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What do we want? 20%!

What do we want? 20%!  This isn’t a demand for a wage increase – or for a cut in public spending.  It’s for something altogether different and potentially even more disruptive.  To find out what this is, read on. No, this isn’t a story about workers’ pay claims in China or some other fast-growing developing nation – even though similar such headlines [...]

China comes clean with its dirty float

Like most, we expect the renminbi to appreciate following the shift from a currency peg. But we think that the pace of change won’t make a big difference to China’s trade surplus or its inflation rate.

Chinese currency appreciation: Wen on when

The Chinese premier has been outlining the arguments against yen appreciation. This may reflect worries that the US will label current policy as “currency manipulation”.

Chinese whispers

The governor of the People’s Bank of China, Zhou Xiaochuan, has indicated that the case for letting the renminbi rise a little is gaining ground. But not all the ducks are in line as yet.

Yin yuan

The IMF has said that the yuan is substantially undervalued; a Chinese official has talked of the need to change market expectations.

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