China trade deficit


Menu:
Broad:
China trade
China expansion
US investment in China
China venture capital
Shanghai ventures
Shanghai property
China Europe Trade
China Taiwan conflict
China Taiwan trade
China Taiwan gateway
China US Trade
Inner China Expansion
Chinese Labor Trends
China Western influence
China business opportunities
US Government in China
Chinese trade regulations
Shanghai development
Hong Kong Trade
Hong Kong Gateway
Hong Kong investment
Hong Kong US
Beijing business
China capitalism
China outsourcing
China law
China import laws
China currency laws
China business
China market
Chinese culture
Chinese music trends
China society
China trends
China film
China television networks
Chinese youth
Chinese power
China currency
China trade deficit
China current exchange

Tight:
China trade
China expansion
US investment in China
China venture capital
Shanghai ventures
Shanghai property
China Europe Trade
China Taiwan conflict
China Taiwan trade
China Taiwan gateway
China US Trade
Inner China Expansion
Chinese Labor Trends
China Western influence
China business opportunities
US Government in China
Chinese trade regulations
Shanghai development
Hong Kong Trade
Hong Kong Gateway
Hong Kong investment
Hong Kong US
Beijing business
China capitalism
China outsourcing
China law
China import laws
China currency laws
China business
China market
Chinese culture
Chinese music trends
China society
China trends
China film
China television networks
Chinese youth
Chinese power
China currency
China trade deficit
China current exchange
Bush Urges China to Change Way it Values its Currency 27 Jan 2005
Chosun Ilbo, A member of the US Senate's Commerce Committee, Byron Dorgan, says the trade deficit with China is growing in a dangerous way. In ...

UPDATE 2-Snow says will press G7 for faster economic growth 27 Jan 2005
Reuters ...partners to speed up their growth to help shrink a record US trade deficit. ... they feel has fallen unfairly on them because exporting powerhouse China has kept ...

Just not good enough 27 Jan 2005
Moneyweb, At the upper end of the scale is (of course) China, at just under 9 ... The largest of these imbalances, according to the UN, is the US trade deficit, which rose to ...

As won rises, so do worries 27 Jan 2005
Joongang Ilbo, The United States posted $147.7 billion trade deficit with China alone last year through November, and its national deficit exceeded $400 billion last year. ...

Sanders: Unfettered free trade is ruining middle class 27 Jan 2005
Barre Montpelier Times Argus, This year, the United States will have a record-breaking trade deficit of almost $600 billion, including an estimated $140 billion deficit with China alone. ...

Medium/Long-term gold outlook positive 27 Jan 2005
Mineweb, The US trade deficit with Japan is around $70 billion, in excess of $100 billion with the Euro area, $65 billion with Canada, and $150 billion with China. ...

DATA VIEW: HK December Trade Slows Due To China,Garments 27 Jan 2005
Yahoo News The trade deficit expanded to HK$92 billion for 2004 from HK$63.3 billion in 2003 ... as we do expect some moderation in the major markets like the US and China.". ...

Economist reserved over 2005's forecast 27 Jan 2005
Charlottesville Daily Progress, ...on American consumption and more on Middle Eastern politics and demand in China. ... The “dual deficits� of the $600 billion foreign trade deficit and the US ...

UN’s global warning 27 Jan 2005
Moneyweb, ...these imbalances, according to the UN, is the US trade deficit which rose to more than ... will reduce it further, including in the US and China, “the principle ...

Boeing Wins $7.2 Bln Order for 60 7E7s From China (Update2) 27 Jan 2005
Bloomberg US lawmakers and manufacturers are trying to close the trade deficit with China that is estimated to have widened to $150 billion last year from a record $124 ...

US consumers could scuttle global growth 27 Jan 2005
Financial Express.bd, ...rely on a falling dollar alone to tame its soaring trade deficit but must ... Meanwhile, a report from Washington says, China could take over the global market for ...

Diversify and cut debt as the dollar struggles 27 Jan 2005
Houston Chronicle, When that happens, we'll be forced to eliminate our trade deficit and increase our savings rate. Foreigners won't be saving for us. ...

Bush says he's open to ideas from Congress on Social Security 27 Jan 2005
Barre Montpelier Times Argus, To address the trade deficit, the president said he would seek to expand free trade and also persuade China to adjust its currency to make American goods more ...

The Daily Reckoning Jan 25, 2005
HoweStreet.com, Will it actually reduce the trade deficit? ... An article in last week's Wall Street Journal showed how China's Wanxiang Group is moving into the US auto-parts ...

Mexico December Trade Deficit Widens to Record (Update2) Jan 24, 2005
Bloomberg China replaced Mexico as the second-largest exporter to the US behind Canada in ... estimates in a Bloomberg survey had forecast a December trade deficit of $1.8 ...

Mexico December Trade Deficit Widens to Record (Update1) Jan 24, 2005
Bloomberg ...of its exports to the US, is facing stiffer competition from China for sales of ... estimates in a Bloomberg survey had forecast a December trade deficit of $1.8 ...

Yuan revaluation: Little Impact seen on US deficit Jan 24, 2005
Economic Times, Figures last week, showing a further widening of America’s trade deficit and a big increase in China’s surplus, have surely increased the pressure on China ...

Commentary: Bush as King Canute Jan 26, 2005
Washington Times, Will China still sit tight on its mountain of dollars or dump some of ... obliviousness of his administration to the soaring US balance of trade deficit and the ...

The decline of the dollar Jan 26, 2005
PeriĂłdico 26, Who are the lenders? This year, China, Japan and other East Asian countries are expected to finance half the annual US trade deficit. ...

Mexico struggles to make China a trade pal Jan 25, 2005
Washington Times, ...several years with China's edging out Mexico as the number one exporter to the United States, and with the skyrocketing of Mexico's trade deficit with China. ...

A CIA report predicts that American global dominance could end in ... Jan 26, 2005
Slate The US trade deficit—much of it amassed by the purchase of Chinese-made goods—now exceeds $3 trillion. Meanwhile, China is displacing the United States all ...

Bush says China should open currency to market trading Jan 26, 2005
FXstreet.com, President Bush said Wednesday called on China and other unnamed countries to "treat their currencies in market fashion" as a way to lower the US trade deficit. ...

The Dollar: a Rogue Currency? Jan 26, 2005
Tiscali Europe, ...a collective approach was necessary calling upon the USA, Japan, China and other ... says that global imbalances, and the United States trade deficit in particular ...

Give attention to weak dollar Jan 26, 2005
Michigan Technological University Online Lode, ...said his biggest concern for America is our ever-increasing trade deficit, now sitting ... through government bonds, the two leading buyers being China and Japan. ...

Eurozone's trade deficit with China soars to over €41bn Jan 20, 2005
Financial Times, The eurozone's trade deficit with China soared to €41.1bn ($48.1bn, £28.6bn) in the first 10 months of last year, reducing sharply the region's overall ...

Text of Bush's News Conference Jan 26, 2005
Newsday, In terms of the trade deficit, it is important for us to make sure that in ... treat their currencies in market fashion -- I've been working with China, in specific ...

Czech Republic seeks co-operation with China Jan 26, 2005
China Business Weekly, The Czech Republic needs such co-operations to balance its trade deficit with China, Urban said. Statistics from the Embassy of ...

Currency fears tinge Asia optimism Jan 26, 2005
International Herald Tribune, ...with spirited rhetoric. For Washington, this move would likely bring relief from a yawning trade deficit with China. For Europe, it ...

Eurozone trade deficit with China increases 29 percent in 2004 Jan 21, 2005
India Daily, Eurozone’s trade deficit with China increased to $53.5 billion in 2004 from $41.6 billion in 2003 – an increase of 29 percent year over year. ...

Exchange rate tensions rising Jan 24, 2005
Stuff.co.nz, ...currency adjustment makes sense in terms of the geographical split of its trade deficit. ... Within this, the two biggest countries were China with 25 per cent and ...

Greenback falls but yen up against euro Jan 11, 2005
Ninemsn, US and euro zone policy-makers want China to move to a more flexible ... to dollar pressures when the US reports the November international trade deficit, which is ...

Caution urged on trade in China Jan 26, 2005
London Free Press, ...union. That's based on Canada's $10-billion annual trade deficit with China -- a deficit that will be hard to close. Canada will ...

China's huge trade surplus is ascribable to President Bush Jan 24, 2005
China Economic Net, ...deficit for the year. According to statistics from the customs, China did experience trade deficit of US$8.6 billion in Q1 2004. ...

Daily Briefing Jan 26, 2005
Atlanta Journal Constitution (subscription), China's defense industry recorded strong growth in 2004, with revenue climbing more than ... pose a serious threat, singling out the US trade deficit, which rose ...

An American who can't say no Jan 23, 2005
WorldNetDaily, ...merchandise trade deficit approaching $800 billion. We are borrowing 6 percent to 7 percent of GDP abroad to finance our purchases abroad. Japan and China are ...

Imports post slower growth of 2.4% in November Jan 25, 2005
Philippine Star, In the same period in 2003, there was a trade deficit of $1.37 billion. ... Other major sources of imports for November were: China, $226.89 million; Singapore ...

