Why Does China Manipulate its own Currency?

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  • @shudheshvelusamy7644
    @shudheshvelusamy7644 4 года назад +1622

    Economists: “The market shall decide your fate.”
    China: “I am the market!”

    • @economicsinaction
      @economicsinaction 4 года назад +40

      "It always has been"

    • @theendofdemocracyistyranny405
      @theendofdemocracyistyranny405 4 года назад +37

      IMF:China does not Manipulates its currency
      Economics Explained:I'm a Super Follower of the U.S. government

    • @MasayaShida
      @MasayaShida 4 года назад +14

      @@theendofdemocracyistyranny405?

    • @malikialgeriankabyleswag4200
      @malikialgeriankabyleswag4200 4 года назад +22

      Isnt that what communism is in part, centralizing the governance, especially economic branches, toward State control/command.. Isnt this also what Fascism has to do since its based not on principle but a kind of pornographic aesthetic of Triumph, which pretty much means perpetual warfare. And the centralizing of the market with communism always collapses when it comes into contact with a free market and hence communism only works if all markets are commanded which means it will also be in a perpetually imperialist state.. I dont know why I started talking about the necessary tyranny of command economies but *S* *W* *a* *G* bro

    • @9manny99
      @9manny99 4 года назад +2

      D2 E2 Unlimted Currency.

  • @swagmanners
    @swagmanners 4 года назад +745

    Can Jerome Powell and his money printer defeat the Chinese, find out on the next episode of Dragon Ball Z

    • @economicsinaction
      @economicsinaction 4 года назад +23

      That's an episode I'd watch

    • @Tenchinu
      @Tenchinu 4 года назад +22

      Not unless he goes Super Powell 3. Market probably need a couple of senzus too.

    • @Dango428
      @Dango428 4 года назад +13

      @@Tenchinu And a yamcha death. Every story in dragon ball needs a yamcha death

    • @Melissa-zy6qi
      @Melissa-zy6qi 4 года назад +5

      When Iraq was under Saddam 1 dinar = USD 3.2. Meaning if Irak has foreign debts in the USD worth of USD 1 million, it was only equaled to 300 k dinar. Look at now 1 USD = 1,195. Meaning their USD 1 million debts worth 1 Billion Dinar. That was increament of 1,195 times. How about if 1 USD = 2 Trillion dinar? What if Iraq becomes default and cannot pay? What do you think the USA will have from Iraq if Iraq is default?

    • @Tenchinu
      @Tenchinu 4 года назад +3

      Dango428
      1 Yamcha death = 1 prayer

  • @Quickonomics
    @Quickonomics 4 года назад +1003

    China be like "to beat the market... we must become the market!"

    • @johndohe1146
      @johndohe1146 4 года назад +55

      To beat the top comment, this must become the top comment!"

    • @SuperNovaJinckUFO
      @SuperNovaJinckUFO 4 года назад +1

      In so many ways XD

    • @keubis2132
      @keubis2132 4 года назад +13

      in soviet china market is not controlled by you you are controlled by the government

    • @donnied6151
      @donnied6151 4 года назад +33

      I think your all just drinking the anti China US administration propaganda, who by the way with its massive trade deficits and debts to China feels like its gonna get knocked off the top of the hill. Facts are China is a hardworking nation that saves and does in fact have rule of law (unless you listen to Mike Pompeo) and as a result is prospering. It would be great for them to destabilize China, for example with a overnight introduction of democracy, which historically results in massive strife, the list is long and does include the US revolutionary war, French Revolution and never mind that Germany and Japan had to be bombed into oblivion for them to become democratic. We can go right back to what by many is considered the start of modern democracy, signing of the Magna Karta, war war war. I love how the high priests are sharpening their knives for the sacrifice of others they are preparing for democracy. Democracy is all good btw but its introductory process is not and the only reason why USSR didnt have a civil war when it broke up is because Gorbachov didn't want a civil war in a country with nuclear weapons, but never mind the massive internal destabilization and the proxy wars that resulted out of that. I seriously doubt the US would have wrecked the middle east if the USSR was still around, its funny hearing the US talk about internal checks and balances of power, but does anyone ever wonder, what about external checks and balances to power, or does human nature just look inward?

    • @Samuel-th6fw
      @Samuel-th6fw 4 года назад +1

      Funny how that is like actually what a socialist planned economy is.

  • @EconomicsExplained
    @EconomicsExplained  4 года назад +374

    Rumor has it Superintendant Chalmers still can't flex... :(

    • @jijov.j1545
      @jijov.j1545 4 года назад +6

      Ecnomic Explains Pls , make a video about
      How to make USA health care system affordable in the capitalist method .........

    • @tarankalawat1646
      @tarankalawat1646 4 года назад +2

      Time to learn Mandarin Westerners!

    • @hanzup4117
      @hanzup4117 4 года назад +2

      I thought this was a video about steamed hams.

    • @hanzup4117
      @hanzup4117 4 года назад

      5 minutes in - I just got the quote lol.

    • @luxither7354
      @luxither7354 4 года назад

      @@jijov.j1545 by prioritising the budget toward a nationalised healthcare.

  • @azerim2039
    @azerim2039 4 года назад +394

    *Japanese yen goes down 3% over night*
    Japanese government: We did it boys, deflation is no more!

    • @AKumar-co7oe
      @AKumar-co7oe 4 года назад +92

      America: "We shouldn't manipulate currencies because its EBIL"
      Also America: *Forces japan to artificially double it's currency overnight along with European stooges leading to 30+ years recession*
      The only lesson here is: Look at what Americans do, not what they say.

