Instructional Video6:52
Khan Academy

Pegging the Yuan, Money, Banking and Central Banks, Finance and Capital Markets

11th - Higher Ed
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...
Instructional Video3:12
Khan Academy

Data on Chinese M1 Increase in 2010

11th - Higher Ed
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...
Instructional Video3:41
Khan Academy

Data on Chinese Foreign Assets Increase in 2010

11th - Higher Ed
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...
Instructional Video12:10
Khan Academy

Chinese Central Bank Buying Treasuries

11th - Higher Ed
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...
Instructional Video2:51
Khan Academy

China Buys US bonds, Money, Banking and Central Banks, Finance and Capital Markets

11th - Higher Ed
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...
Instructional Video15:27
Khan Academy

American-Chinese Debt Loop

11th - Higher Ed
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,...
Instructional Video3:01
Khan Academy

China Pegs to Dollar to Keep Trade Imbalance

11th - Higher Ed
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...
Instructional Video2:36
Khan Academy

Review of China US Currency Situation

11th - Higher Ed
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...
Instructional Video15:27
Khan Academy

American-Chinese Debt Loop

11th - Higher Ed
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,...
Instructional Video
Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Currency: Pegging the Yuan

9th - 10th
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]