China’s Trade Deficit Hampers Free-Floating Yuan About: China’s new trade deficit, booming Chinese economy, Chinese Customs Administration, China’s president, Hu Jintao, Jim Trippon, China’s equity markets, Chinese Yuan, China’s soaring imports, China’s economic expansion China posted a March trade deficit of $7.2 billion, news that may downright shocking to some market observers. The deficit represents [...]

China’s Attraction of Foreign Direct Investment Grows About: China foreign direct investment, China Stock Digest,  Chinese Yuan, foreign direct investment (FDI), Wall Street Journal Although Washington has been complaining mightily about China stealing American jobs, the evidence is quite compelling that the Chinese bear little blame. While U.S. firms struggle to find capital, foreign investment [...]

Is peace breaking out already? About: AFP (Agence France Press), Nobel laureate Paul Krugman, New York Times, China Stock Digest, MarketWatch, Premier Wen Jiabao, Chinese Yuan, Vice Commerce Minister Zhong Shan, Morgan Stanley Asia Chairman Stephen Roach, New York Times blogger, Morgan Stanley economist Ignore the headlines and read between the lines. Here’s a prime [...]

War of the Yuan: How It Will Affect Your Investments About: Nobel Laureate, New York Times, Paul Krugman, Chinese Prime Minister Wen Jiabao, Peterson Institute for International Economics, China’s economy, Aluminum Corporation of China (ACH), China Stock Digest, Baidu (BIDU), Chinese Yuan The political temperature is rising sharply in Beijing and Washington in a war [...]