    • @SangoProductions213
      @SangoProductions213 4 года назад +13

      @@AKumar-co7oe here's your 50 cents. Good boy.

    • @AKumar-co7oe
      @AKumar-co7oe 4 года назад +64

      @@SangoProductions213 I'm not Chinese, as my name suggests I am Indian - I just call out American hypocrisy when I see it because the worst thing a developing country could do is listen to America yapping about free trade and IP when it was hyper-protectionist and the biggest abuser of IP laws in the early 20th century when it was developing.
      Not understanding reality is how you end up with trump, no govt healthcare and a murder rate higher than Afghanistan

    • @Lobos222
      @Lobos222 4 года назад +6

      @@AKumar-co7oe I am a unicorn, like my name indicates. /sarcasm

    • @shashwatsingh8339
      @shashwatsingh8339 4 года назад +2

      @@AKumar-co7oe bro kayon mu lag raha hai in logon ke

  • @Excelray1
    @Excelray1 4 года назад +352

    "I would rather betray the market than let the market betray me! "
    -probably not Cao Cao

    • @versaleyang
      @versaleyang 4 года назад +30

      Man of culture I see

    • @Melissa-zy6qi
      @Melissa-zy6qi 4 года назад +5

      When Iraq was under Saddam 1 dinar = USD 3.2. Meaning if Irak has foreign debts in the USD worth of USD 1 million, it was only equaled to 300 k dinar. Look at now 1 USD = 1,195. Meaning their USD 1 million debts worth 1 Billion Dinar. That was increment of 1,195 times. How about if 1 USD = 2 Trillion dinar? What if Iraq becomes default and cannot pay? What do you think the USA will have from Iraq if Iraq is default?

    • @ariavachier-lagravech.6910
      @ariavachier-lagravech.6910 4 года назад +8

      Nah bro Cao Cao is the type of person that will do that

    • @donprickinson7468
      @donprickinson7468 4 года назад +6

      Liu Bei is coming after you

    • @Melissa-zy6qi
      @Melissa-zy6qi 4 года назад

      @@n.m.8802 well in fact it is. Look at Mexico, Venezuela, etc that slip after the USD has been manipulated.

  • @EqualsThreeable
    @EqualsThreeable 4 года назад +117

    In China people’s standards of living are slowly increasing, it’s not long ago many more people were living as peasants on farms in rural China, as this improves you could expect people to demand more from their economy. This means more services and goods consumed by their people. People expect to be paid more and the cost of doing business goes up. All of a sudden it’s not so cheap to do business in China as it once was.

    • @sausagejockyGaming
      @sausagejockyGaming 4 года назад +30

      Its the middle income trap, as workers demand more money the cheap labour is no longer there, then itll likely go to india then the same will happen to them, then probably some african nation but if no nation is available they would choose a country with the best infrastructure, either the US or a western european nation.

    • @lolwutasddfdfk
      @lolwutasddfdfk 4 года назад +45

      @@sausagejockyGaming Countries get stuck in the middle income trap because they can't innovate and create new high tech goods. China is already a highly innovative economy with lots of high tech companies. No way China gets stuck in middle income.

    • @jonwick7635
      @jonwick7635 4 года назад +11

      Yep. Factories are moving to Vietnam & Indonesia to mitigate this

    • @andyfriederichsen
      @andyfriederichsen 4 года назад +2

      And their freedoms are decreasing.

    • @Andrerc0
      @Andrerc0 4 года назад +19

      @@lolwutasddfdfk By refering innovation I think you mispelled IP theft

  • @Snusnu2977
    @Snusnu2977 4 года назад +63

    China : set up own foreign exchange to devalue our currency
    US : use quantitative easing
    India: as usual our currency value going down

  • @CornishCreamtea07
    @CornishCreamtea07 4 года назад +334

    There is a Simpsons clip for anything.

    • @kekero540
      @kekero540 4 года назад +12

      20 something seasons does that to a show.

    • @SomeRandomGuy-us1yb
      @SomeRandomGuy-us1yb 4 года назад +2

      @@kekero540 Now its just a stumbling shamble of an old man past his prime

    • @nofood1
      @nofood1 4 года назад +2

      Kekero is it a coincidence if it happens 100 times?

    • @DarkZerol
      @DarkZerol 4 года назад +5

      "The Simpsons did everything." - South Park

    • @strayalien5809
      @strayalien5809 4 года назад +1

      @@DarkZerol "Simpsons did it"

  • @QuestionEverythingButWHY
    @QuestionEverythingButWHY 4 года назад +454

    “The supreme art of war is to subdue the enemy without fighting.”
    ― Sun Tzu, The Art of War

    • @yay-cat
      @yay-cat 4 года назад +7

      i’m reading that book right now

    • @QuestionEverythingButWHY
      @QuestionEverythingButWHY 4 года назад +1

      @@yay-cat What's your impression till now?
      There's also a documentary available in youtube on the same title.

    • @AlexFlodder
      @AlexFlodder 4 года назад +16

      And with the sheer amount of (usa) dollars china owns, what if they start selling dollars for .75 of the value? China is big enough and if they have the reserve*, they can ruin the usa dollar at a very high price, but cheaper than an all out war.
      *They are really building up usa dollars and gold.

    • @hxsjdbdjavs
      @hxsjdbdjavs 4 года назад +6

      I like the fact that you compared one of the timeless classic book with the vile act of absolute evil from CCP.

