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China Admits Europe Is A Problem

Posted: July 20, 2010 at 5:52 am

It may be a ruse, but China now says that problems in the economies of Europe will undermine the growth of its exports in the second half.  The Ministry of ...
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China And The US, Economies Move In Different Directions

Posted: July 15, 2010 at 4:58 am

China reported that its economy expanded by 11.1% in the first half and "only" 10.2% in the second quarter. That was viewed by most analysts as a "slowing' although it ...
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Obama Faces Losing Control Of Yuan Negotiations

Posted: June 11, 2010 at 5:10 am

If an American president lost control over his own international economic policy, he would be humiliated and emasculated. Congress is on the brink of taking over the  negotiations about the ...
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Will China Crush Chinese Unions?

Posted: June 10, 2010 at 5:41 am

The China of Tiananmen Square has not entirely disappeared. The central government is still willing to assert control, often brutally. Last year, riots in the interior, based on a push ...
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China Exports Up 50%: A Rumor Turns Real

Posted: June 9, 2010 at 6:03 am

A rumor that China's exports rose 50% compared to last May drove China's markets up over 2% at the close of trading. It turns out that the numbers were correct. ...
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China Becomes The High-Cost Provider Of Goods

Posted: June 7, 2010 at 5:45 am

China has a problem. Before the recession it was clearly the low-cost provider of goods among the largest nations of the world. Its inexhaustible workforce were another advantage. Its manufacturing ...
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China Growth Slows Now, And Europe May Worse Trend

Posted: June 1, 2010 at 5:56 am

The two primary signs of China's manufacturing expansion showed weakness in May. The China Federation of Logistics and Purchasing managers index dropped to 53.9 last month compared with 55.7 in ...
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China Going Broke

Posted: April 10, 2010 at 7:39 pm

It is only a few weeks ago that China was promoting its role as the preeminent expanding economy of the world. It also regularly lectured the US about containing its ...
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China’s On Fire As Factory Production Rises Again

Posted: April 1, 2010 at 4:59 am

The recession and unemployment across the world must have been cured. How else could China's factories push out more and more products every month as concerns about its economy overheating ...
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China Exports Surge 46%, But Who Buys The Goods?

Posted: March 10, 2010 at 5:07 am

China's exports rose 46% in February compared with the same month a year ago, underscoring concerns about whether its economy has begun to overheat. The Chinese customs agency, which made the ...
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Trade Deficit Reduced In October As Exports Rise

Posted: December 10, 2009 at 9:33 am

The U.S. trade deficit decreased $2.7 billion $32.9 billion in October as a result of exports growing more than imports.  Exports grew $3.4 billion while imports grew $745 million.  Gains ...
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