Keyword: trade deficit

Dividing the Pie (5/13/2010)

Over-extended American consumers provided the ultimate market for consumer goods exported from low-wage countries that are willing to sell on credit.

Keywords: cheap labor, credit, economic pie, globalization, imbalance, profit share, Reserve currency, saving rate, trade deficit, wage share

Farming the Wind (1/23/2010)

China is tapping US economic stimulus fund to build wind farms in the US.

Keywords: China, green jobs, stimulus package, trade deficit, trade surplus, wind farms, wind turbines

Injections and Leakages - Planned vs Realized (1/3/2013)

An open economy allows for more varied interplays between planned vs actual leakages and injections among countries.

Keywords: actual injections, actual leakages, borrowing, capital flow, debt, lending, paradox of thrift, planned injections, planned leakages, realized injections, realized leakages, trade deficit, trade surplus

Is China on a 'Gold Standard'? (2/24/2012)

Domestic inflation in China as well as yuan appreciation have boosted the prices of Chinese imports to the US.

Keywords: budget deficit, currency appreciation, exchange rate, gold standard, inflation, trade deficit, trade surplus, yuan value

Sinking Dollar (1/21/2010)

The US dollar has been losing its value as an international reserve currency due to its persistent trade deficits.

Keywords: foreign exchange, Gisele Bundchen, reserve currency, trade deficit, US dollar, yuan

To Revalue or Not to Revalue – The Yuan Story (1/23/2010)

The Chinese yuan may be under-valued against the US dollar, but yuan revaluation is unlikely to substantially reduce US trade deficit with China.

Keywords: current account deficit, current account surplus, dollar, foreign exchange, revaluation, RMB, trade deficit, trade surplus, yuan

Trade Deficits (transcript) (11/18/2010)

Trade deficits fund budget deficits and excessive consumption.

Keywords: budget deficit, budget gap, budget surplus, GDP, net exports, NX, saving-investment gap, taxes, trade deficit