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What’s in a name?

…no matter the labels thrown upon them, going back 1000s of years. Its recurring features — concentrated power, weak accountability mechanisms, suppression of organized opposition — are structural problems of…

Baby Steps

…with the ‘baby steps’ theme). Spanning the years 2005 – current, the Chinese yuan appreciated 25% in real and trade-weighted terms, while that of the US dollar depreciated 14%. Progress…

Trade policies, stimulus, and tax cuts

…States. The most common reason cited for the imbalance is China’s undervaluation of their currency, the RMB (yuan). The House acted this September to pass a resolution raising the threat…

Chinas trade balance points to inflation

…in coming inflation reports. I wouldn’t be surprised if the government allows the yuan to appreciate sooner, rather than later, in light of this report. Rebecca Wilder crossposted with Newsneconomics…

Quantitative Easing

…dollar. This would help the US economy at the expense of other countries. One of those countries is called China which is investing huge amounts of Yuan in an effort…