NM Businesses Turn to Exporting to Increase Profits Jan 24, 2005
Albuquerque Journal (subscription), The national trade deficit was expected to hit nearly $600 billion, more than 17 percent ... has been angling to license the technology and then sell it in China. ...

Senate OKs Gutierrez to head Commerce Jan 24, 2005
CNN Former Kellogg CEO will face pressure to trim trade deficit and stop jobs outsourcing to China. WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The US Senate approved Kellogg Co. ...

Chinese Monetary Policy Ignores Concerns of Global Trading ... Jan 12, 2005
PR Newswire (press release) PRNewswire/ -- A coalition of organizations committed to maintaining a strong industrial base today noted that the US bilateral trade deficit with China is on ...

Imports growth slows to 2.4 percent in Nov. Jan 25, 2005
ABS CBN News, ...the surplus in November, the Philippines still incurred a trade deficit of $924 ... were Taiwan, with shipments amounting to $265.9 million; China, $226.89 million ...

State bears brunt of growing trade deficit with China Jan 12, 2005
San Jose Mercury News (subscription), California was the state hardest hit by job losses blamed on the growing trade deficit with China, shedding more than 200,000 jobs over a 14-year period ...

US trade deficit with China causing job losses: report: Jan 12, 2005
New Kerala, ...[World News]: Washington, Jan 12 : The growing US trade deficit with China is creating an increasingly negative impact on the American economy, causing job ...

Time for Bush to Talk About Torture? Jan 25, 2005
Washington Post, ...on Monday to head the Commerce Department, where he will face pressure to trim the mammoth US trade deficit and stop the loss of manufacturing jobs to China.". ...

China Trade Deficit Costs US Jobs, New Report Says Jan 11, 2005
CalTrade Report, WASHINGTON, DC - 01/12/05 - A new study has found that the country's growing trade deficit with China has had an increasingly negative impact on the US economy ...

The crude oil factor in world growth Jan 26, 2005
The National, This time around, buoyant demand from China for most primary commodities, along with ... The US trade deficit last year hit US$650 million with the country caught ...

US Trade Deficit Hit Highest Figure Ever in November Jan 12, 2005
New York Times The United States's trade deficit with China in November was $16.6 billion, down slightly from October. It is only slightly smaller ...

Trade deficit clobbers greenback Jan 12, 2005
The Globe and Mail, ...after the US government stunned analysts by reporting that its trade deficit with the ... view that the US dollar will continue falling until China, which accounts ...

Trade deficit likely to pass $600 billion Jan 12, 2005
Washington Times, ...a business professor at the University of Maryland, blames the trade deficit for a ... progress will be made in bringing the deficit down until China allows its ...

New Study Documents Negative Impact of US Trade Deficit with China Jan 11, 2005
All American Patriots (press release), A new study has found that the United States' growing trade deficit with China has had an increasingly negative impact on the US economy, causing job losses ...

US trade deficit widens sharply Jan 12, 2005
BBC News, The trade deficit is a large part of the latter ... One small bright spot for US policy-makers was a slight decline in the deficit with China, often blamed for job ...

US Trade Deficit Soars to All-Time High Jan 12, 2005
Forbes ...to keep up the pressure on China not just on the currency issue but on other unfair trade practices as well. Engler predicted that the trade deficit would peak ...

US Trade Deficit Rises to New High; More Risk to Dollar Jan 12, 2005
New York Times ...continue to lend to us.". As usual, the largest trade deficit was with China: $16.6 billion in November. That was more than double ...

US trade deficit hits all-time high Jan 12, 2005
The Age (subscription), ...really wants the dollar to decline further to lower the trade deficit by making ... China has refused administration pleas to stop linking its currency directly to ...

Dollar Falls After Trade Deficit Widens to Record in November Jan 12, 2005
Bloomberg Issing suggested yesterday that Asian nations must let their currencies strengthen to help shrink the US trade deficit. ... China pegs its currency to the dollar. ...

US trade deficit expands Jan 12, 2005
The Globe and Mail, The trade deficit through November totalled $561.3-billion, far above the previous annual record ... The largest deficit as usual was with China, although the $16.6 ...

Nation/world briefs Jan 25, 2005
Arizona Republic, ...to reports of a refinery snag and rapid economic growth in China at a ... major imbalances pose a serious threat, singling out the US trade deficit, which rose to ...

US at trade deficit 'Grand Canyon' Jan 13, 2005
Kansas City Star (subscription), China has refused administration pleas to stop linking its currency directly ... the National Association of Manufacturers,predicted the trade deficit would peak ...

Walker's World: Iraq's votes define US future Jan 24, 2005
Washington Times, Last week, the US trade deficit for December was announced, a record-breaking $60 billion ... China is on track to match the US economy within 30 years, and India ...

US trade deficit grows to record $60.3bn Jan 12, 2005
IrishExaminer.com (subscription), ...and caused friction between the two countries. The trade deficit with China narrowed to $16.6bn (12.5bn) from a record $16.8bn. ...

Trade deficit reaches new heights Jan 13, 2005
Duluth News Tribune, A report issued Tuesday by a congressionally appointed panel said that without the trade deficit with China, the United States would have 1.5 million more jobs ...

US trade deficit is soaring Jan 12, 2005
Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, ...the description better.". The trade deficit, including that with China, is severely harming Pennsylvania companies. "There also is ...

Eventful period ahead for markets Jan 25, 2005
Walletwatch, The record US trade deficit of $60 billion gave the euro some relief, but the breather was short-lived. ... India and China have been called. ...

The Economy | US trade deficit: Truths amid spin Jan 14, 2005
Philadelphia Inquirer (subscription), ...artificial advantage over American competitors and worsens the trade deficit. The Bush administration has tried unsuccessfully to jawbone China into removing ...

Trade deficit soars in Nov. Jan 13, 2005
San Jose Mercury News (subscription), The jump in the trade deficit showed a surprising weakening in exports across the ... They particularly point to China, whose currency is now tied to the dollar. ...

US trade deficit hits record $60.3bn Jan 12, 2005
Independent, The US trade deficit ballooned to a record $60.3bn (ÂŁ32bn) in November, sending ... The imbalance with China, which refuses to revalue the renminbi from its decade ...

Trade Deficit Swells to $60.3 Billion Jan 12, 2005
Los Angeles Times (subscription), The trade deficit with China was once again the largest by far, totaling $16.6 billion in November. Large deficits were also recorded ...

NZ's November trade deficit confirmed at $679m Jan 13, 2005
Stuff.co.nz, New Zealand's trade deficit for November remained at $679 million, according to updated ... The top four - Australia, United States, Japan and China - account for ...

Diaa Khalil/Egypt Today Jan 25, 2005
Egypt Today, ...to help you cool down you just might be adding to the nations trade deficit as you ... a massive shipment of wooden ice-cream and popsicle sticks from China and is ...

Exports' 2.3% Slide Sends Trade Deficit To Record $60.3 Bil Jan 13, 2005
Investor's Business Daily (subscription) Falling exports and rising imports swelled the trade deficit by 7.7% to a record ... The US deficit with China narrowed slightly to $16.6 billion from October's ...

US deficit with China impacting high-tech industries Jan 12, 2005
Business Day, South Africa, WASHINGTON - The burgeoning US trade deficit with China is beginning to impact American hi-tech industries, once believed immune to lower-wage Chinese ...

US dollar drops as trade deficit hits new highs Jan 13, 2005
ISN, The deficit widened against most major trading partners, with the exception of China, which alone accounts for about a quarter of the total trade deficit. ...

Trade deficit yawning wider Jan 13, 2005
Tallahassee.com, ...the National Association of Manufacturers, said the administration needs to keep up the pressure on China. Engler predicted that the trade deficit would peak ...

US trade deficit soars to record Jan 12, 2005
Ireland Online, America’s trade deficit soared to an all-time high of £32bn (€45.6bn) in ... workers from unfair competition from low-wage foreign countries such as China. ...

US Trade Deficit Expands on Oil Imports Jan 12, 2005
Smartmoney.com (subscription) The shortfall with China decreased to $16.63 billion from $16.78 billion while the deficit with Japan expanded to $7.29 billion from $5.86 billion. ...

Trade deficit jumps to record 60.3B Jan 13, 2005
New York Daily News, The trade deficit widened to a record $60.3 billion in November, as demand for oil and ... More than a quarter of the deficit came from an imbalance with China. ...

American deficit hits record despite dollar Jan 12, 2005
International Herald Tribune, ..."A trade deficit of this magnitude is not good ... "The problem is how do you tell these countries like China to change when they are funding the US government. ...

Trade imbalance threatens future Jan 24, 2005
Sun-Sentinel.com, ...everything continues to be made overseas (mostly China), and white collar jobs tend to keep moving overseas, how can we improve the trade deficit -- and very ...

US Trade Deficit Surges as Exports Fall, Oil Imports Rise Jan 13, 2005
All American Patriots (press release), The trade deficit for the first 11 months of 2004 amounted to $561.3 billion ... the largest bilateral November 2004 deficit was recorded with China, $16.6 billion ...

FOREX-Dollar struggles after record US trade deficit Jan 12, 2005
FXStreet.com, The trade deficit in November widened above $60 billion for the first time ever to ... in the past few sessions as speculation mounted again that China could soon ...

