Apparently, at least one of the columnists at the Washington Post reads this blog. Sebastian Mallaby, a veteran from the Economist and contributor to Foreign Affairs, Foreign Policy, Prospect, the National Interest, the New York Times, Policy Review, Slate and the New Republic, and specializing in globalization, trade, investment trends, international development and economic policy, has apparently taken my advice for Tim Butcher to heart. Mr. Mallaby decided to follow up with Tim Geithner’s recent and much discussed comment about China’s “manipulation of currency” and penned a piece that’s not safe for your computer if you are drinking coffee while reading it.
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Jan 26
minipost-Something to chuckle about #2
Written by: DJ | Filed under:-mini-posts | Tags:currency, financial crisis, trade
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Jan 26
Welcome Year of the Ox – and Happy New Year!
Written by: Allen | Filed under:Announcements, culture, General | Tags:Happy New Year
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It should be Chinese New Year’s Eve or New Year’s Day throughout most of the world by now … so I just want to wish everyone here a very Happy and Prosperous Year of the OX (牛)!
According to the Chinese Zodiac, the Ox symbolizes prosperity and is associated with fortitude and hard work. Those born under the influence of the Ox are natural leaders, are dependable, and possess innate abilities to achieve great things. Continue reading »
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