    • @Manuel-gu9ls
      @Manuel-gu9ls 4 года назад +1

      Indeed

  • @QuestionEverythingButWHY
    @QuestionEverythingButWHY 4 года назад +193

    In alternate universe, Dale Carnegie wrote
    “Don't be afraid of enemies who attack you. Be afraid of the friends who flatter you.”
    ― How to Win TRADE and Influence PRICES

    • @leeoswald668
      @leeoswald668 4 года назад +3

      Dale Carnegie title, I went to the comments to find who knows it too 👍

    • @Melissa-zy6qi
      @Melissa-zy6qi 4 года назад +2

      When Iraq was under Saddam 1 dinar = USD 3.2. Meaning if Irak has foreign debts in the USD worth of USD 1 million, it was only equaled to 300 k dinar. Look at now 1 USD = 1,195. Meaning their USD 1 million debts worth 1 Billion Dinar. That was increament of 1,195 times. How about if 1 USD = 2 Trillion dinar? What if Iraq becomes default and cannot pay? What do you think the USA will have from Iraq if Iraq is default?

    • @tren-y2m
      @tren-y2m 4 года назад

      @@Melissa-zy6qi That is a completely different question and an open-ended one at that. You're better off asking it in a political Subreddit or community

  • @TheMongolianWay
    @TheMongolianWay 4 года назад +383

    Every country manipulates its own currency. Thats called monetary policy

    • @Melissa-zy6qi
      @Melissa-zy6qi 4 года назад +2

      When Iraq was under Saddam 1 dinar = USD 3.2. Meaning if Irak has foreign debts in the USD worth of USD 1 million, it was only equaled to 300 k dinar. Look at now 1 USD = 1,195. Meaning their USD 1 million debts worth 1 Billion Dinar. That was increament of 1,195 times. How about if 1 USD = 2 Trillion dinar? What if Iraq becomes default and cannot pay? What do you think the USA will have from Iraq if Iraq is default?

    • @mastersonogashira1796
      @mastersonogashira1796 4 года назад +1

      anon2k10 I always wonder is “50 cents” a good translation? Or “5 mao” better

    • @Melissa-zy6qi
      @Melissa-zy6qi 4 года назад +3

      @@mastersonogashira1796 lol you have been brainwashed by the USA. So I let you know another side of a coin. So you can see this thing on both sides covered.

    • @neeneko
      @neeneko 4 года назад +8

      Yep, and every country claims what they are doing is for the good of the people while things other countries are doing is evil and needs to be countered. Nationalism is a powerful domestic tool and doesn't need to be internally consistent.

    • @Melissa-zy6qi
      @Melissa-zy6qi 4 года назад +3

      @@neeneko not really. The rate of greediness for each country is different. The US is super Greedy.
      Trump doesnt want any country to surpass their supremacy as the strongest economy in the world. Meaning every country cannot pass the US GDP.
      Let see in India side. They have 1.5 billion people. If India cannot surpass the USA GDP meaning India people GDP per capita will always be low. Meaning USD 14T/1.5 billion people = USD 9300. Now let say INdia population has increased to 3 billion people It means their GDP becomes only USD 4600. If no cap on the world GDP certainly India will be the strongest economy in the world by USD 9300x 3billion people = USD 28 K trillion. This is way above the US that only has 300 million people. How about if each India earns the same GDP per capita of each American that is USD 46K?

  • @87mhd
    @87mhd 4 года назад +73

    I like how EE talks about economists in third person as if he wasn't one

    • @alexpotts6520
      @alexpotts6520 4 года назад +12

      I think there is a difference, though. EE doesn't do personal opinions, his aim is to inform rather than evangelise. It's absolutely fair for him to point out what is his own view and what is consensus, or indeed controversy, among the profession.

    • @darrellng7617
      @darrellng7617 4 года назад +7

      I think economist is reserved for the ones actually applying the theories in real world setting..it's fair enough for him who seems to be purely in the academia.

    • @economicsinaction
      @economicsinaction 4 года назад

      He's become the very thing he swore to destroy

  • @aidenwang803
    @aidenwang803 4 года назад +130

    Economists: Market rules above everything
    China: Becomes the market
    Economists: you're not supposed to do that

    • @Melissa-zy6qi
      @Melissa-zy6qi 4 года назад

      When Iraq was under Saddam 1 dinar = USD 3.2. Meaning if Irak has foreign debts in the USD worth of USD 1 million, it was only equaled to 300 k dinar. Look at now 1 USD = 1,195. Meaning their USD 1 million debts worth 1 Billion Dinar. That was increament of 1,195 times. How about if 1 USD = 2 Trillion dinar? What if Iraq becomes default and cannot pay? What do you think the USA will have from Iraq if Iraq is default?

    • @Melissa-zy6qi
      @Melissa-zy6qi 4 года назад

      @D2 E2 the more the better so they world knows the brainwash done by the USA is on now. In fact that brainwash is not true.
      So this posting just want to let the world know another side of the coin.

    • @Lobos222
      @Lobos222 4 года назад +4

      @@Melissa-zy6qi So your argument is that two wars and a decade of sanctions between them wouldnt have a impact on its currency value... Your shallow comment looks like a copy past a 50center would post. You even admit that you spam it.

    • @economicsinaction
      @economicsinaction 4 года назад

      I see a meme in a comment, I press like, well played aiden wang, well played

    • @sor3999
      @sor3999 4 года назад

      Economists: The market will decide your fate.
      China: I am the market!

  • @Samuel-th6fw
    @Samuel-th6fw 4 года назад +300

    US: "China manipulates currency. It's unfair!"
    Meanwhile FED: "Hehe, money printer goes brrrrrrrrrrrrr!"

    • @faustin289
      @faustin289 4 года назад +12

      This comment is underated.