Trade deficit reaches $60 billion Jan 12, 2005
News-Leader.com, Washington — The US trade deficit hit an all-time high of $60.3 billion in ... individual countries, the largest deficit, as usual, was with China, an imbalance ...

Dollar slides on record trade deficit Jan 12, 2005
Investor's Business Daily (subscription) The trade deficit means the United States is spending more than it is producing. ... made clear the key lies in Asian currencies, especially China's," said Kikuko ...

Belarus's Jan-Nov trade deficit contracts 19.4% Jan 19, 2005
Interfax, ...(Interfax) - Belarus posted a foreign trade deficit of $1.109 ... Ukraine (3.8%), the Netherlands (3.4%), Lithuania (2%), Italy (1.5%), Latvia (1.4%) and China (1.2 ...

Yuan revaluation wouldn't solve US c/a deficit-HSBC Jan 13, 2005
Reuters But King said China comprised less than a tenth of the dollar's trade weighted ... exchange rate of only 2 percent," he said, noting the trade deficit had widened ...

Trade deficit hits $2.7b in Nov: ABS 10 Jan 2005
The Age (subscription), There continues to be a surge of imports from China, with the trade deficit between Australia and China increasing to $4.1 billion for the five months to ...

Trade deficit expected 10 Jan 2005
Bangkok Post, ...are estimated at $109.14 billion, resulting in a trade deficit of $915 ... affect Thailand's exports included slower global economic growth, especially in China. ...

Trade-deficit obsessives just don’t get it 10 Jan 2005
Resource Investor, In concentrating on the US’s trade deficit with China, Roach and other economists are missing the truth about it; that it has occurred alongside a trading ...

Agricultural imports expand 10 Jan 2005
Xinhua, Ke Bingsheng, director of the Ministry of Agriculture's Research Centre for Rural Economy, estimated China's agricultural trade deficit may reach US$5.5 ...

Crouching tiger mauls dragon 10 Jan 2005
Economic Times, India’s overall trade surplus with China in the first half of 2004 alone touched $1.78 billion, exceeding New Delhi’s total trade deficit with Beijing over ...

MIDDAY BUSINESS REPORT: Stocks rise in advance of retail report 10 Jan 2005
Kansas City Star (subscription), ...stories will include Wednesday's report on the November trade deficit, which isn ... of the survivors contend that Georgia-based Glock Inc., China North Industries ...

Our Hidden Savings 10 Jan 2005
BusinessWeek US to borrow heavily from overseas -- driving a growing trade deficit, and leaving ... The International Monetary Fund estimates that China has a national savings ...

Don't get crushed by the falling buck 10 Jan 2005
CNN/Money ...world than we sell back to them, resulting in an annual trade deficit set to ... that we've borrowed a lot of money from foreign investors -- most notably China. ...

Inquirer News Service 10 Jan 2005
INQ7 Interactive, Inc., The biggest trade deficit is with China, the world's manufacturing center, but no matter how low the dollar might fall, it provides no relief because the yuan ...

Commerce secretary to press China for tough piracy policy 10 Jan 2005
Contra Costa Times (subscription), Evans said he was not disappointed by the growth in the overall trade deficit and the deficit with China. He said he saw it as "an ...

China’s internal combustion engine industry to boost production 10 Jan 2005
AWKnowledge (subscription), Hong Jie also pointed to the trade deficit as a factor bound to impact the overall ... would largely depend upon foreign companies setting up shop in China in 2005 ...

Who's a "Penny Pincher"? 10 Jan 2005
FrontPageMagazine.com, Our trade deficit with the rest of the world of $500 billion, a fifth of it with China, creates jobs and fights poverty throughout the world. ...

South Africa’s 2005 Outlook 10 Jan 2005
Moneyweb, ...to changing Fed language, leading to Dollar stabilization, and China announced measures to ... economy didn’t die, market unease about the US trade deficit and a ...

Has the Resources Boom Come and Gone 10 Jan 2005
Resource Investor, ...number of commentators lately, including Arthur Laffer who said the trade deficit is just ... China continues to grow strongly driven primarily by the decrease in ...

Multi-tasking gadgets 10 Jan 2005
Toronto Star, Making them is China's job. Lending Americans the money to cover their vast trade deficit falls to everyone else. That's worrisome, mighty worrisome. ...

Good, Gloomy, or Grim in 2005? 10 Jan 2005
MSNBC US trade deficit: The falling dollar will ultimately help, but it's worth remembering that after the 1985 dollar drop, it took two years for the deficit to ...

American Account: Irwin Stelzer: Fed's Greenspan faces a tricky ... 10 Jan 2005
The Times, ...course, has been falling steadily against all save the pegged currency of China. ... to correct the so-called imbalances — America’s huge trade deficit and its ...

December trade deficit hits US$1 billion Jan 7, 2005
Taipei Times, ..."The trade deficit came from ... Hsu attributed the deficit to the decelerating growth of exports to Hong Kong, China, the US, Europe and Japan while imports from ...

The trade deficit is not a problem Jan 7, 2005
Resource Investor, But once you realize that the trade deficit is, in fact, the capital surplus you would ... "To guarantee the dollar value of the yuan requires that China hold over ...

US Defaults On 40% Of Its Trillion Dollar Foreign Debt Jan 9, 2005
CMAQ, A $2 toy leaving a US-owned factory in China is a $3 shipment arriving ... and permit much of Uncle Sam's $600-billion-and-still-rising trade deficit from excess ...

The Economy | With luck, 2005 will mirror 2004 Jan 9, 2005
philly.com (subscription), ...to fall this year - particularly if China decides to revalue its own currency, as many analysts predict. America's enormous trade deficit, combined with a ...

Dollar's drop hits prices, economies Jan 8, 2005
The Republican, Therefore, the Chinese goods that line store shelves here are not becoming more expensive, and the trade deficit with China may not decline. ...

Agricultural trade deficit hits $5.5 bln Jan 6, 2005
Xinhua, BEIJING, Jan. 6 -- China may post a trade deficit of 5.5 billion US dollars for its agricultural products in 2004. Since entering ...

India’s high trade deficit, debt, lack of oil and dependence on ... Jan 5, 2005
India Daily, And add to the fact that India’s trade deficit unlike that of China is ballooning and balance of payment has worsened at a rate never seen before. ...

US has self to blame for weaker dollar Jan 9, 2005
The Japan Times, UBUD, Bali -- Earth to China-bashers: Beijing should not be blamed for America's trade deficits ... There is good reason to be concerned with the US trade deficit. ...

US trade deficit reaches all-time high of $55.5 billion Jan 5, 2005
News Target, The United States' politically sensitive trade deficit with China clocked a record $16.8 billion as imports flowing from the country posted all-time highs. ...

TAITRA drafts marketing plans to beat trade deficit Jan 5, 2005
Taipei Times, Apart from reducing the trade deficit with South Korea, Hsu said that TAITRA hopes to ... may lose its competitive edge to Hong Kong, South Korea and even China. ...

Blair must use his political capital wisely Larry Elliott Jan 9, 2005
Guardian, ...they will be priced out of western markets by cheaper goods from China. ... a worse time, particularly for a country already running a 2.8% trade deficit and with ...

Dollar Gloom is Here to Stay Jan 3, 2005
Forex Market ...failed to boost the dollar mainly due to the escalating trade deficit, whose pace ... in oil prices and emerging signs of further tightening measures from China. ...

China facing a US$5.5b agriculture trade deficit in 2004 Dec 31, 2004
Channel News Asia, BEIJING : China is expected to post an unprecedented 5.5 billion dollar agricultural trade deficit in 2004, as it struggles to feed its population of 1.3 ...

The decline of the dollar Jan 5, 2005
Socialist Worker, Who are the lenders? This year, China, Japan and other East Asian countries are expected to finance half the annual US trade deficit. ...

China : Imports accelerates agricultural trade deficit to a record ... Dec 31, 2004
Fibre 2 Fashion, A record US$5.5 billion agricultural trade deficit has been predicted for China this year, the Ministry of Agriculture sources said yesterday. ...

Farming trade deficit hits record Dec 30, 2004
Xinhua, ..."When considering world and domestic factors... China is likely to prolong its agricultural trade deficit (in the years ahead)," Ke said. ...

Manzullo gives small business national stage Jan 9, 2005
Rockford Register Star, That policy is adding to our own huge trade deficit.�. ... “I know he’s really pushing China on making (the Chinese currency) float against the American dollar ...

Good showing last month, but trade deficit still volatile Dec 30, 2004
Business Day, South Africa, ..."The (cumulative) trade deficit essentially reflects ... economist Johan Botha said there was still a "fair" demand of South African goods, especially from China. ...

US trade deficit with Canada passes $50 billion Dec 28, 2004
MLive.com, The nation's largest imbalance occurred with China, where the 10-month trade deficit was $131.1 billion in goods. The next-largest ...

Dollar’s steady fall troubles economists and foreigners Jan 5, 2005
Final Call, ...by the Bureau of Economic Analysis, showed that the US trade deficit continues to ... While China, with huge oil reserves, has denied it is selling off dollars, oil ...

