US gives China pass on currency, Congress unhappy
A key senator pledges to press ahead with a bill threatening China with tariffs on some of its products unless there is significant movement upward in the yuan
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China economy cools as tightening bites
Two indexes based on polls of purchasing executives fell, but showed an expected moderation in China’s economy and not the precipitous drop that some investors feared
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U.S. group urges Senate to reject forex bill
Rival U.S. business groups clash on whether the U.S. Senate should press ahead with a bill that would allow the United States to impose import duties on China in a bid to force a stronger yuan.
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Obama: Pressing China to make trade fair
U.S. President Barack Obama keeps up pressure on China to ensure its currency policy does not give it an unfair export advantage in a speech in a middle-American town hard hit by the loss of jobs overseas.
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G8, G20 foreign reserves
In 2009, China held nearly a third more foreign reserves than the G8 combined.
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G20 current account balances
Current account balances of the world’s 20 biggest economies, with China having the most surplus and the United States the largest deficit.
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Protectionist trade measures around the world
Protectionist trade measures implemented since end-2008.
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How the G20 economies stack up
GDP of the 20 largest economies, with the European Union atop and China leading the Asian pack.
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SCENARIOS-Tone set for rest of 2010?
Gradual appreciation remains the most likely scenario, and possibly two-way volatility within limits.
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Worries rise on U.S. bond market risks
Concerns that China may buy fewer U.S. Treasuries as it lets its currency rise
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Daily report: Yuan up after U.S. report
PBOC sets higher mid-point in goodwill gesture; China seen having plans to allow yuan to rise over time
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POLL-Yuan to rise 2.4pct vs dlr by yr-end
The median forecast of 33 economists by Reuters shows the yuan will end 2010 at 6.67 per dollar
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China avoids manipulator label, again
No surprise U.S. doesn’t label China a currency manipulator: Reuters Asia Correspondent Paul Eckert.
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G20 wrong place to discuss yuan
Morgan Stanley’s Roach worries between now and U.S. mid-term polls there will be bite to the yuan bark.
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U.S.-China tension weighs on risk fx
China risks stoking a new trade spat with the U.S., a scenario which would pressure risk currencies.
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Yuan reform reflects changing economy
Reform due to economy’s internal dynamics as opposed to any outside pressure:China G20 delegate.
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Yuan may fall as volatility picks up
The basis for steady but slow yuan appreciation vs the dollar is not as strong as 5 years ago
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European solar firms get FX boost
Weak euro, stronger yuan to hurt Asian players, help European solar firms regain market share.
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China property buyers go global
Chinese diversify property buys with Hong Kong, Singapore, London topping shopping list.
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Canada fertilizer,forest firms gain on yuan
Accounting translation of renminbi to U.S./Canadian dollars to help.
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How far and fast will the yuan rise?
The threat of action by the US Congress may see the yuan appreciate more than the market expects
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China move like history in slow-motion
Move will probably aid a slow-moving but profound transformation in China’s economy.
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Yuan-dlr doesn’t drive China rebalancing
Other factors, including labour costs, are probably doing more to increase the cost of Chinese exports
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Analysts react to China’s flexibility vow
Analysts react to China’s move to gradually make the yuan’s exchange rate more flexible.
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Competing agendas
Defining quotes over yuan reform, which has pitted China against the rest of the world
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China yet to forge single view on yuan
Chinese policymakers display divisions over the yuan
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A glimpse inside the world’s factory
This Reuters picture slideshow focuses on the workers behind the Chinese manufacturing miracle
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SPECIAL REPORT-China’s migrant workers
A younger generation, more aware of their rights and opportunities, is transforming the world’s workshop.
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Starbucks and the overvalued yuan
Is latte at Starbucks in China overpriced or is the yuan, unexpectedly overvalued?
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