monthly viewpoints - february 2011

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February 2011 Viewpoints China’s Renminbi (RMB) pegged exchange rate to the dollar – current predicament QE2 Weakens Dollar Strengthens RMB PBOC creates more RMB to PBOC’s peg intervention PBOC required to tighten more Strengthens RMB QE2 RMB to buy more $$$ creates credit bubble risk “China must continually “The peg has had a range of consequences for the Chinese Possible ways China buy dollars on the open market. In order to buy dollars the PBOC (People’s Bank of China) must print its own currency. In essence, China is economy. One of these has been an over allocation of resources to China’s export industry and a corresponding lack of investment and development of its nontradable sectors. It has also reduced the Chinese government’s control over its monetary policy because increases in its interest rates would only increase demand for the RMB, could exit from the peg allow gradual appreciation without an initial revaluation a modest initial l i f ll db adopting the Fed’s expansionary monetary policy. The big problem is that unlike the US, the newly printed RMB are not exported, but remains in forcing China to supply even more RMB to maintain the peg with the dollar. The need to supply RMB to maintain the peg has also contributed to inflationary pressures in China, which is pushing 5%” Joshua Meltzer The Brookings Institute revaluation followedby a gradual appreciation a large initial revaluation to be followed by gradual appreciation exported, but remains in China bidding up prices and inflation” Peter Schiff Euro Pacific Capital Inc. The Brookings Institute appreciation Through Articles of Agreement VIII, the IMF has a mandate to monitor and assess the appropriateness of a member countrys I believe that the odds of China pulling off a soft landing are slim for two reasons 1) China’s policy tools are crude and 2) in hybrid command/marketdriven economies, policy is difficult to implement. A. Gary Schilling Views presented are as of February 20, 2011 and are subject to change based on market conditions and other factors. These views and for informative considerations and should not be construed as a recommendation, either expressed or implied. Past performance is no guarantee for future results. of a member country s exchange rate practice. A. Gary Schilling A. Gary Schilling & Co. & Forbes Columnist

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Page 1: Monthly Viewpoints - February 2011

February 2011 Viewpoints 

China’s Renminbi (RMB) pegged exchange rate to the dollar – current predicamentChina’s Renminbi (RMB) pegged exchange rate to the dollar – current predicament

QE2WeakensDollar

StrengthensRMB 

PBOCcreates more 

RMB toPBOC’s peg intervention

PBOC required totighten more

StrengthensRMB 

QE2 RMB to buy more $$$

creates credit bubble risk

“China must continually  “The peg has had a range of consequences for the Chinese  Possible ways China buy dollars on the open market. In order to buy dollars the PBOC (People’s Bank of China) must print its own currency.                In essence, China is 

economy.  One of these has been an over allocation of resources to China’s export industry and a corresponding lack of investment and development of its non‐tradable sectors. It has also reduced the Chinese government’s control over its monetary policy because increases in its interest rates would only increase demand for the RMB, 

could exit from the peg• allow gradual 

appreciation without an initial revaluation• a modest initial l i f ll d badopting the Fed’s 

expansionary monetary policy. The big problem is that unlike the US, the newly printed RMB are not exported, but remains in

yforcing China to supply even more RMB to maintain the peg with the dollar. The need to supply RMB to maintain the peg has also contributed to inflationary pressures in China, which is pushing 5%”

Joshua MeltzerThe Brookings Institute

revaluation followed by a gradual appreciation

• a large initial revaluation to be 

followed by gradual appreciationexported, but remains in 

China bidding up prices and inflation”

Peter SchiffEuro Pacific Capital Inc.

The Brookings Institute appreciation

Through Articles of Agreement VIII, the IMF has a mandate to monitor and assess the appropriateness 

of a member country’s

I believe that the odds of China pulling off a soft landing are slim for two reasons  1) China’s policy tools are crude and 2) in hybrid command/market‐driven economies, policy is difficult to implement.

A. Gary Schilling

Views presented are as of February 20, 2011 and are subject to change based on market conditions and other factors. These views and for informative considerations and should not be construed as a recommendation, either expressed or implied. Past performance is no guarantee for future results.

of a member country s exchange rate practice.

A. Gary SchillingA. Gary Schilling & Co. & Forbes Columnist