China’s Factory-Gate Prices Slip Into Deflation

Editors note: The tariffs are working. Now we need to get serious about exchange rate management. Falling producer prices add another complication to Beijing’s efforts to shore up its slowing economy [Grace Zhu | August 9, 2019 | WSJ] BEIJING—China’s producer prices fell into deflation for the first time in three years, as worries over…

It’s Time to Rethink our Close Economic Relationship with the Totalitarian State of China

By David J. Lynn, Ph.D. China has become increasingly integrated into America’s economy with a wide range of industrial and consumer goods being imported from China including electronics, clothing, furniture, drugs, food products, machinery and many high-technology components that are essential for our national defense. In fact, in the US, it is virtually impossible to avoid…

Press Release: CPA Praises Trump Administration for Labeling China a ‘Currency Manipulator’

Currency designation will initiate consultations on trade barriers Washington. The Coalition for a Prosperous America (CPA) today strongly praised the Trump administration for formally designating China as a “currency manipulator.” US manufacturers have long complained about Beijing’s currency manipulation, which has made Chinese exports artificially cheap in the US market. This is the first time…