The currency bubble
by MARTHA R. CARR
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One of the bigger obstacles to the US economy gaining substantial numbers of jobs is the battle over valuation of currency among different nations. The amount a currency is valued at is largely tied to the strength of their economy but itÂ’s possible for individual countries to manipulate the pricing in either direction so that they can gain an advantage on the international markets when exporting their own goods and services.
ThereÂ’s still a certain amount of balance that generally has to be maintained in order to avoid inflation as well as a recession but in times of international economic crises where things are already off kilter, like the Great Recession thatÂ’s been rippling through countries, itÂ’s possible for a country to work their advantage.
Currently, ChinaÂ’s yuan is seen as greatly undervalued at least since the beginning of 2008, which has given them a significant advantage in the export of goods and services. Made in China has lead to a trade imbalance and the US owing China billions of dollars, which can make foreign policy a little trickier. ItÂ’s hard to press a controversial point home to someone whoÂ’s holding all of your chits.
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