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Chinese FX Interventions Caused International Imbalances, Contributed to U.S. Housing Bubble

Joint Economic Committee – Study – March 2008 – 13 pages

http://www.house.gov/jec/studies/2008/Chinese%20FX%20Interventions%20Caused%20International%20Imbalances%20Contributed%20to%20U%20S%20%20Housing%20Bubble%20(2).pdf

“Since 2000, the PRC’s exchange rate policy and the shadow policies of other Asian governments slowed the depreciation of the U.S. dollar and lowered interest rates, particularly at the long end of the yield curve. By distorting market price signals, these policies have exacerbated a number of economic problems not only in the United States but also around the world.”