Simon Rabinovitch

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Articles

Q+A: What are the stakes in the U.S.-China yuan tussle? November 17, 02:25am EST

BEIJING/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama has promised to raise the issue of the yuan's exchange rate during his visit this week to Beijing, putting the spotlight on a major bone of contention which has the potential to shake currency markets ... Full Article

Stable yuan has helped global recovery -vice formin

IMF chief again urges China to let yuan rise

Q+A-What are the stakes in the U.S.-China yuan tussle?

China cool to stronger yuan as IMF calls for rise

WRAPUP 1-China cool to stronger yuan as IMF calls for rise

Blog Posts

Starbucks and the overvalued yuan

Is latte at Starbucks in China overpriced or is the local currency, the yuan, unexpectedly overvalued? The former is certainly more plausible, but it might be equally true that the yuan, if not overvalued, is at least not as undervalued as other measures suggest. Full Article | Comments [11]

Love the Motherland, Love Statistics

The next time anyone questions the reliability of Chinese statistics, they should first spare a thought for the sensitive, earnest souls who gather the data. Full Article | Comments [2]

China's infertile ground for (some) Western sports

Soccer is in a tight spot in China -- literally. Huge crowds roar for Manchester United but the national team is a laughing stock at 108th in FIFA world rankings. The reason may be the basic fact of physical space, or the lack thereof, in China. Full Article | Comments [5]