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1. Free Floating RMB.

Author

Bosco, Joseph

Subjects
*DEVALUATION of currency, *CURRENCY revaluation, *RENMINBI, *NATIONAL currencies, *CURRENCY question, *MONETARY policy, *ECONOMICS, *FINANCE
Abstract

Highlights economists' speculation about the impact of a revalued Chinese yuan. Pressure on China to revalue the yuan from its fixed peg to the U.S. dollar; Demand of the finance ministers of the Group of Seven leading industrialized countries that take vigorous action to address global imbalances; U.S. government's call for a free-floating yuan and its potential downside for the U.S. as China's largest export market.

Published
2005

2. If U.S. Presses China on Yuan, a Delicate Scale Could Tip.

Author

Karmin, Craig and Sender, Henny

Subjects
*INTERNATIONAL economic relations, *RENMINBI, *CURRENCY revaluation, *TARIFF, *MONETARY policy, *CURRENCY question, *INTERNATIONAL trade, *FOREIGN investments, *INTERNATIONAL competition, *ECONOMIC policy, *NATIONAL currencies, *ECONOMIC sanctions, *INTERNATIONAL finance, CHINESE foreign relations, 1976-, FOREIGN relations of the United States, 2001-2009
Abstract

Examines rising trade tensions between the Chinese and U.S. economies. Threats of tariffs on Chinese goods by some members of Congress unless Beijing agrees to a currency revaluation; Warnings of investors and economists; Possibility that a financial disturbance would disrupt the U.S. economy and stock market, as well as global financial markets; Why China has kept its currency pegged to the dollar; How the bid that China's oil giant Cnooc Ltd. made for Unocal is subject to U.S. government approval; American investments in China; Views of strategists; Wisdom of a yuan revaluation; Outlook if trade tensions escalate.

Published
2005

3. Who's In Charge of Determining U.S. Interest Rates? It May Be Beijing.

Author

Norris, Floyd

Subjects
*HOUSING market, *INTEREST rates, *FINANCE, *CURRENCY question, *REGIONAL economics, *FOREIGN exchange, *RENMINBI, *U.S. dollar, *HOUSING finance, *HOUSING policy, *MONEY, UNITED States economy, 2001-2009
Abstract

Presents the author's view on recent developments regarding the Chinese currency and its influence on the United States housing market. Discussion of the Chinese yuan and its value relative to the American dollar; View that China currently sells to the world almost everything the world wants and then buys United States Treasury securities; Review of how a change in the value of Chinese currency will effect interest rates in the U.S.; Comments from bond analyst Kathleen Shanley of Gimme Credit, regarding potential regional economic downturns.

Published
2005

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