Exports expand 6.2%, smallest gain in months Jan 7, 2005
eTaiwan News, ...and transportation between China and Taiwan. Taiwan's imports surged 21.3 percent to a record US$16 billion in December, resulting in a trade deficit of US ...

Economists clash over China 'peg' Jan 8, 2005
CBS MarketWatch ...to be close to an article of faith among economists that China should stop ... would allow the yuan to strengthen and help reduce the yawning US trade deficit. ...

Greenback blues has some turning to gold Jan 9, 2005
Edmonton Sun, At the same time, the US trade deficit sits at $5 trillion, growing by an alarming $600 ... He adds China and Japan are propping up US debt not to be kind, but to ...

The coming US – India business partnership will be the biggest ... Jan 7, 2005
India Daily, America – the largest democracies – experience the conversion of trade deficit to trade ... second largest economy after America and not third behind China. ...

Johnson makes state history Jan 7, 2005
Bethel Beacon, ..."China is the challenge now, and as it reaches the point where it ... competition," she added regarding concerns over the growing American trade deficit with the ...

Maytag Morass Jan 4, 2005
AlterNet, They become part of the national problem posed by the growing trade deficit that may ... rising oil prices and a growing trade imbalance with China, whose currency ...

Weak dollar has many ramifications Jan 5, 2005
Concord Monitor, ...foreign affiliates accounts for about one-third of the trade deficit, according to ... in the case of one particularly important trading partner, China, the dollar ...

IMF representative: nation can build on economic success Jan 2, 2005
Voice of Viet Nam, ...to expand their market share in the European Union (EU), Japan, and China. ... Consequently, the country registered a trade deficit of about US$5.52 billion, also ...

Economics leave textiles in tatters Jan 8, 2005
The Globe and Mail, ...just as China was poised to unleash a flood of apparel on North American markets. Canada already faces a steep and deteriorating trade deficit in clothing and ...

Column: Here's hoping we can start to focus on policy issues of ... Jan 5, 2005
Southeast Farm Press The trade deficit, say the economists, means that we’re taking our dollars and sending them to China, Mexico, Japan and even Canada. ...

Gilbert Ullrich: Sunny forecasts not all they might seem Jan 6, 2005
New Zealand Herald, ...unforeseen recovery in some key commodity prices, the merchandise trade deficit could be ... of world markets with cheap Asian goods (mainly from China), the lack ...

A glimpse of the future Jan 6, 2005
SupplyManagement.com, American economists reckon that the US’s trade deficit with China now tops $150 billion, and has so far been a significant factor in the loss of 2.7 million ...

The Plaza revisited Dec 27, 2004
ABS CBN News, But other than exerting pressure on China to let its currency, the yuan ... just exhorted them to spend more to help close the United States’ trade deficit. ...

A waking dragon shakes the world Dec 29, 2004
Financial Times, In spite of the yawning US trade deficit, China's overall trade is largely in balance thanks to imports of raw materials and Asian-made components and machinery ...

Homi Kharas Jan 7, 2005
Foreign Policy (subscription) ...by $55 billion in 2003. Indeed, China runs a trade deficit with the developing world. Chinese demand for basic commodities (produced ...

Trade deficit made in China Dec 10, 2004
The Australian, CHINA has overtaken the US as Australia's biggest source of imports, as ... furniture, electrical goods and machinery continues to fuel the growing trade deficit. ...

Returns should remain solid in 2005 Jan 5, 2005
sharechat, US imbalances – the trade deficit, high household debt and the US budget deficit ... China might have a hard landing, cutting into global growth and commodity ...

China's Rigged Currency Leads to Biggest Bilateral Trade Deficit ... Dec 14, 2004
PR Newswire (press release) 14 /PRNewswire/ -- A coalition of organizations committed to maintaining a strong industrial base today stated that the US trade deficit with China, which has ...

US trade deficit widens Dec 14, 2004
The Globe and Mail (subscription), The United States' politically sensitive trade deficit with China clocked a record $16.8-billion as imports flowing from the country posted all-time highs. ...

US trade deficit hits new record 55.5 billion dollars Dec 14, 2004
Turkish Press, ...in October as Americans sucked in more imports, particularly from China, and oil ... Over the first 10 months of 2004, the US trade deficit amounted to 500.5 ...

US trade deficit swells to all-time high Dec 14, 2004
Mail & Guardian Online (subscription), The US's politically sensitive trade deficit with China clocked a record $16,8-billion as imports flowing from the country posted all-time highs. ...

Trade Deficit Hits New Record High Dec 14, 2004
TheStreet.com, The US trade deficit swelled to another record high in October, as the gap between exports and imports with China posted a sharp increase, developments that ...

US trade deficit swells to record $55.5-b in October Dec 14, 2004
Jamaica Observer, The United States' politically sensitive trade deficit with China clocked a record $16.8 billion (euro12.6 billion) as imports flowing from the country posted ...

US trade deficit bulges to record 55.5 billion dollars Dec 14, 2004
Turkish Press, ...rates. The US trade deficit with China widened to a record 16.8 billion dollars in October -- 30 percent of the total gap. "This ...

Steady volume anticipated at Chiang Saen Jan 5, 2005
Bangkok Post, According to the Chiang Rai provincial commerce office, Thailand had a trade deficit of nearly 90 million baht with China in October, with exports worth only ...

US October Trade Deficit Seen at $53 Billion, Survey Shows Dec 13, 2004
Bloomberg ...to be stronger than growth around the world, we expect the trade deficit to continue ... is likely to cause the politically sensitive trade gap with China to also ...

letters from readers, 1-6-05 Jan 6, 2005
Journal Times Online, I would worry more about the trade deficit than Social Security. China is taking us over at the rate of 2 percent per year and will own us outright in less ...

Tsunami’s aftermath a lesson for President Bush Jan 4, 2005
Edmond Evening Sun, ...s budget deficit gets worse, or even that the nation’s trade deficit with other ... and a Red Chinese fighter jet off the coast of mainland China, then going ...

Oil costs swell trade deficit Dec 15, 2004
Arkansas Democrat Gazette, The United States’ trade deficit with China clocked in at a record $16.8 billion. "The shortfall with China grew for the eighth month in a row... ...

US trade deficit hits all-time high Dec 15, 2004
Ireland Online, Washington’s politically-sensitive trade deficit with China clocked a record €12.6bn as imports flowing from the country posted all-time highs. ...

US trade deficit swells to record US$55.5 billion (updated AM 00 ... Dec 14, 2004
China Post, The United States' politically sensitive trade deficit with China clocked a record US$16.8 billion (euro12.6 billion) as imports flowing from the country ...

US trade deficit hits another record Dec 14, 2004
CBC New Brunswick, ...before. Surging imports from China and rising energy prices were the big drivers in the growth of the US trade deficit. The trade ...

Currencies: Dollar rises modestly despite trade deficit Dec 14, 2004
International Herald Tribune, The trade deficit rose to $55.5 billion in October, bolstered by higher oil prices and record imports from China as retailers geared up for the holidays. ...

US trade deficit hits record $55.5 billion in October Dec 14, 2004
Indianapolis Star, Associated Press) -- America's trade deficit swelled to an all-time high of $55.5 billion in October as imports -- including those from China -- surged to the ...

US trade deficit in October climbs to record $55.5 billion Dec 15, 2004
Fort Worth Star Telegram (subscription), The United States' politically sensitive trade deficit with China clocked a record $16.8 billion as imports from that country posted an all-time high. ...

October Trade Deficit Hits Record on Oil Dec 14, 2004
Smartmoney.com (subscription) Deficits with major trading partners were mostly higher in October, Commerce said. The shortfall with China swelled to a record $16.78 billion. ...

US trade deficit at fresh record Dec 14, 2004
Moneyweb, The October trade deficit with China was among the records set in October. The US is often seen as the world’s consuming engine ...

Trade Data Show Another Record Deficit Dec 16, 2004
New York Times, ...a falling dollar would strengthen exports and at least stabilize the trade deficit. ... But the biggest foreign stumbling block is China, which has continued to ...

US Trade Deficit Hits Another Record as Oil Prices Rise Dec 14, 2004
All American Patriots (press release), China hit $16.8 billion on record imports of $19.7 billion. The next largest deficit was with Japan at $5.9 billion. The previous record high US trade deficit ...

Record US trade deficit in October Dec 16, 2004
MercoPress, The twelve months US trade deficit in 2003 was 496,5 billion US dollars. ... Another important component of the overall deficit was China’s surplus in bilateral ...

US trade deficit hits record high, report says Dec 17, 2004
Myrtle Beach Sun News, ...interest rates soaring. Japan, followed by China and then Britain, is the biggest holder of US Treasury securities. Japan pared ...

Trade deficit hits record high Dec 15, 2004
Buffalo News, The United States' politically sensitive trade deficit with China clocked a record $16.8 billion as imports flowing from the country posted all-time highs.

US trade deficit blows out even further Dec 14, 2004
Australian Financial Review, ...by news that the US economy notched up another record trade deficit in October ... The trade gap with China - sensitive because US exporters accuse China of keeping ...

