http://agmetalminer.com/2008/01/08/the-china-price-up-up-and-away-part-2/ Sourcing & Trading Intelligence for Global Metals Markets Sun, 20 May 2012 19:02:00 +0200 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 http://agmetalminer.com/2008/01/08/the-china-price-up-up-and-away-part-2/comment-page-1/#comment-24898 US to File WTO Steel Trade Case Against China Thu, 06 Jan 2011 20:44:29 +0000 http://agmetalminer.com/2008/01/08/the-china-price-up-up-and-away-part-2/#comment-24898 [...] this year we wrote an article about how we suspected the export tax rebate reductions and quotas the Chinese government [...] [...] this year we wrote an article about how we suspected the export tax rebate reductions and quotas the Chinese government [...]

]]> http://agmetalminer.com/2008/01/08/the-china-price-up-up-and-away-part-2/comment-page-1/#comment-213 US Trade Policy on Metals: All Mixed Up | MetalMiner Fri, 28 Mar 2008 11:03:18 +0000 http://agmetalminer.com/2008/01/08/the-china-price-up-up-and-away-part-2/#comment-213 [...] of export reforms (as a response to US political pressure because of the trade imbalance) as we reported back in early January, Chinese exports slowed and according to Schwab, created an oversupply situation [...] [...] of export reforms (as a response to US political pressure because of the trade imbalance) as we reported back in early January, Chinese exports slowed and according to Schwab, created an oversupply situation [...]

]]> http://agmetalminer.com/2008/01/08/the-china-price-up-up-and-away-part-2/comment-page-1/#comment-42 China Currency (and Prices) Set to Rise in 2008 | MetalMiner Tue, 22 Jan 2008 12:06:31 +0000 http://agmetalminer.com/2008/01/08/the-china-price-up-up-and-away-part-2/#comment-42 [...] Just days after making our metals and currency predictions for 2008 I read that many notable commentators are supporting our comments on the Chinese currency. Driven by stubbornly high inflation, Beijing looks set (unofficially) to let the RMB appreciate significantly in the coming year in an attempt to dampen exports and reduce demand for imports, hoping this will cool the economy. With inflation running at 11.5% last year driven by growing exports and China's foreign currency reserves just shy of $1,500B the government is desperate to bring growth back into single figures. Our call was from 7.3 to 6.7 over the year but Stephen Green of Standard Chartered Bank is predicting the RMB could rise to 6.17 per USD by year end. The effect for importers of Chinese product could be a 9% increase in prices on top of recent changes in export taxes export taxes and VAT rebates. [...] [...] Just days after making our metals and currency predictions for 2008 I read that many notable commentators are supporting our comments on the Chinese currency. Driven by stubbornly high inflation, Beijing looks set (unofficially) to let the RMB appreciate significantly in the coming year in an attempt to dampen exports and reduce demand for imports, hoping this will cool the economy. With inflation running at 11.5% last year driven by growing exports and China’s foreign currency reserves just shy of $1,500B the government is desperate to bring growth back into single figures. Our call was from 7.3 to 6.7 over the year but Stephen Green of Standard Chartered Bank is predicting the RMB could rise to 6.17 per USD by year end. The effect for importers of Chinese product could be a 9% increase in prices on top of recent changes in export taxes export taxes and VAT rebates. [...]

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