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Keyword: trade surplus

Bubble Saving (6/17/2010)

The US has been spending more than it earns and has to borrow from abroad to fund its real investment.

Keywords: capital depreciation allowances, debt, disposable income, dissaving, foreign capital, investment, net worth, Saving, trade surplus

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

Is Japan Saving Too Much? (6/29/1999)

Japan's economy is stuck in a prolonged stagnation because consumers' disposable income is too low and business saving is too high.

Keywords: aggregate demand, bank loan, budget deficit, business saving, cartelization, cartels, disposable income, GDP, investment, Japan, liquidity trap, public debt, saving, Stagnation, trade surplus

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 Surplus Trap (6/18/2010)

Countries heavily dependent on exporting manufactured goods must deny their own citizens higher standard of living to maintain their trade surplus in an era of global wage arbitrage.

Keywords: China, dollar, exchange rate, fiat money, Germany, Japan, outsourcing, part-time workers, sterilize, temporary workers, trade surplus, Wage arbitrage, wages, yuan