US trade deficit hits new record Dec 14, 2004
RTE News The trade deficit with China widened to a record $16.8 billion in October, inflated by record imports of $19.7 billion. Separate ...

US trade deficit at record high due to oil price hikes Dec 14, 2004
New Ratings ...basis to $153.5 billion in October. The US trade deficit with China increased to a record high of $16.8 billion during the month. ...

Nation's Trade Deficit Widens to an All-Time High Dec 15, 2004
Inc.com, ...and record-breaking demand for imported goods, the nation's total trade deficit through the ... October led by a record $19.7 worth of imported goods from China. ...

October trade deficit swells to record Dec 14, 2004
BizNewOrleans.com, ...percent. Imports of goods and services rose to a fresh record. The trade deficit with China alone swelled to nearly $17 billion. US ...

Business in Asia -- January 6, 2005 Jan 6, 2005
ArriveNet (press release), BEIJING - China may post a trade deficit of US$5.5 billion for its agricultural products in 2004, experts say. In the three years ...

5 challenges for '05 Jan 2, 2005
San Diego Union Tribune, But that did little to reverse the ever-widening trade deficit, which hit a record ... a worst-case scenario, such major investors as Japan and China – who have ...

Dollar Drop No Help for Record Deficit Dec 14, 2004
Forex Market The trade deficit with China rose 8% to a new record high of $16.8 billion, while that with Western Europe rose 27% to $9.9 billion after rising 21% in ...

Excellent review of the US trade deficit Dec 10, 2004
Resource Investor, When an optimistic economist claims that the best thing to do about the trade deficit is to allow natural economic forces to take ... "Finally, there is China. ...

Trade deficit climbs to record mark Dec 16, 2004
Shreveport Times, ...interest rates soaring. Japan, followed by China and then Britain, are the biggest holders of US Treasury securities. The sinking ...

Advisor predictions for 2005 Jan 8, 2005
National Post, The biggest bogeyman US stock investors fear is the trade deficit, but McKeough doesn ... investors should have at least some exposure to Japan, China, India, and ...

Greenspan: 'The Devil Made Me Do It!' Jan 7, 2005
Lew Rockwell, The trade deficit will continue if the dollar stabilizes against the yen, and if China continues to link the yuan with the dollar. ...

Meet Uncle Sam 26 Dec 2004
ZNet, B budget deficit and the already above mentioned related $600+B trade deficit , rich Uncle ... of over $ 100B from Europe, over $ 100B from poor China, $ 140B from ...

Dollar's fall is a mixed bag in US 26 Dec 2004
Contra Costa Times (subscription), ...or blue jeans from the mid-range developed countries, we'll import it all from China.". ... As exports rise and imports slump, the trade deficit will shrink. ...

Exports key to economic prosperity 26 Dec 2004
The Age (subscription), ...$13.685 billion in the third quarter, while the trade deficit widened to ... the strongest global growth experienced in 30 years and China's seemingly insatiable ...

Dollar woes pose risks Dec 24, 2004
News & Observer, But global investors have become more anxious about America's growing trade deficit, which is likely to exceed $600 billion this year, as well as the federal ...

Deficit forces sterling to year low Dec 23, 2004
The Herald, ...which has arisen from surging imports from the likes of China is undermining ... Its global goods trade deficit rose slightly from ÂŁ14.5bn in the second quarter ...

No further interest-rate hikes expected this year Dec 24, 2004
Taipei Times, ..."Global economic growth currently depends on an ever-rising US trade deficit. This is unstable," Morgan Stanley's chief economist for China and Asia, Andy Xie ...

Euro smashes $1.35 Dec 24, 2004
Moneyweb, However, the losses for China and Thailand are marginal at this stage, and could ... Investor concern is focused on the US trade deficit, which is at a record by ...

Diaa Khalil/Egypt Today Dec 25, 2004
Egypt Today, ...to help you cool down you just might be adding to the nations trade deficit as you ... a massive shipment of wooden ice-cream and popsicle sticks from China and is ...

The Economy: Five Wild Cards For 2005 Dec 23, 2004
BusinessWeek ...(JPM ), "and Japan's recovery could prove disappointing." If China's efforts to ... thwarting the chances for a lower dollar to help stabilize the trade deficit. ...

Whoops! It's 1985 All Over Again Dec 19, 2004
Tuscaloosa News (subscription), But other than exerting pressure on China to let its currency, the yuan ... mostly just exhorted them to spend more to help close the United States' trade deficit. ...

Bush reviewing 'Mr Nice Guy' strategy for Asia Dec 25, 2004
Japan Today, ...boost their economies to help the United States reduce its trade deficit if they ... Referring to China's growing military and influence in the region and the need ...

China's Rigged Currency Leads to Biggest Bilateral Trade Deficit ... Dec 14, 2004
PR Newswire (press release) 14 /PRNewswire/ -- A coalition of organizations committed to maintaining a strong industrial base today stated that the US trade deficit with China, which has ...

US Trade Deficit Swells to Record $55.5B Dec 14, 2004
Forbes, The United States' politically sensitive trade deficit with China clocked a record $16.8 billion as imports flowing from the country posted all-time highs. ...

LOCAL COMMENT: Concentrate on getting good value instead of buying ... Dec 21, 2004
Detroit Free Press, Whether you're buying Mongolian cashmere, toys from China or a Turkish bathrobe, or ... and traveling in a global economy, and don't worry about the trade deficit. ...

US trade deficit hits new record 55.5 billion dollars Dec 14, 2004
Turkish Press, ...in October as Americans sucked in more imports, particularly from China, and oil ... Over the first 10 months of 2004, the US trade deficit amounted to 500.5 ...

US trade deficit swells to all-time high Dec 14, 2004
Mail & Guardian Online (subscription), The US's politically sensitive trade deficit with China clocked a record $16,8-billion as imports flowing from the country posted all-time highs. ...

Trade Deficit Hits New Record High Dec 14, 2004
TheStreet.com, The US trade deficit swelled to another record high in October, as the gap between exports and imports with China posted a sharp increase, developments that ...

US trade deficit swells to record $55.5-b in October Dec 14, 2004
Jamaica Observer, The United States' politically sensitive trade deficit with China clocked a record $16.8 billion (euro12.6 billion) as imports flowing from the country posted ...

US trade deficit bulges to record 55.5 billion dollars Dec 14, 2004
Turkish Press, ...rates. The US trade deficit with China widened to a record 16.8 billion dollars in October -- 30 percent of the total gap. "This ...

US October Trade Deficit Seen at $53 Billion, Survey Shows Dec 13, 2004
Bloomberg ...to be stronger than growth around the world, we expect the trade deficit to continue ... is likely to cause the politically sensitive trade gap with China to also ...

Pack gold on your 2005 journey Dec 22, 2004
WorldNetDaily, China (with $515 billion) and Japan ($720 billion) have switched steadily out of dollars throughout ... After six years of this, our trade deficit was eliminated ...

Oil costs swell trade deficit Dec 15, 2004
Arkansas Democrat Gazette, The United States’ trade deficit with China clocked in at a record $16.8 billion. "The shortfall with China grew for the eighth month in a row... ...

US trade deficit hits all-time high Dec 15, 2004
Ireland Online, Washington’s politically-sensitive trade deficit with China clocked a record €12.6bn as imports flowing from the country posted all-time highs. ...

US trade deficit swells to record US$55.5 billion (updated AM 00 ... Dec 14, 2004
China Post, The United States' politically sensitive trade deficit with China clocked a record US$16.8 billion (euro12.6 billion) as imports flowing from the country ...

US trade deficit hits another record Dec 14, 2004
CBC New Brunswick, ...before. Surging imports from China and rising energy prices were the big drivers in the growth of the US trade deficit. The trade ...

Currencies: Dollar rises modestly despite trade deficit Dec 14, 2004
International Herald Tribune, The trade deficit rose to $55.5 billion in October, bolstered by higher oil prices and record imports from China as retailers geared up for the holidays. ...

US trade deficit in October at all-time high of $55 billion Dec 14, 2004
Winston-Salem Journal, The United States' politically sensitive trade deficit with China reached a record $16.8 billion as imports flowing from the country posted all-time highs. ...

US trade deficit hits record $55.5 billion in October Dec 14, 2004
Indianapolis Star, Associated Press) -- America's trade deficit swelled to an all-time high of $55.5 billion in October as imports -- including those from China -- surged to the ...

Don't scapegoat China for a weak dollar and deficit Dec 12, 2004
Taipei Times, Earth to China-bashers: Beijing should not be blamed for America's trade deficits or the ... There is good reason to be concerned with the US trade deficit. ...

US trade deficit in October climbs to record $55.5 billion Dec 15, 2004
Fort Worth Star Telegram (subscription), The United States' politically sensitive trade deficit with China clocked a record $16.8 billion as imports from that country posted an all-time high. ...

October Trade Deficit Hits Record on Oil Dec 14, 2004
Smartmoney.com (subscription) Deficits with major trading partners were mostly higher in October, Commerce said. The shortfall with China swelled to a record $16.78 billion. ...

US trade deficit at fresh record Dec 14, 2004
Moneyweb, The October trade deficit with China was among the records set in October. The US is often seen as the world’s consuming engine ...

