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Pegging the Yuan, Money, Banking and Central Banks, Finance and Capital Markets
Sal reviews the hypothetical currency balance between China and the US under an ideal market scenario, then explains the Chinese government's motivations (both optimistic and more cynical) to prevent the Yuan from appreciating and...
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Data on Chinese M1 Increase in 2010
To prove the points about the Chinese-US trade imbalance Sal made in previous videos, he presents documentation from the Chinese Central Bank that shows the M1 money supply every month. He compares the total Yuan supply from November...
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Data on Chinese Foreign Assets Increase in 2010
In further analysis of the Chinese Central Bank's documentation, Sal examines how much of the M1 supply increase was spent on foreign assets. He calculates the numbers for 2009/10, converting them to dollars to help scholars comprehend...
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Chinese Central Bank Buying Treasuries
In the first several minutes of this clip, a review of the hypothetical China-U.S. trade scenario Sal mapped out in previous videos. Then, he begins to outline further how the Yuan can resist appreciation because of interference by the...
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China Buys US bonds, Money, Banking and Central Banks, Finance and Capital Markets
Go further into depth with the China-United States trade scenario, this time investigating what the Chinese government does with the dollars they collect. Sal reminds scholars why the Chinese Central Bank prints Yuan to purchase dollars...
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American-Chinese Debt Loop
After watching the videos on foreign exchange and trade, your scholars may be wondering how exactly American debt purchasing has led to lower interest rates. Here's their answer. Sal reviews the Chinese investment cycle in US treasuries,...
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China Pegs to Dollar to Keep Trade Imbalance
Continuing from the previous video, Sal reviews the China-US trade relationships and the floating currency scenario that should leave the dollar weaker and the Yuan stronger. He explains why the People's Bank of China doesn't want this...
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Review of China US Currency Situation
This short clip is essentially just a review of what Sal has discussed in previous videos about the China-US trade situation. He goes over all the details, discussing the trade imbalance and how the Chinese government maintains the...
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American-Chinese Debt Loop
After watching the videos on foreign exchange and trade, your scholars may be wondering how exactly American debt purchasing has led to lower interest rates. Here's their answer. Sal reviews the Chinese investment cycle in US treasuries,...
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Khan Academy: Currency: Pegging the Yuan
Explains how the Chinese Central Bank could peg the yuan to the dollar by printing yuan and buying dollars (building up a dollar reserve). [6:51]