European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde on Monday urged global leaders to discuss undervaluation of the Chinese currency as a facet of the imbalances endangering the global economy.China has consistently denied that it manipulates its currency for trade advantage but its surging trade surpluses are one of several macroeconomic mismatches worrying leaders of the Group of Seven (G7) nations who met last week in France, along with chronic US deficits and Europe’s underinvestment.Europe has struggled to compete with China in sectors it used to dominate, such as high-end cars, partly due to Chinese goods being cheaper.
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European Central Bank’s President Lagarde urges talks on yuan undervaluation
European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde has called for global leaders to discuss the undervaluation of the Chinese yuan. She believes this is contributing to global economic imbalances.
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European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde has called for global leaders to discuss the undervaluation of the Chinese yuan. She believes this is contributing to global economic imbalances. Lagarde's remarks come as G7 nations, who met recently in France, are concerned about several macroeconomic mismatches. These include China's growing trade surpluses, persistent US deficits, and underinvestment in Europe. The article notes that Europe faces challenges competing with China in certain sectors, partly because Chinese goods are more affordable. China has maintained that it does not manipulate its currency for trade advantage.
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Lagarde stated that currency undervaluation is a facet of imbalances endangering the global economy.
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European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde urged global leaders to discuss the undervaluation of the Chinese currency.
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China has consistently denied manipulating its currency for trade advantage.
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Surging Chinese trade surpluses are among macroeconomic mismatches worrying G7 leaders.
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Europe has struggled to compete with China in sectors like high-end cars due to cheaper Chinese goods.
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