    • @jordanknight336
      @jordanknight336 4 года назад +31

      bruh he spent the whole second half of the video explaining the difference between the two

    • @HR15DE
      @HR15DE 4 года назад +3

      yeah how is this not a currency manipulation ? dollar index is at 92!!!!!!

    • @Samuel-th6fw
      @Samuel-th6fw 4 года назад +5

      @Stephen Jenkins It's the comment section, don't be so serious about everything.

    • @Clement3121
      @Clement3121 4 года назад +4

      More like Venezuela....

  • @Blaqjaqshellaq
    @Blaqjaqshellaq 4 года назад +62

    When a nation is competing with rivals that are more developed economically, it makes sense to interfere with free markets in the form of import tariffs or devalued currency to promote its own development. (The US did it back in the 19th century.) When it becomes equally developed, however, such interference becomes disadvantageous.

    • @Melissa-zy6qi
      @Melissa-zy6qi 4 года назад +1

      LOL That's outdated theory. Obama has done it and the economy did not work. Then he did QE or made the USD expensive and then the economy run well. The same as BMW,LV etc, will they sell cheap to promote their products? Nope

    • @dpokor
      @dpokor 4 года назад +1

      19th century? How about Bretton Woods and the fake peg of gold to dollar? It wouldn't have become the world reserve currency but for that trick making dollars "as good as gold". Somehow they only managed to keep the farce going for 25 years but it's effect lasts up to this date

    • @Melissa-zy6qi
      @Melissa-zy6qi 4 года назад +2

      @@dpokor This dollar reserve currency should be ended soon other wise the US will corrupt this system and make other countries victims of their bullies.
      I guess the first think to do is using gold for everything. When the USD increases in values than purchasing more gold.

    • @Blaqjaqshellaq
      @Blaqjaqshellaq 4 года назад

      @@dpokor It seems appropriate for a time when the world was rebuilding after WWII's devastation. Was there a better way?

    • @dpokor
      @dpokor 4 года назад

      @@Blaqjaqshellaq I'll always answer: letting the invisible hand of the free market figure it out. No central planning, even if it's comfortable for those occupying power for 4-8 years, they are always short-sighted

  • @mingweing8081
    @mingweing8081 4 года назад +220

    Ah yes, puns for the intellectuals "How to win trades and influence prices."

    • @FinanceOptimum
      @FinanceOptimum 4 года назад +3

      😂

    • @Inquiring
      @Inquiring 4 года назад +1

      Finance Optimum Your channel is great.

    • @Melissa-zy6qi
      @Melissa-zy6qi 4 года назад +2

      When Iraq was under Saddam 1 dinar = USD 3.2. Meaning if Irak has foreign debts in the USD worth of USD 1 million, it was only equaled to 300 k dinar. Look at now 1 USD = 1,195. Meaning their USD 1 million debts worth 1 Billion Dinar. That was increament of 1,195 times. How about if 1 USD = 2 Trillion dinar? What if Iraq becomes default and cannot pay? What do you think the USA will have from Iraq if Iraq is default?

    • @dr_zyzz
      @dr_zyzz 4 года назад

      Melissa WANG they’ll probably take over our oil fields, set up more bases, have more control over Iraq... etc.

    • @viveksalotkar839
      @viveksalotkar839 4 года назад

      @@Melissa-zy6qi occupy iraq

  • @spaceboi231
    @spaceboi231 4 года назад +23

    you forgot to mention that when China buys foreign currencies, those currencies increase in value. While any single spender normally wouldn't affect the price, the Chinese government can move around so much currency that they can manipulate the currencies of *other* nations on top of their own, but to a more limited extent.

  • @stallen1066
    @stallen1066 4 года назад +12

    I was standing at a kiosk at that airport trading some currency listening to this... then he called me a 'schmuck'. Made my day!

  • @lamatfoschini1891
    @lamatfoschini1891 4 года назад +51

    China:
    Manipulates the currency
    The US:
    *Laughs in quantitative easing*

    • @sdprz7893
      @sdprz7893 4 года назад

      The US does quantitative easing out of necessity not out of strategy

    • @tony3003001
      @tony3003001 4 года назад

      #whatcouldpossibygowrong. The last weminar republic “hold my beer you two 😂 ”

    • @linhaohoward
      @linhaohoward 4 года назад

      John Clemens P. Rubi this is not true. Every nation in the world have their national reserves based on usd. So when US prints a trillion dollar, the expected currency deflation is actually spread across all other countries. It’s like making an ATM withdrawal out of someone’s else’s account.

    • @linhaohoward
      @linhaohoward 4 года назад +1

      SDPRZ every nation’s national reserve are based in USD. When US prints money the expected currency deflation is spread across everyone’s national reserve. It’s like making an ATM withdrawal directly from other people’s account. China printing money more or less gives an unfair advantage by keeping their currency low which in turn maintains their cost of good exports’ attractiveness. Although it might be an unfair advantage, but to overseas end-user consumers like me, it still allows me to buy good for a cheaper price which otherwise would’ve been more expensive.
      However US printing money is outright robbing my country’s national reserve which is robbing from the taxes I paid. You call it a necessity to outright robbery?

    • @macculu501
      @macculu501 4 года назад +1

      @@sdprz7893 "The US does quantitative easing out of necessity not out of strategy"

  • @Thedarkknight2244
    @Thedarkknight2244 4 года назад +30

    Love this channel! You just have to do the economics of the British Empire. It can cover the tea trade, cotton industry with india, the opium wars, the east india company being nationalized, the founding of stock trading and there's so much more content than this!

    • @alexpotts6520
      @alexpotts6520 4 года назад +1

      There's already an episode on the East India Company IIRC.

