At a conference in Singapore, the CEO of the London Metals Exchange (LME), the world hub for metals trading, said that LME is working on a 2-year project to create ... Read Full Story »
The Treasury Department caved into pressure and delayed its decision to label China as a currency manipulator. The Administration decided to defer the decision instead of sending a report to ... Read Full Story »
The IMF was dismissed as the possible arbitrator in the growing currency dispute among the biggest countries. The US immediately said it would push China harder to boost what many ... Read Full Story »
The Chinese Ministry of Commerce plans to put a levy on broiler chicken parts sent to the most populous nation in the world by American poultry farmers. The tariffs could ... Read Full Story »
Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao pressed his case that the yuan had little to do with trade deficits and joblessness in the US. His comments come just as the Ways and ... Read Full Story »
The Obama Administration has hoped to avoid an attempt by Congress to seize the ability to negotiate with China on the value of the yuan. It has almost always been ... Read Full Story »
Almost every analysis about competition between the US and China puts the People's Republic in the lead. China has more people, lower labor costs, more efficient protectionism, a better currency ... Read Full Story »
China's trade surplus hit $28.7 billion for July. The number has not been so high since the depths of the recession eighteen months ago. The General Administration of Customs said ... Read Full Story »
For some reason, the huge trade gap announcement did not stir much concern in Congress about the value of the yuan. The figure rose to $42.3 billion in May. Instead ... Read Full Story »