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China has again warned the US not to use the dispute over the value of the Chinese currency, the yuan, as a "scapegoat" for its high unemployment and flagging growth prospects. This came even as the Obama administration pledged to investigate Beijing's subsidies to its growing clean energy industries while delaying a politically volatile report on the Chinese currency.
The Obama administration's approach — part carrot , part stick — reflected the delicate balance the administration is trying to strike in a campaign year by taking a newly assertive posture over China's trade and commercial policies, while pursuing delicate negotiations as an alternative to confrontation.
The Obama administration looks set to delay a much-anticipated decision on whether to label China as a currency manipulator, possibly until after the US congressional elections and a Group of 20 summit in November. Senate aides told Reuters the Treasury Department would hold off releasing its semi-annual report on the currency practices of US trading partners. The report had been expected on Friday.
The United Nations has stepped into the debate on the future of the US Dollar - to urge that it be dropped as the world's reserve currency. What was once seen as a slightly crackpot idea has quickly gained traction in world capitals, particularly Beijing, Moscow and Tehran, but this is the first time that a world organisation has openly taken this position. The UN Conference on Trade and Development, or UNCTAD, has said in its new report that trade imbalances and the breakdown in the way currencies and capital rules work was 'largely' responsible for the financial crisis. Although this fact has been pointed out by many economists and politicians, no-one has spelled out a potential solution - until now. It is calling for the biggest overhaul of the world's monetary system since World War II. In effect, it is suggesting that a new composite or artificial currency be created, that would be a weighted basket of major currencies. In other words, rather than having the US Dollar as the sole reserve currency, the new system would bring in a range of currencies that should balance out into a more stable system. The idea would be to use the IMF's Special Drawing Rights (SDRs), which are formed from a basket of currencies but are used for accounting purposes only. Under the plan, the 'supranational' currency would start to be used for active trading.
Originally posted by catwhoknows
It is orchestrated.
It is a fight between the powers with no care for individuals.
They are all into ruling.
China and its rising sun flag are probably the next super-power.
God help the world.