museums

news.xinhuanet.com | Posted 05.25.2011

BEIJING, Feb. 18 (Xinhua) -- China's government has announced it will finance public libraries, art galleries and cultural centers to allow them to op...

Bank of China -- An Option to the Devaluing Dollar

Lorrie Febus | Posted 05.25.2011

Lorrie Febus

At a time when the U.S. economy is struggling to recover, and there is concern of dollar devaluation, could the Bank of China be offering a new option?

IMF Calls For Alternative To Dollar As World Currency

Feb. 10, 2011 | Ben Rooney, Staff Reporter | Posted 05.25.2011

NEW YORK (CNNMoney) -- The International Monetary Fund issued a report Thursday on a possible replacement for the dollar as the world's reserve curren...

China Will To Raise Interest Rates

Posted 05.25.2011

: China will likely raise interest rates again within the month, the New York Times reported on Wednesday, citing a forecast of economists and bankers...

Harvard Prof: China's Currency Controls Aren't Just A U.S. Problem

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...

What Hu's Washington Visit Says About Climate Change

Daniel Firger | Posted 05.25.2011

Daniel Firger

China's enormous domestic market provides the perfect laboratory for experiments in clean energy innovation, with winning ideas reproduced on a scale large enough to drive down costs worldwide.

The Chinese Yuan vs. the Power of the Dollar

Daniel Wagner | Posted 05.25.2011

Daniel Wagner

In the absence of any realistic alternative to replace the supremacy of the dollar, it is likely to remain the dominant global currency for many years to come. No other currency is more widely accepted or used.

How to Load up on Chinese Money in New York

Robert Lenzner | Posted 05.25.2011

Robert Lenzner

The vast banking floor was empty when I arrived to open my bid to make a small fortune in the currency that is bound to appreciate against the American dollar over time.

U.S. Seeks 'Real Demonstrative Commitment' From China On Economy

Posted 05.25.2011

WASHINGTON, Jan 12 (By Emily Kaiser and Caren Bohan) - The United States wants a "real, demonstrative commitment" from China that it is serious about...

China Hopes to Double the Value of Yuan-to-Dollars Within Ten Years

Robert Lenzner | Posted 05.25.2011

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Robert Lenzner

As the country becomes more reliant on growth from its own consumer sector, it will not be so dependent on a cheap currency to foster its exports, Chinese officials believe.

Spend, Baby, Spend to Create Jobs, Jobs, Jobs!e

Donald Tang | Posted 05.25.2011

Donald Tang

China has the largest concentration of foreign currency reserves in the world. But America can finesse the situation to its advantage -- so that China becomes an engine for American job creation.

Climbing a Tree to Catch a Fish

Donald Tang | Posted 05.25.2011

Donald Tang

Blaming China for America's unemployment and for the decline in U.S. manufacturing jobs has become politically convenient, but China is not that bogeyman for all that ails us.