    • @drjp4212
      @drjp4212 4 года назад +1

      @D2 E2 Slavery and theft? Roman Empire? Any other Empire?

    • @00x0xx
      @00x0xx 4 года назад +2

      @D2 E2 The foundation of every Empire in existence is slavery and theft. Whether they're seen as good depends on how much social and technological progress they've made with the slavery and stolen wealth.

    • @timothygoosby6942
      @timothygoosby6942 4 года назад

      @@00x0xx The means we use must be as pure as the ends we seek

    • @00x0xx
      @00x0xx 4 года назад

      @@timothygoosby6942 Indeed. History honors those true to their agenda, despite the destruction they cause to others; and dishonors those who are hypocrites, liars and betrayers.

  • @joejia1410
    @joejia1410 4 года назад +50

    China is the real-world demonstration of "I have outsmarted your outsmarting"

  • @kaen_tqk3918
    @kaen_tqk3918 4 года назад +71

    US: *nooooo you can't just manipulate your currency to give yourself an unfair advantage in the market!*
    China: *haha currency go brrrr*

  • @aussieboy4090
    @aussieboy4090 4 года назад +197

    This is why my Chinese classmates are so good at maths.

    • @christophersimms9128
      @christophersimms9128 4 года назад +21

      @God Bless America it's maths in non US countries

    • @beluwuga2573
      @beluwuga2573 4 года назад +11

      Meanwhile everyone here only knows how to do meth.

    • @owenkeller2748
      @owenkeller2748 4 года назад

      Math

    • @tiffyw92
      @tiffyw92 4 года назад +6

      Chinese here, can confirm. The stereotype around parents pushing kids to be doctors, lawyers, engineers, and businessmen since young is more true than ever these days, especially entrepreneurship. Can't do business right if ya ain't good at maths.

    • @metalgearray6832
      @metalgearray6832 4 года назад +3

      Rubia Ryu I own multiple successful businesses here in Australia and my maths is horrendous. That’s what accountants are for!

  • @EconomicsExplained
    @EconomicsExplained  4 года назад +8

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  • @financiallift6185
    @financiallift6185 4 года назад +17

    I'm afraid to make a joke about China. They will probably log the data and then I'm on the bad list 😄

    • @dongster529
      @dongster529 4 года назад +2

      Imagine being naive enough to think that every country doesn't do that to some extent ALREADY.
      Only difference between authoritarian govts and their more democratic counterparts in this matter - is that they don't need public opinion, so they don't have to lie about it.

    • @yohaneschristianp
      @yohaneschristianp 4 года назад +1

      You're a joke yourself 🤣

    • @aa-hx7lh
      @aa-hx7lh 4 года назад

      Imagine taking YT comments seriously

    • @madshagen5849
      @madshagen5849 3 года назад

      You are now...

  • @Visiomax
    @Visiomax 4 года назад +4

    Your "how to win friends and influence people“ reference is great!

  • @daydreamingstars2980
    @daydreamingstars2980 4 года назад +94

    Who else learns more from Economics Explained then they learn in school

    • @roboticrebel4092
      @roboticrebel4092 4 года назад +10

      tbh, most chools dont teach even the basic economics

    • @Nsaison
      @Nsaison 4 года назад +3

      my teacher a showed a economics explained video in class

    • @daniel_960_
      @daniel_960_ 4 года назад +5

      You don’t learn stuff like that in school. The majority isn’t supposed to learn stuff like that.

    • @daydreamingstars2980
      @daydreamingstars2980 4 года назад +2

      daniel_960_ I’m Dutch but I’m going to school in Australia and we are getting taught economic’s but well its just there not teaching us very well

    • @susza89
      @susza89 4 года назад +3

      Probably everybody. School systems somehow neglect finances in general. I guess the goverments just want to produce more and more brainless consumers/workers

  • @mcteags
    @mcteags 4 года назад

    I just checked your channel yesterday to see if you had created a video on this topic. Then today it popped up in my RUclips feed. Keep up the good work of uploading the exact videos I want to see at exactly the right time.

  • @TheDhammaHub
    @TheDhammaHub 4 года назад +40

    In history, it has rarely been a good idea to suppress free market effects for too long.

    • @caorusso4926
      @caorusso4926 4 года назад +16

      China will fall
      Comunism is a lie

    • @noahpolicarpio1530
      @noahpolicarpio1530 4 года назад +27

      No, they just cultivated their domestic brands by walling off foreign brands. Now, they're ready to open up their markets to make sure their homegrown brands stay innovative.

    • @Nishith8
      @Nishith8 4 года назад +46

      @@caorusso4926 china is a state capitalist and not communist

    • @economicsinaction
      @economicsinaction 4 года назад

      Let's drink to that

    • @lubu2960
      @lubu2960 4 года назад +28

      @@caorusso4926 china is here to stay m8, the sooner you accept it the better

  • @adaml6703
    @adaml6703 4 года назад +21

    Quantitative easing also depresses your currency so any country that prints a lot of money like Japan and the USA are technically "manipulating their currency".
    Also pegging your currency is a lot more common than you think, even the Euro is pegged. Currency stability is critical to doing any kind of international trade and because the yuan is not commonly accepted it needs to be be pegged to prevent wild fluctuations.

    • @faustin289
      @faustin289 4 года назад +2

      The effect of US printing is much worse though compared to Japanese Yen. The USD is the de-facto world's reserve currency. According to FMI, 60% of world's reserves are held in dollar-denominated assets (plus 40% of the world's debt). This means the FED printing dollars is literally stealing the world!

