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  • It's the Global Economy, Stupid

    05/22/2005 10:11:16 AM PDT · by frithguild · 4 replies · 375+ views
    Trend Macrolytics ^ | May 20, 2005 | Don Lusskin
    Forcing China to float its currency would jack up prices at Wal-Mart. Do we really want that? The following is an "Ahead of the Curve" column published May 20, 2005 on SmartMoney.com, where Luskin is a Contributing Editor. In case you're wondering what ignited the stock market on Tuesday afternoon, launching the next leg up in the quiet rally that's been underway for a month now, it was just a piece of paper. The Treasury Department released a bureaucratic memorandum declaring that China isn't manipulating its currency — at least not quite. That's all it took. Treasury is required to...