Price of a Job Saved by China Tire Duties: Nearly $1 Million
President Obama was so proud of the jobs saved by shutting off imports of Chinese tires he cited the action in his 2012 State of the Union Address. According to analysts Gary Hufbauer and Sean Lowry of the Peterson Institute for International Economics, known for its support of free trade, the victory had a heck...
Proposed Asian Trade Deal Flawed, Say Free Trader
Arvind Subramanian is both a free trader and a U.S.-based expert on Chinese economic power. So why does the Peterson Institute for International Economics senior fellow argue that efforts to create a Trans-Pacific Partnership should be scrapped?
Confused About China? So Is Credit Suisse
How divided are the experts on the near-term prospects for China’s economy? If an attempt by Credit Suisse analysts to predict China’s appetite for commodities is any indication, the answer is very.
Does China’s Forex Policy Beggar Its Neighbors?
The U.S. is the source of most of the political heat generated by China’s foreign exchange policy. But how does that policy affect the developing world?
China’s GDP: How Bad Was It Really?
China reported that GDP growth slowed substantially in 2011 to 9.2%, compared to 2010’s 10.4%. But maybe it slowed more – a lot more.
Economists React: China-Japan Currency Pact
What does a more muscular yuan mean for the global economy? Here are views of three prominent economists.
Remaking Doha for China
Trade economists would agree the Doha global trade round is dying, if it isn’t dead already. A new World Bank paper argues the way to revive the round is to refocus the negotiations on China.
Hormats Challenges ‘Distorted’ Advantages for China’s State Firms
U.S. Undersecretary of State Robert Hormats has been causing a stir in China by arguing that what he calls the principle of "competitive neutrality," should govern relations between privately held firms from the U.S. and state-owned firms in China and elsewhere
Another Reason Not To Expect the Yuan To Rise Faster
While the U.S. figures it scored a victory in the recent Group-of-20 communique when it won a commitment by China for “greater exchange rate flexibility,” don’t assume that Beijing plans to speed up the appreciation of the yuan any time soon.
Just How Powerful Are China’s State-Owned Firms?
According to a new report state-owned entities of one kind or another, account for about 50% of China’s rapidly expanding gross domestic product.
The Kind of Chinese Currency Manipulation the U.S. Likes
In recent days, the Chinese central bank has been intervening in currency markets to drive up the value of the yuan against the dollar while other currencies have been falling against the dollar. This is the kind of currency “manipulation,” that the U.S. Treasury likes.
The U.S. Politics of Dealing With China
Next week is bash-China week in Washington. Some politicians are taking up two-by-fours; others are trying to dance around the issue.