    • @wigglebot2368
      @wigglebot2368 4 года назад +2

      US printing also causes inflation so the change in FOREX is meaningless

    • @rigrag7876
      @rigrag7876 4 года назад +1

      True but the Euro is pegged for different reasons is it not? The Euro can't be decided entirely by the market due to the wide range of economies from Eurozone countries. However having it pegged is good for countries like Germany and bad for Greece

    • @adaml6703
      @adaml6703 4 года назад

      @@wigglebot2368 I mean because USD is the world reserve currency, there is 80 trillion USD in circulation. I assume even if the US prints 2 trillion USD there won't be much inflation.

    • @wigglebot2368
      @wigglebot2368 4 года назад

      @@adaml6703 Yes but there also won't be much FOREX movement

  • @adamorpen2980
    @adamorpen2980 4 года назад +5

    I really love the quality of your videos, they’re interesting and very well structured and put together

  • @n357779
    @n357779 4 года назад +2

    You’re videos have always been amazing and educational, but having just super binged a good number of them, you seem to just get better and better with every one.

  • @MrYsosad
    @MrYsosad 4 года назад +30

    western news: China is the biggest currency manipulator!
    The USA FED: am I a joke to you?

  • @owenkeller2748
    @owenkeller2748 4 года назад +7

    Please do “inflation is just a flat tax” next

  • @tayyikai5470
    @tayyikai5470 4 года назад +21

    Does anyone know where are sources? I can't see them

    • @forthepotentates7526
      @forthepotentates7526 4 года назад +5

      I don't trust channels who don't list or quote their sources and instead fill their "Info" section with the names of their patreons 👎

    • @mrmeseeks8790
      @mrmeseeks8790 4 года назад +8

      Drop a dollar on Patreon to access their research material and have your doubts resolved in an exclusive QnA.
      These guys work hard to produce the videos, they are not Chinese government printing inflated gdp figures.

    • @EverythingisGoodieBud
      @EverythingisGoodieBud 4 года назад +5

      Q&A second channel, hit them up any time

    • @tayyikai5470
      @tayyikai5470 4 года назад +3

      @@mrmeseeks8790 but he specifically said that he would put sources in the description. Unless perhaps I heard wrong.

    • @VictoriousGardenosaurus
      @VictoriousGardenosaurus 4 года назад +3

      Seen plenty of channels put up their info and sources for free.

  • @darvell.
    @darvell. 4 года назад

    Not really related to the content but I'm liking the improvements in the visual branding, clean, slick and simple.

  • @Xtonhao
    @Xtonhao 4 года назад +9

    Hey how about the brazilian real ? i heard it is the most devaluated currency this year for developing countries, and it seems like a big part of the reason is simply because the government wants to. Do you think that this might actually be helpful for our economy in the long term ?

  • @jaydonly2336
    @jaydonly2336 4 года назад +1

    I’m loving this new “Chapter ___” format 10/10

  • @user-iy3gx9qg4y
    @user-iy3gx9qg4y 4 года назад +4

    where is the link to an article?

  • @IbrahimMohamed-hr2so
    @IbrahimMohamed-hr2so 4 года назад

    this is your best video by far and i have been watching your videos for more then 8 months

  • @prakhar242
    @prakhar242 4 года назад +26

    In India, a lot of people say that India will be the next China, or could even surpass China. But as much as I love my country, I have to say we're just plain stupid compared to China and I don't see any way we could catch up to them considering the kind of attention to detail and relentlessness with which they've chased economic prosperity.

    • @df7205whip48
      @df7205whip48 4 года назад +9

      I'm a Russian living in Australia and I agree with you fully. The Chinese are very focused, ambitious and disciplined people and they will get far

    • @chrono-glitchwaterlily8776
      @chrono-glitchwaterlily8776 4 года назад +3

      India will become China in a way that it will be used as a source of cheap labor. That's the China that think they were referring to. While this is happening, New China will develop even further from India. The only way they can catch up is if they develop unique products (so that they'll be in demand) and not import as much (so that Indian currency isn't devalued as much)
      While this is all a nice thought, I'd still like to think that Taiwan has the upper ground. Though I didn't do as much research with this particular country to state any definite outcomes.

    • @shido8597
      @shido8597 4 года назад

      @@chrono-glitchwaterlily8776 and bring their Indian citizens home

    • @chrono-glitchwaterlily8776
      @chrono-glitchwaterlily8776 4 года назад

      @@shido8597 not until they've developed. So far, those citizens are bringing home dollars which add value to the currency. Until they can provide jobs for everyone, don't immediately recall the overseas workers. That'll just devastate the economy :(

    • @carolinexoxo1403
      @carolinexoxo1403 4 года назад

      Chrono-Glitch WaterLily many of these workers are simply moving out of the country though. India needs a more authoritarian government, nobody pages taxes, the streets look terrible, there is insane air pollution. Unless this changes India can’t go anywhere.

  • @ZetaFuzzMachine
    @ZetaFuzzMachine 4 года назад

    Very well put! You need an outstanding narrative to take such a complex topic and explaining it as clear as you did! Good job!

  • @bananalord8461
    @bananalord8461 4 года назад +7

    Oh that dude was staring at the wrong direction he’s gonna disappear 0:48

    • @bluefeather2889
      @bluefeather2889 4 года назад

      Sure is

    • @Melissa-zy6qi
      @Melissa-zy6qi 4 года назад

      When Iraq was under Saddam 1 dinar = USD 3.2. Meaning if Irak has foreign debts in the USD worth of USD 1 million, it was only equaled to 300 k dinar. Look at now 1 USD = 1,195. Meaning their USD 1 million debts worth 1 Billion Dinar. That was increament of 1,195 times. How about if 1 USD = 2 Trillion dinar? What if Iraq becomes default and cannot pay? What do you think the USA will have from Iraq if Iraq is default?

