Posts Tagged ‘ currency manipulation ’

The China Bust: Tic Toc Part I

Oct 10th, 2011 | By | Category: Currencies, Featured, International
China is in the process of allowing its currency to rise. The reason for this is to address the worsening inflation rates in the country. Allowing the yuan to rise will indeed stop, or slow, inflation, but the way this fix works is not the way that is usually assumed. ...read more

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Asiatic Adventurism, Part I

Oct 6th, 2010 | By | Category: Economics, Featured, International, Morning Whiskey
Just when we think Democrats can't do any more to damage the economy and Republicans cannot be any more gullible, the boys and girls in the House of Representatives get together, 348 to 79, to pass a bill so stupid the mind reels. The only thing I can think of ...read more

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The Chinese-American Currency Wars of 2007-2010

Aug 23rd, 2007 | By | Category: Currencies
This is the end, my capitalist friend. The end of the long-standing United States policy of nonintervention in the currency markets. America has declared war on the Chinese yuan. Depending on whether you go with the House or Senate figures, the yuan is undervalued by anywhere from 15% to more than 40%. ...read more

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