FEATURE STORY
Managing Appreciation: Treasury's Role in Preparing for Currency Change
Christopher Bjorke, AFP | March 6, 2008

Wolfgang Koester is CEO of Rim-Tec Inc., a firm specializing in foreign exchange risk. As an observer of currency movements, he has been following the accelerating appreciation of China's currency, the yuan, and spoke with Asia-Pacific Forum on ways firms can manage their exposures.

FEATURE STORY
Second Thoughts on Currency
Christopher Bjorke, AFP | February 8, 2008

Economist and consultant David H. Hale recently argued in an essay for the journal Foreign Affairs that Washington’s push for China to revalue its currency was "unlikely to achieve the desired result of reducing the U.S. trade imbalance."

FEATURE STORY
Commentary:  A Clearer Picture of China’s Economy
Christopher Bjorke, AFP | February 7, 2008

A popular image of China is one of an export machine fueled by an undervalued currency. This seems to be the picture that usually accompanies attempts to paint China as a competitive threat to the U.S. economy, in Congress or elsewhere.

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Washington Watch: Does U.S. Congress’ Silence Speak Volumes?
Michael Griffith, AFP | January 10, 2008

Despite the controversy raised in Congress this year over Chinese currency manipulation, Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson’s engagement strategy seems to have soothed Congress’ complaints for the time being.

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