    • @shorewall
      @shorewall 4 года назад

      @@Melissa-zy6qi Probably what China is expecting to get from the Belt and Road countries when they can't pay back their predatory loans.

  • @matteomancino491
    @matteomancino491 4 года назад

    Just became a Patreon 🧡Keep up the awesome videos

  • @Helpie114
    @Helpie114 4 года назад +3

    Thanks for the time and effort

    • @EconomicsExplained
      @EconomicsExplained  4 года назад +2

      My pleasure!

    • @Melissa-zy6qi
      @Melissa-zy6qi 4 года назад

      When Iraq was under Saddam 1 dinar = USD 3.2. Meaning if Irak has foreign debts in the USD worth of USD 1 million, it was only equaled to 300 k dinar. Look at now 1 USD = 1,195. Meaning their USD 1 million debts worth 1 Billion Dinar. That was increament of 1,195 times. How about if 1 USD = 2 Trillion dinar? What if Iraq becomes default and cannot pay? What do you think the USA will have from Iraq if Iraq is default?

  • @guillermo5782
    @guillermo5782 2 года назад

    Hi! At 12:49 you mention that you'll leave a journal article in the sources and citations, but I don't find any sources nor citations in the description nor in the comments. Where is it? Thanks!

  • @boyar1978
    @boyar1978 4 года назад +6

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    @irjonesy 4 года назад

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  • @jeanpaul511
    @jeanpaul511 4 года назад

    Woww crystal clear explanation! Thank you EE
    Love your channel, great rebranding!

  • @beastyms
    @beastyms 4 года назад +3

    I hear "Toyota Corola"
    Me: "Am I watching Real life lore?"

  • @nathaniellong4281
    @nathaniellong4281 4 года назад +1

    "Look! It's Godzilla!" "No, it's China manipulating it's currency!"

  • @rhythmandacoustics
    @rhythmandacoustics 4 года назад +10

    I guess EE like RnB so much he started to become an artist in China.

    • @stc2828
      @stc2828 4 года назад

      I would gladly accept Mexico peso too. They all exchange to USD pretty easily anyway.

  • @shimarinlogistics6616
    @shimarinlogistics6616 4 года назад

    Finally a very objective view of this whole controversy over currency manipulation.

  • @ScreenwriterGuy
    @ScreenwriterGuy 4 года назад +28

    I think you're complicating this issue. You did explain everything else very well but this, not so much. You could have done better.
    Simply put, China builds up a reserve of foreign currency by selling its currency. In this process, the price of its currency is set by China, hence it is able to decide how much it is taking in. By pushing its currency to the world, it decreases the value of its currency. This helps building up the local economy because local goods are cheap, and individuals from other countries tend to buy it cheap and sell it for higher prices. Why other countries can't do it, is because no country is so self sufficient, and they're kind of tied up in an agreement before FIAT came into existence (The Bretton Woods Agreement).
    The Federal Reserve manipulates the market using banks and interest rates through the USA worldwide, while China played the UNO reverse card by collecting cash and sending out products, hence manipulating the market. China knows what it is doing, and it is doing it well. Federal Reserve is a private entity, meanwhile China is a nation. The world cannot keep up with China in prices because it almost in entirety, the world currencies are tied up with the US Dollar. China will keep buying US dollar, deflating the currency whilst the purchasing power is very less.
    This will toss the US day-to-day economy into chaos. If US stops selling the dollar to China, inflation would occur. This would set it to course, but the purchasing power would increase. This would cause a chain reaction wherein the industries in the US would raise prices and end up screwing up their own people.
    A better way to handle it will be to stop printing out notes, ask industries not to increase prices, stop selling US dollar to China, and produce things inside of the country. It'll take time to adjust to the prices, but it'll be worth it.

    • @alexwschan185
      @alexwschan185 4 года назад +4

      Do you seriously believe that America can tell three separate parts of their country from different locations and levels to collaborate on a single economic goal for maybe 5-10 years?

    • @matthiasfreaked
      @matthiasfreaked 4 года назад

      China knows what American politicians want, and how selfish they are. If its free money at the cost of Americans, they don't care, suffering Americans arent their problem

  • @Worldisone2
    @Worldisone2 4 года назад

    This video video is nice,you are doing great!
    Please try to keep some visual aid such as stats , graphs , figures and tables or numbers.This would engaged the viewers for entire time.

  • @Trumpianet
    @Trumpianet 4 года назад +23

    You get a like just off the strength of that title

  • @ethan20559
    @ethan20559 4 года назад +1

    I LOVED the Simpsons reference, I know this would probably mean a lot more work, but the Simpsons has a lot of material that may relate to your videos, and would add a lot to the video.

  • @AdityaKadamMechanical
    @AdityaKadamMechanical 4 года назад +5

    Ease of doing business report this year is cancelled because of China, Azerbaijan, UAE & Saudi Arabians manipulating the data🔥

    • @Rudenbehr
      @Rudenbehr 4 года назад

      China is incredibly easy to do business with. They will literally disappear their own population if they get in the way of profits for you and the government,

    • @overlord9476
      @overlord9476 4 года назад

      @@Rudenbehr if so why isn't China free market?

  • @vagga2u14
    @vagga2u14 4 года назад +1

    Always love your videos, and this is no exception. Thank you!

  • @tony1duan
    @tony1duan 4 года назад +14

    And if you read about history, the rest of the world hasn’t been fair to China too in the past 200 years.

