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The Chinese Disconnect
The Chinese Disconnect
Senior monetary officials usually talk in code. So when Ben Bernanke, the Federal Reserve chairman, spoke recently about Asia, international imbalances and the financial crisis, he didn’t specifically criticize China’s outrageous currency policy. But he didn’t have to: everyone got the subtext. ...
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