Trade Data Show Another Record Deficit Dec 16, 2004
New York Times, ...a falling dollar would strengthen exports and at least stabilize the trade deficit. ... But the biggest foreign stumbling block is China, which has continued to ...

US Trade Deficit Hits Another Record as Oil Prices Rise Dec 14, 2004
All American Patriots (press release), China hit $16.8 billion on record imports of $19.7 billion. The next largest deficit was with Japan at $5.9 billion. The previous record high US trade deficit ...

Record US trade deficit in October Dec 16, 2004
MercoPress, The twelve months US trade deficit in 2003 was 496,5 billion US dollars. ... Another important component of the overall deficit was China’s surplus in bilateral ...

US trade deficit hits record high, report says Dec 17, 2004
Myrtle Beach Sun News, ...interest rates soaring. Japan, followed by China and then Britain, is the biggest holder of US Treasury securities. Japan pared ...

Trade deficit hits record high Dec 15, 2004
Buffalo News, The United States' politically sensitive trade deficit with China clocked a record $16.8 billion as imports flowing from the country posted all-time highs.

US trade deficit blows out even further Dec 14, 2004
Australian Financial Review, ...by news that the US economy notched up another record trade deficit in October ... The trade gap with China - sensitive because US exporters accuse China of keeping ...

US trade deficit hits new record Dec 14, 2004
RTE News The trade deficit with China widened to a record $16.8 billion in October, inflated by record imports of $19.7 billion. Separate ...

US trade deficit at record high due to oil price hikes Dec 14, 2004
New Ratings ...basis to $153.5 billion in October. The US trade deficit with China increased to a record high of $16.8 billion during the month. ...

Nation's Trade Deficit Widens to an All-Time High Dec 15, 2004
Inc.com, ...and record-breaking demand for imported goods, the nation's total trade deficit through the ... October led by a record $19.7 worth of imported goods from China. ...

October trade deficit swells to record Dec 14, 2004
BizNewOrleans.com, ...percent. Imports of goods and services rose to a fresh record. The trade deficit with China alone swelled to nearly $17 billion. US ...

Dollar devaluation cannot right the US economy Dec 21, 2004
World Socialist Web Site, China is cooling off, and it will cool off more as it allows its currency to ... to lower the value of the US dollar in order to cut the American trade deficit. ...

Dollar Drop No Help for Record Deficit Dec 14, 2004
Forex Market The trade deficit with China rose 8% to a new record high of $16.8 billion, while that with Western Europe rose 27% to $9.9 billion after rising 21% in ...

Trade deficit climbs to record mark Dec 16, 2004
Shreveport Times, ...interest rates soaring. Japan, followed by China and then Britain, are the biggest holders of US Treasury securities. The sinking ...

Trade deficit balloons Dec 15, 2004
Modesto Bee, WASHINGTON — America's trade deficit swelled to an all-time high of $55.5 billion in October as imports — including those from China — surged. ...

US-China trade crisis deferred Dec 19, 2004
Everett Herald, ...trade. In October we hit another all-time high with a trade deficit of $55.5 billion - $16.8 billion with China alone. Even though ...

Deficit cracks $55.5 billion Dec 15, 2004
Fort Wayne Journal Gazette, America’s trade deficit swelled to an all-time high of $55.5 billion in October as imports – including those from China – surged to the loftiest levels ...

MIDDAY BUSINESS REPORT: Some economic reports upbeat, but real ... Dec 23, 2004
Kansas City Star (subscription), ...falling dollar is an opportunity to help close the trade deficit in the ... than expected increase in worldwide energy consumption, particularly in China, and a ...

Maine feels pull of China's economy Dec 24, 2004
Portland Press Herald, China now has a $137 billion annual trade surplus with the United States, accounting for a quarter of America's overall trade deficit. ...

· Dollar Tanks As Foreign Inflow Falls Short Of Meeting Deficit ... Dec 15, 2004
Daily FX, The trade deficit for the same month was $55.5 billion, which was a shortfall of ... sold US treasuries for the second consecutive month, while China slowed their ...

When it comes to the DNC, everybody has an opinion. By Terence ... Dec 20, 2004
The American Prospect, Given China’s dependence on exports to the United States and its hoard of ... For while the federal deficit has been soaring, so has the US trade deficit. ...

Interest rate increase, trade deficit record point to healthy ... Dec 14, 2004
MENAFN, The US trade deficit with China increased to a record $16.8 billion in October, the eighth month in a row that it has widened. US ...

US trade deficit reaches new high Dec 15, 2004
Daily Breeze, The United States' politically sensitive trade deficit with China clocked a record $16.8 billion as its US imports posted all-time highs. ...

US cuts orders; exports fall Dec 24, 2004
Miami Herald (subscription), The trade deficit widened to $843 million from $563 million in October, according to another ... ground in the US market to Asian countries such as China and Korea ...

Euro-zone external trade surplus 5.5 bn euro Dec 21, 2004
EUROPA (press release), September 2003), Switzerland (+9.9 bn compared with +8.9 bn) and Turkey (+5.8 bn compared with +2.2 bn).The EU25 trade deficit increased with China (-54.6 bn ...

US warns Europe on China arms embargo Dec 23, 2004
Hindustan Times, ...has led the drive to scrap the embargo, which could open up trade with the world's fastest-growing major economy and cut the EU's trade deficit with China. ...

US Is More Customer Than Big Global Debtor Nov 28, 2004
Los Angeles Times (subscription), In truth, the last thing China wants is a reduction in the US trade deficit. China relies on exports to the United States to keep ...

Dollar diplomacy Dec 22, 2004
The Manufacturer US The growing US trade deficit has increased sellers’ dangerous dependence on buyers 10,000 ... China’s growth would decline from 7.4 percent per year to just ...

The Bear's Lair: World capital of Ponzi Dec 20, 2004
Washington Times, Finally, Galbraith wants to solve the US trade deficit by creating a new source of ... in poverty -- not the successful emerging markets such as China and India ...

Overrated Economics Dec 22, 2004
American Daily, ...bunch of sewing machine operators in Indonesia, electronics manufacturers in China and an ... don’t you wonder why we’ve had this massive trade deficit and we ...

US Trade Gap Widens to a Record $55.5 Billion (Update1) Dec 14, 2004
Bloomberg The trade deficit with China widened to $16.8 billion from $15.5 billion. Imports rose to a record $19.7 billion from $18.4 billion. ...

October Trade Gap a Record, Up 9% in Month Dec 14, 2004
New York Times, ..."The US trade deficit with China is on pace to exceed an astounding record of $160 billion this year, almost double the level from just three years ago," Mr. ...

Asia's economies to post strong 2004 growth Dec 23, 2004
Business Day, South Africa, ...proved to be a growing problem as the ballooning US trade deficit has contributed ... led to political pressure from Washington and elsewhere for China to loosen ...

US Economy: Trade Gap Widens to a Record $55.5 Bln (Update4) Dec 14, 2004
Bloomberg The US trade deficit widened to a new high of $55.5 billion in October, boosted by a rise in oil prices and record imports from China as retailers geared up ...

Dollar's plunge: the ups and downs Dec 19, 2004
San Jose Mercury News (subscription), On Tuesday, the federal government reported that the US trade deficit hit a monthly ... In addition, many of those factories have moved to China, whose currency is ...

What's Behind the Sagging Dollar? Dec 22, 2004
Center For American Progress, As a result the trade deficit would have been reversed and the currency would ... Kong followed that path, the most notable mimic of Japanese approach was China. ...

Bush pledges strong-dollar policy by cuts in US deficit Dec 15, 2004
DetNews.com, The swelling size of the trade deficit has raised concerns among economists that the ... had to bear the brunt of the dollar's decline because China has continued ...

The greenback's debts Dec 19, 2004
Daytona Beach News-Journal, ...against a collection of the world's major currencies, including Japan's and China's. ... The trade deficit reached a record $55.5 billion in October and will ...

Current account deficit likely to get worse before it improves Dec 16, 2004
ILCA Online, Asian governments, especially Japan and China, are willing to absorb the risks of ... to grow 54% faster than imports just to keep the trade deficit from expanding ...

Record Deficit, Low Savings: Dollar's Dive Not Over Dec 17, 2004
New York Sun (subscription), Correcting the ballooning $55.5 billion American trade deficit, says gold expert ... American companies that export overseas, particularly China and India, are ...

Click to listen to interview Dec 23, 2004
Radio Singapore International, ...to droughts and earthquakes, which severely affected China, Vietnam, Philippines ... dollar to plunge, threatening to exacerbate America’s trade deficit with Asia ...

Survey reveals unfair policies by creditors Dec 15, 2004
Troy Record, ...all the talk about consumer debt due to the holiday season, it only made sense that Schumer would touch on our national trade deficit, particularly with China. ...

Trade deficit made in China Dec 10, 2004
The Australian, CHINA has overtaken the US as Australia's biggest source of imports, as ... furniture, electrical goods and machinery continues to fuel the growing trade deficit. ...

Why China hesitates to revalue yuan Dec 21, 2004
Manila Times, The heavy business location explains why there is a rising trade deficit between the US and China. The US used to import Asian products ...

