The resignation of People's Bank of China (PBOC) vice governor Wu Xiaoling Thursday is a strong sign that China is likely to continue to be unrepentant in the face of ongoing calls to speed up exchange-rate reform and drive up the value of the yuan. The central bank said Wu’s resignation was due only to her age, but coming in the same week that Ma ...

We all know China has a huge impact on the global economy, but an article in the Sydney Morning Herald shows how that impact has even been enough to help John Howard remain in office as Australia’s prime minister – until recently, anyway.According to Andrew Charlton, an Australian economist, Howard has claimed great success in keeping inflation, ...