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Strategies & Market Trends : The Epic American Credit and Bond Bubble Laboratory

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To: russwinter who wrote (4126)12/29/2003 9:25:06 PM
From: russwinter  Read Replies (3) of 110194
 
I'm surprised no one here has jumped all over the ramifications of the Chinese yuan revaluation discussed here.
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This will be big, and I think it happens in stages soon.

Consider the immediate impact (inflation) on imported goods to the US.

Consider the immediate increase in wealth of the average Chinese, and overnight reduction for them in the cost of energy and other commodities.

Would the Japanese continue to aggressively peg the yen by subsidizing US rates after a yuan revaluation? I don't think so, as the main goal is to stay competitive with China, not the US. I think the Japanese will just let the yen trade higher. That's the quid pro quo with the Chinese to get the deal done.

Probable impacts on the US: higher import prices=inflation, higher interest rates as Asians back away from dollar recycling. Could the US benefit in the short run from a stronger yen, and yuan versus the USD? Not enough?

The Euro might weaken some, as it would no longer be the only free trading major currency in the world, and because of the backup in US rates.
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