With America’s new-found trade deficits, the trade war with China will heat up again. Will it wait until after the mid-terms? Probably not because American politicians will want to convince voters that they are doing something to help with the feeble job growth we now see. Here are some links on China on this and related issues. Enjoy.
Topic of the day: China
- FT.com – US trade gap swells to 21-month high
- BBC News – Chinese industrial growth slows again
- Chinese Annual Household Income Understated By Almost 10 Trillion RMB? | Sinocism
- China trade surplus soars as domestic demand flags – National Post
- Trade data: China bears growl | beyondbrics | FT.com
The Usual Fare
- Risk of U.S. deflation is rising: Pimco| Reuters
- Absturz in Alaska: EADS-Topmanager Überlebt Flugzeugunglück | FTD.de
- Amerikas Superspender sind Deutschlands Milliardären zu laut – tagesanzeiger.ch
- Self-induced Paralysis – Paul Krugman Blog – NYTimes.com
- How Google & Apple Sold Out The Cell Phone Revolution – Search Engine Land
- Why Google Became A Carrier-Humping, Net Neutrality Surrender Monkey | Epicenter | Wired.com
- Record low mortgage rates do little for demand| Reuters
- Euro-Schuldenkrise: Hunderte Geschäfte in Athen geschlossen – tagesanzeiger.ch
- U.K. Consumer Sentiment Drops to Lowest Since Aftermath of 2009 GDP Plunge – Bloomberg
- Zapatero vuelve a rectificar y anuncia que «aliviará» el recorte de obra pública – ABC.es
- A Cakewalk Against Iran « Patrick J. Buchanan
- Kathleen Parker – Michelle Obama: Tone deaf on the Costa del Sol?
- FT.com – Zapatero considers easing austerity
- Gewinneinbruch: Finanzguru Warren Buffett verspekuliert sich – WELT ONLINE
- Währungen: Der Schweizer Franken profitiert von der Eurokrise – WELT ONLINE
- Marianne Gingrich Quotes – Newt Gingrich Ex-Wife Interview – Esquire
- Newt Gingrich: The Indispensable Republican – Esquire
- Newt Gingrich’s Ex Speaks Out, And It’s Ugly – Gawker
- Marginal Revolution: What’s the actual problem in the labor market?
- Bank of Ireland posts losses of €1.25bn – Independent.ie
- Politics and rising income inequality « Consider the Evidence
- FT Alphaville » What the Fed can’t buy
- Youth unemployment for two years or more soars by 42pc – Telegraph
- Older workers ‘trapped in long-term unemployment’ | Money | guardian.co.uk
- German Bund Yields Sink to Record Low After Fed Reinvests Bond Proceeds – Bloomberg
- FiveThirtyEight: Politics Done Right: As Liberals Lose Hope, the White House is Losing Its Cool
- Robert Gibbs attacks the fringe losers of the left – Glenn Greenwald – Salon.com
- Unpredictable Arctic Ice Imperils Pacific Walrus: Scientific American
- You misuser, you | afoe | A Fistful of Euros | European Opinion