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Dr. Albert Keidel
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In The Media
China and the U.S. Economy
Despite Treasury Tim Geitner's recent comments that China is manipulating its currency, it is difficult to assess China's monetary policies because its economy is in such flux.
Published on Jan 24, 2009
Source: Washington Journal
In six months, the Treasury Department of Treasury will report which countries are unfairly manipulating their currencies to achieve trade benefits. Keidel explained that it is difficult to assess whether China is manipulating the yuan since its economy is in such flux right now. He argued, furthermore, that it is difficult, if not impossible, to identify what the "proper" dollar-yuan exchange rate should be; he noted that while the yuan has indeed appreciated with respect to the dollar, it has depreciated compared to the euro.
Keidel expressed confidence that the Obama administration will continue the Strategic Economic Dialogue that Hank Paulson stewarded under the Bush administration, arguing that that dialogue has opened up high-level exchanges between American personnel and their appropriate counterparts in Beijing.
About the Author
Dr. Albert Keidel
Former Senior Associate, China Program
Keidel served as acting director and deputy director for the Office of East Asian Nations at the U.S. Department of the Treasury. Before joining Treasury in 2001, he covered economic trends, system reforms, poverty, and country risk as a senior economist in the World Bank office in Beijing.
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Dr. Albert Keidel
Recent Work
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