China may be white knight for Europe's old economies Dec 18, 2004
eTaiwan News, The net result was that while every EU nation has a trade deficit with China, with the exception of Finland, some were much larger than others. ...

Bush Tax, Social Security Plans Compete With Deficits (Update5) Dec 15, 2004
Bloomberg The US trade deficit widened to a record $55.5 billion in October, fueled by a rise in oil prices and imports from China before the holidays. ...

GROWING GAP Dec 15, 2004
PBS ...ve bailed them out, but the result for us is this big trade deficit, which we ... GWEN IFILL: If Japan and China are basing their economies on exports and they're ...

Wal-Mart not good for America Dec 23, 2004
The Illinois Leader, In fact, Wal-Mart represents 10% of the US trade deficit with China and it's China's third best export customer, behind two countries. ...

THE CHINA SYNDROME Dec 18, 2004
New York Post, ...as Red China, get ready for the outcry from red and blue states alike. If such a sale happens, that's when the consequences of our record trade deficit will ...

Boeing Wins Round With Sale To JAL Dec 23, 2004
Hartford Courant (subscription), ...made by China's rapidly growing airlines may not be viewed with the same sense of fairness, given the United States' ballooning trade deficit with Beijing. ...

[Year-End Review] East Asia Needs Economic Bloc Dec 20, 2004
Korea Times, KT: What are the solutions to narrowing the widening trade deficit in Japan's favor ... of Northeast Asia, aiming to play a coordinating role between China and Japan ...

2005 - looks like the year of the damaging exchange rate Dec 12, 2004
Sydney Morning Herald (subscription), ...one of the factors contributing to the blow-out in our trade deficit and thus ... the currencies with a straight peg to the US dollar - those of China, Hong Kong ...

FINANCIAL MARKETS FORECAST AND ANALYSIS Dec 21, 2004
FXstreet.com, China beware, your US outlet is in trouble. ... The US Trade Deficit also hit another record, widening by a whopping 9 percent in the month of October, and pushing ...

Analysts: Dollar's Decline Not Enough to Ease US Trade Deficit ... Nov 30, 2004
Voice of America, Mr. Bergsten points to the large US trade deficit, an amount equal to what he ... institute researchers say for the global adjustment to be complete, China, with a ...

US starts to accommodate the emerging influence of China Dec 22, 2004
Financial Times, Meanwhile, news on the human rights front is mostly negative, and America's politically sensitive trade deficit with China grows ever larger. ...

If dollar plunges, watch out for worldwide fallout Dec 13, 2004
Indianapolis Star, Between the trade deficit and the government budget deficit, we're talking about $1 ... Japan and China have been buying up dollars in record amounts to keep the ...

Currency Concerns Dec 11, 2004
Yeald The free-floating Euro has responded to the growing US trade deficit but the Chinese Yuan is pegged to the Dollar. China's share of exports into America has ...

Colin Powell transcript Dec 22, 2004
Christian Science Monitor, QUESTION: Mr. Secretary, the Administration came into office thinking that China might be problem number one, and ... We fuss about the deficit, the trade deficit. ...

US trade gap hits new record high Dec 14, 2004
Ottawa Business Journal, The US trade deficit with Canada increased by 7.8 per cent to $5.6 billion in ... The politically charged deficit with China hit an all-time high of $16.8 billion. ...

Trade gap swelled to record high in Oct. Dec 15, 2004
Baltimore Sun (subscription), The politically sensitive US trade deficit with China was a record $16.8 billion as imports flowing from the country posted all-time highs. ...

Trade Gap Widens to More Than $55 Billion Dec 15, 2004
Los Angeles Times (subscription), The US trade deficit widened nearly 9% to a record $55.5 billion in October ... gap, fueled by surging oil prices and record imports from China, also suggested that ...

Why Democrats are losing women at an alarming rate. By Anna ... 20 Dec 2004
The American Prospect, Given China’s dependence on exports to the United States and its hoard of ... For while the federal deficit has been soaring, so has the US trade deficit. ...

The Bear's Lair: World capital of Ponzi 20 Dec 2004
Washington Times, Finally, Galbraith wants to solve the US trade deficit by creating a new source of ... in poverty -- not the successful emerging markets such as China and India ...

The greenback's debts 20 Dec 2004
Daytona Beach News-Journal, ...against a collection of the world's major currencies, including Japan's and China's. ... The trade deficit reached a record $55.5 billion in October and will ...

Developments in US policies for 2004 remain in question 20 Dec 2004
Voice of Viet Nam, US is facing a budget deficit of US$436 billion and a trade deficit of US ... during the past year, the US negotiated with western Europe, Russia and China to ask ...

No easy sledding 20 Dec 2004
Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, That's the trade deficit. ... In 2002, Wal-Mart sent some $12 billion to China for imported merchandise, the same year Beijing was working overtime to beef up its ...

Getting by in a sea of red 20 Dec 2004
Toledo Blade, ...of that came Tuesday in a report that showed a record trade deficit in October of ... so, in fact, consumers should buy lots of imported goods from China and Japan ...

Investors to face new year, old worries in 2005 20 Dec 2004
Investor's Business Daily (subscription) Further declines are considered inevitable as traders take advantage of the US need to weaken its currency to counter its ballooning trade deficit. ...

Key issues in China-US trade in 2004 20 Dec 2004
People's Daily Online, ...tax of semiconductors. The United States has been complaining its great trade deficit with China this year. However, Chinese Vice ...

US trade deficit bulges to record high Dec 17, 2004
Taipei Times, ...a falling dollar would strengthen exports and at least stabilize the trade deficit. ... But the biggest foreign stumbling block is China, which has continued to ...

US trade deficit swells to an all-time high Dec 16, 2004
The Namibian, The US's politically sensitive trade deficit with China clocked a record US$16,8 billion as imports flowing from the country posted all-time highs. ...

US trade deficit hits record high, report says Dec 17, 2004
Myrtle Beach Sun News, ...interest rates soaring. Japan, followed by China and then Britain, is the biggest holder of US Treasury securities. Japan pared ...

US-China trade crisis deferred Dec 19, 2004
Everett Herald, ...trade. In October we hit another all-time high with a trade deficit of $55.5 billion - $16.8 billion with China alone. Even though ...

Trade deficit climbs to record mark Dec 16, 2004
Shreveport Times, ...interest rates soaring. Japan, followed by China and then Britain, are the biggest holders of US Treasury securities. The sinking ...

Whoops! It's 1985 All Over Again Dec 19, 2004
The Ledger, But other than exerting pressure on China to let its currency, the yuan ... mostly just exhorted them to spend more to help close the United States' trade deficit. ...

THE CHINA SYNDROME Dec 18, 2004
New York Post, ...as Red China, get ready for the outcry from red and blue states alike. If such a sale happens, that's when the consequences of our record trade deficit will ...

China's Rigged Currency Leads to Biggest Bilateral Trade Deficit ... Dec 14, 2004
PR Newswire (press release) 14 /PRNewswire/ -- A coalition of organizations committed to maintaining a strong industrial base today stated that the US trade deficit with China, which has ...

US Trade Deficit Swells to Record $55.5B Dec 14, 2004
Forbes, The United States' politically sensitive trade deficit with China clocked a record $16.8 billion as imports flowing from the country posted all-time highs. ...

Dollar's plunge: the ups and downs Dec 19, 2004
San Jose Mercury News (subscription), On Tuesday, the federal government reported that the US trade deficit hit a monthly ... In addition, many of those factories have moved to China, whose currency is ...

Trade Deficit Hits New Record High Dec 14, 2004
TheStreet.com, The US trade deficit swelled to another record high in October, as the gap between exports and imports with China posted a sharp increase, developments that ...

US trade deficit hits new record 55.5 billion dollars Dec 14, 2004
Turkish Press, ...in October as Americans sucked in more imports, particularly from China, and oil ... Over the first 10 months of 2004, the US trade deficit amounted to 500.5 ...

US trade deficit swells to $55.5 billion Dec 14, 2004
The Age (subscription), The United States' politically sensitive trade deficit with China clocked a record $US16.8 billion ($A22.16 billion) as imports flowing from the country posted ...

US trade deficit bulges to record 55.5 billion dollars Dec 14, 2004
Turkish Press, ...rates. The US trade deficit with China widened to a record 16.8 billion dollars in October -- 30 percent of the total gap. "This ...

US trade deficit hits all-time high Dec 15, 2004
Ireland Online, Washington’s politically-sensitive trade deficit with China clocked a record €12.6bn as imports flowing from the country posted all-time highs. ...

Oil costs swell trade deficit Dec 15, 2004
Arkansas Democrat Gazette, The United States’ trade deficit with China clocked in at a record $16.8 billion. "The shortfall with China grew for the eighth month in a row... ...

US trade deficit swells to record US$55.5 billion (updated AM 00 ... Dec 14, 2004
China Post, The United States' politically sensitive trade deficit with China clocked a record US$16.8 billion (euro12.6 billion) as imports flowing from the country ...

US October Trade Deficit Seen at $53 Billion, Survey Shows Dec 13, 2004
Bloomberg ...to be stronger than growth around the world, we expect the trade deficit to continue ... is likely to cause the politically sensitive trade gap with China to also ...

