Currency Misalignment Monitor, April 2023
New monthly index tracks currency misalignment based on latest market rates Dollar is 11.5% overvalued Japanese yen 29.4% undervalued Chinese yuan 19.8% undervalued CMM is
House CCP Committee Hearings are ‘Must See’ TV for China Hawks. The Latest Episode.
A review of last week’s House Select Committee on the CCP. In the latest, the Uyghur Forced Labor Law, and how banned products are still sold here.
Katherine Tai Holds Ground on Free Trade, Market Access, in Senate Finance Hearing
Members of the Senate Finance Committee try convincing USTR Katherine Tai of the importance of free trade. She explains why, and where, that might not work.
Drug Shortages: Why They Happen, What Can Be Done About Them?
A Senate hearing on pharmaceutical shortages discusses America’s dependence on India and China, and what can be done to reshore.
Repealing China’s Most Favored Nation Status: What it Means for U.S. Manufacturers and Workers
Two bills circulating in the Senate want to repeal China’s Most Favored Nation trading status. CPA trade lawyer Charles Benoit explains what it means.
Bike Industry Imports Slumped in 2022; Still Hold 97% of U.S. Market
Imports take 97% of the US bicycle market. China dominates but Cambodia, Vietnam shares grow as tariffs bite.
First-Ever House Select Committee on China Shows Washington’s Worry
House China Committee talks China. No war talk. But plenty of worry. What was said at the first ever hearing, one of Capitol Hill’s best hearings this year.
CPA Annual Global Imbalances Report: U.S. remains the leading deficit country absorbing the surpluses of China, Japan and Germany
Key Points Global current account imbalances (consisting mostly of trade) increased in 2021, the most recent data available. As a percentage of world GDP, total
Senate Banking Committee Asks if Export Controls Against China are Working
A look inside the Feb 28 Senate hearing on China export controls, and the Banking Committee’s debate on how to best compete with the world’s No. 2 economy.
