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Is the yuan key in rebalancing bilateral trade between the U.S. and China?
Wall Street Journal
September 02, 2010
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Obama adviser Summers to visit China September 4
Reuters
September 02, 2010
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ADP: Private Employment decreases 10,000 in August
Calculated Risk
September 02, 2010
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Strong Yen Helps to Fuel Germany’s Export Boom
New York Times
September 02, 2010
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China warns of fallout from U.S. anti-dumping plans
Reuters
September 01, 2010
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New Job Means Lower Wages for Many
New York Times
September 01, 2010
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The Economy: Does Either Party Deserve to Win in November?
Monday, August 30, 2010
Neither political party currently has the solutions necessary to put Americans back to work. Each rides its ideological hobby horse, neither of which is a good bet to finish in the money. How could they? They are static, artificial constructs with only minimal connections to the real world.
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by Alan Tonelson, Monday, August 23, 2010
Defaltion and President Obama's Legacy
Tuesday, August 17, 2010
Trade Deficit Slows Recovery
Tuesday, August 10, 2010
House Democratic Leadership Falls Short in Aiding US Manufacturing
by Alan Tonelson, Friday, July 30, 2010
Trade Deficit Threatens Double Dip and Depression
Monday, July 12, 2010
Up to the Minute Commentary:
Devil-ish Details from the New GDP Report

The numbers behind last week's depressingly low U.S. growth figures indicate that (1) the gimmicks that have propped up the economy recently are no longer working and (2) new deficit-cutting trade policies are absolutely imperative to spark genuine recovery.

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German Lessons Obama Needs to Learn, Cont'd.

Germany's increasingly impressive economic performance continues sending a message President Obama continues to ignore -- using trade to jumpstart growth requires controlling imports as well as promoting exports

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Obama's Speech: His Neglect of Manufacturing Charge Starts in the Oval Office
by Alan Tonelson, 8/31/2010
Show-Me State Shows How to Subsidize Chinese Manufacturing Plants in US
by Alan Tonelson, 8/2/2010
The US Economic Borrow-and-Spend Bubble Reflates
by Alan Tonelson, 7/12/2010
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Recycling Igorance at the Washington Post
by Alan Tonelson, 8/17/2010
Government Motors Takes the Subprime Buyer Road
by Alan Tonelson, 8/10/2010
Kowtowing No Substitute for Rule of Law
by Alan Tonelson, 7/27/2010
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Our Declining Manufacturing Base: Why Making Products Here Is Important
The Myth of U.S. Productivity: Why Gains Don’t Mean Higher Wages for U.S. Workers
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