US trade deficit in October at all-time high of $55 billion Dec 14, 2004
Winston-Salem Journal, The United States' politically sensitive trade deficit with China reached a record $16.8 billion as imports flowing from the country posted all-time highs. ...

US trade deficit hits another record Dec 14, 2004
CBC New Brunswick, ...before. Surging imports from China and rising energy prices were the big drivers in the growth of the US trade deficit. The trade ...

US trade deficit in October climbs to record $55.5 billion Dec 15, 2004
Fort Worth Star Telegram (subscription), The United States' politically sensitive trade deficit with China clocked a record $16.8 billion as imports from that country posted an all-time high. ...

Currencies: Dollar rises modestly despite trade deficit Dec 14, 2004
International Herald Tribune, The trade deficit rose to $55.5 billion in October, bolstered by higher oil prices and record imports from China as retailers geared up for the holidays. ...

US trade deficit at fresh record Dec 14, 2004
Moneyweb, The October trade deficit with China was among the records set in October. The US is often seen as the world’s consuming engine ...

US Trade Deficit Hits Another Record as Oil Prices Rise Dec 14, 2004
All American Patriots (press release), China hit $16.8 billion on record imports of $19.7 billion. The next largest deficit was with Japan at $5.9 billion. The previous record high US trade deficit ...

October Trade Deficit Hits Record on Oil Dec 14, 2004
Smartmoney.com (subscription) Deficits with major trading partners were mostly higher in October, Commerce said. The shortfall with China swelled to a record $16.78 billion. ...

US trade deficit hits record $55.5 billion in October Dec 14, 2004
Indianapolis Star, Associated Press) -- America's trade deficit swelled to an all-time high of $55.5 billion in October as imports -- including those from China -- surged to the ...

Record US trade deficit in October Dec 16, 2004
MercoPress, The twelve months US trade deficit in 2003 was 496,5 billion US dollars. ... Another important component of the overall deficit was China’s surplus in bilateral ...

Trade deficit hits record high Dec 15, 2004
Buffalo News, The United States' politically sensitive trade deficit with China clocked a record $16.8 billion as imports flowing from the country posted all-time highs.

US trade deficit hits new record Dec 14, 2004
RTE News The trade deficit with China widened to a record $16.8 billion in October, inflated by record imports of $19.7 billion. Separate ...

US trade deficit at record high due to oil price hikes Dec 14, 2004
New Ratings ...basis to $153.5 billion in October. The US trade deficit with China increased to a record high of $16.8 billion during the month. ...

October trade deficit swells to record Dec 14, 2004
BizNewOrleans.com, ...percent. Imports of goods and services rose to a fresh record. The trade deficit with China alone swelled to nearly $17 billion. US ...

US trade deficit blows out even further Dec 14, 2004
Australian Financial Review, ...by news that the US economy notched up another record trade deficit in October ... The trade gap with China - sensitive because US exporters accuse China of keeping ...

Nation's Trade Deficit Widens to an All-Time High Dec 15, 2004
Inc.com, ...and record-breaking demand for imported goods, the nation's total trade deficit through the ... October led by a record $19.7 worth of imported goods from China. ...

Trade deficit balloons Dec 15, 2004
Modesto Bee, WASHINGTON — America's trade deficit swelled to an all-time high of $55.5 billion in October as imports — including those from China — surged. ...

When dollar is devalued Dec 19, 2004
Fort Wayne Journal Gazette, US consumers, keeping export levels down and preventing the US trade deficit from narrowing ... which sells rugs made mainly in India, Pakistan and China, buys most ...

Don't weep for our lost factories Dec 18, 2004
Guardian, ...insubstantial, unbalanced and even unmanly; there's that escalating trade deficit as proof ... rise in Asian manufacturing and, in particular, China's emergence as ...

China market a growing dynasty Dec 19, 2004
Denver Post, China. That makes Colorado a bright spot in the national debate over a growing trade deficit with China and jobs outsourced to Asia. ...

Interest rate increase, trade deficit record point to healthy ... Dec 14, 2004
MENAFN, The US trade deficit with China increased to a record $16.8 billion in October, the eighth month in a row that it has widened. US ...

US trade deficit reaches new high Dec 15, 2004
Daily Breeze, The United States' politically sensitive trade deficit with China clocked a record $16.8 billion as its US imports posted all-time highs. ...

Why Say No to FTAA Dec 18, 2004
ZNet, ...at sufficient rates so as to compensate for the trade deficit, just because the ... granted similar ease of access to Central American countries, China and other ...

As dollar falls, Asia’s influence grows Dec 18, 2004
Daily Times, ...and the Philippines — repaid their loans and shown the fund the door, but Washington turned to China for help in reducing its trade deficit by inviting it in ...

Current account deficit likely to get worse before it improves Dec 16, 2004
ILCA Online, Asian governments, especially Japan and China, are willing to absorb the risks of ... to grow 54% faster than imports just to keep the trade deficit from expanding ...

Who will pay for the falling dollar? Dec 16, 2004
People's Weekly World With a weak dollar, the US will buy less and sell more, and our trade deficit will shrink. If only China would agree to let the dollar fall against their ...

Global stocks seen higher in 2005, but US to lag Dec 18, 2004
Daily Times, ...modestly in 2005 led by Asian stocks amid strong demand from China’s booming ... Concerns about the health of the US economy, its widening trade deficit and the ...

October Trade Gap a Record, Up 9% in Month Dec 14, 2004
New York Times, ..."The US trade deficit with China is on pace to exceed an astounding record of $160 billion this year, almost double the level from just three years ago," Mr. ...

The $100 billion boom Dec 17, 2004
The Australian, ...the country's economy and help rein in a ballooning trade deficit by reinvigorating ... responded too cautiously to the emerging growth in China and infrastructure ...

Trade deficit made in China Dec 10, 2004
The Australian, CHINA has overtaken the US as Australia's biggest source of imports, as ... furniture, electrical goods and machinery continues to fuel the growing trade deficit. ...

Deficits Tarnish US Dollar Dec 17, 2004
Inter Press Service (subscription), ...by the Bureau of Economic Analysis showed that the US trade deficit continues to ... While China, with huge oil reserves, has denied it is selling off dollars, oil ...

S. Korea FTA faces stormy ride / Protectionist interests could ... Dec 17, 2004
Daily Yomiuri, ...and South Korea should work together to deal with emerging economies, such as China.". ... The South Korean trade deficit with Japan reached 1.9 trillion yen in 2003 ...

GROWING GAP Dec 15, 2004
PBS ...ve bailed them out, but the result for us is this big trade deficit, which we ... GWEN IFILL: If Japan and China are basing their economies on exports and they're ...

US Economy: October Trade Gap Widens to a Record $55.5 Bln Dec 14, 2004
Bloomberg The trade deficit with China widened to $16.8 billion from $15.5 billion. Imports rose to a record $19.7 billion from $18.4 billion. ...

Is it wise to buy US, dollars now? Dec 16, 2004
Jakarta Post, The danger seems limited as long as Central Banks from Japan, China, Korea and ... The US trade deficit widened from $50.9 billion in September to $55.5 billion in ...

US Economy: Trade Gap Widens to a Record $55.5 Bln (Update4) Dec 14, 2004
Bloomberg The US trade deficit widened to a new high of $55.5 billion in October, boosted by a rise in oil prices and record imports from China as retailers geared up ...

The Business Week In Pictures Dec 17, 2004
Forbes, The country's trade deficit swelled to an all-time high of $55.5 billion in October as imports, including those from China, set new records. ...

If dollar plunges, watch out for worldwide fallout Dec 13, 2004
Indianapolis Star, Between the trade deficit and the government budget deficit, we're talking about $1 ... Japan and China have been buying up dollars in record amounts to keep the ...

Excellent review of the US trade deficit Dec 10, 2004
Resource Investor, When an optimistic economist claims that the best thing to do about the trade deficit is to allow natural economic forces to take ... "Finally, there is China. ...

Trouble w China WTO compliance Dec 16, 2004
Truth about Trade & Technology, The Commerce Department released trade figures on Tuesday showing the US trade deficit with China at $131.1 billion in the first 10 months of 2004, surpassing ...

Deficit Hit Record High, Fed Raise Rates Dec 14, 2004
Forex Market The trade deficit with China rose 8% to a new record high of $16.8 billion, while that with Western Europe rose 27% to $9.9 billion after rising 21% in ...

Trade gap swelled to record high in Oct. Dec 15, 2004
Baltimore Sun (subscription), The politically sensitive US trade deficit with China was a record $16.8 billion as imports flowing from the country posted all-time highs. ...

ECONOMIC REPORT Trade gap sets another record in October Dec 14, 2004
CBS MarketWatch ...in October. The US trade deficit with China widened to a record $16.8 billion in October behind record imports of $19.7 billion.

US trade gap swells Dec 14, 2004
The Australian, The other key issue is the trade deficit with China," said Anthony Crescenzi, chief bond strategist at Miller, Tabak and Co in New York. ...

CHINA MOVES INTO SPOTLIGHT ON WORLD STAGE Dec 16, 2004
Yahoo News The fact that the US trade