    • @benedictosamosir9109
      @benedictosamosir9109 4 года назад +2

      the world hasn't been fair to the world if you go back long enough.
      Well maybe not to the brits.

  • @HMCarReviews
    @HMCarReviews 4 года назад

    Thanks for simplifying this complicated topic for us.

  • @FingeringThings
    @FingeringThings 4 года назад +3

    Do a video on the economics of patreon supporters

  • @OneOverCot
    @OneOverCot 4 года назад

    Where's the journal article from 12:49?

  • @FinanceOptimum
    @FinanceOptimum 4 года назад +22

    *US: Accomplishes World Domination via false-flag induced 'freedom invasions' to prop up Petrodollar*
    *The Western Media: China bad, they manipulate their currency AND WE DON'T!* 😂😂😂

    • @denizerdal6465
      @denizerdal6465 4 года назад +4

      At least we don't have gulags and concentration camps. Also we pay our workers more than a couple cents an hour.

    • @markhenley3097
      @markhenley3097 4 года назад +5

      And don't forget what the media says when an American President who opposes all these invasions and wars comes into power (Trump).

    • @denizerdal6465
      @denizerdal6465 4 года назад +2

      @stockart whiteman I never said we're not bad, I'm just saying we're not as bad.

    • @tony3003001
      @tony3003001 4 года назад

      Deniz Erdal not sure the biggest baddie on the bloc can justify more 😂 get your shot act together at this election especially with the raise of new silver legion of America aka Qanon

    • @Arag0n
      @Arag0n 4 года назад

      @@denizerdal6465 minimum hourly wage in Shanghai is ~3$/h, with smaller cities being 2$/h. Then that's minimum, most people makes a lot more than that, as minimum wage jobs are usually only taken by students or uneducated people, and long story short, majority of new generation has universe degrees so the second kind if rapidly disappearing leaving students as the only ones working for minimum wage.

  • @pluralizes01
    @pluralizes01 4 года назад +1

    Economics explained, your content is extremely informative and enriching!!!! I would love you to create a youtube original series as soon as possible. I love your channel and content!
    ps. do not worry about the new bill the Australian government wants to pass. The RUclips community has your back!

  • @navinsood7302
    @navinsood7302 4 года назад +6

    That's how China is able to offset the cost of trade tarriff's imposed by West by decreasing the value of their currency.

    • @madensmith7014
      @madensmith7014 4 года назад +1

      I think that buying stuff from abroad and bringing it back home to resell still counts as an import, and therefor taxed when found, so even those people will find China a bit more unappealing to buy from than usual.
      The real loophole to the trade war is that China sells parts, so all they need is to sell some unfinished goods into other countries like South Korea, Japan or Vietnam for them to complete, stamp in their brand, and sell it to the US. Iphone has parts made in China, same goes for Samsung and Japanese brands. Pretty much why Trump wants to drag in more countries to the cause.

    • @madensmith7014
      @madensmith7014 4 года назад

      @fane babanu Yeah tbh, point is that it's not only Americans using Chinese factories. Samsung isn't even American

    • @madensmith7014
      @madensmith7014 4 года назад

      @Flare Bruh, credit where credit is due. Germans killed tons of people but that doesn't mean the cars they make aren't good.

    • @navinsood7302
      @navinsood7302 4 года назад

      @@madensmith7014 Guys, the thing is China has the scale and countries/companies have been dependent on China for decades!! They cannot pivot suddenly. It will take time for companies to shift their supply chain which is a costly affair but it has started happening.

  • @lcsullafelix5357
    @lcsullafelix5357 4 года назад +1

    I apologise but where can one get the sources for the video. Checked the description. Thanks in advance

  • @112313
    @112313 4 года назад +3

    The thing about this so called dead weight or whatever societal cost u mentioned, think of it like a capitalist type wealth redistribution strategy.
    The government takes in taxes from the people and businesses, pays for these..."manipulation" thingy, and other nations buy from the businesses, giving them more income, hence producing more tax income. So to get money in, one has to provide goods or services to get that money. So, instead of the government directly giving the money to help alleviate poverty, they made it so that only those hardworking ones gets it, in a self repeating cycle.
    Think back how this all started, from what economic level they came from. And where they are now. This took some long term planning, and i would argue, if you are worried about china now with its "currency manipulation", you will really be even more worried and afraid when it is fully freely floated.
    Because that will be the point when the chinese government decide the benefits of free floating yuan will be far more beneficial to china as a whole than a "controlled" one.

  • @SavanPopat
    @SavanPopat 4 года назад

    Excellent video!. Can you please link the Journal article mentioned in the video in the description?

  • @gregtaylor8073
    @gregtaylor8073 4 года назад +16

    Doesn't the US manipulate it's currency through the Federal Reserve

    • @dennisp8520
      @dennisp8520 4 года назад +1

      The federal reserve isn't ran by the government. The decisions it makes is entirely separate from the US government itself. The currency itself doesn't get manipulated like the Chinese government does things.

    • @DJPleasureSeekingMissle
      @DJPleasureSeekingMissle 4 года назад +1

      Yes, it’s called Quantitative Easing

    • @samkalapseudo8998
      @samkalapseudo8998 4 года назад +2

      @@dennisp8520 keep dreaming

    • @zeus907
      @zeus907 4 года назад +1

      @@dennisp8520 That's bullshit. Look up the website of the federal reserve.
      It's www.federalreserve.gov.
      What does gov stand for?
      Also, its board members are nominated by the president and confirmed by the senate.
      Pray tell what kind of private enterprise free of government control would have such a structure in place.

    • @dennisp8520
      @dennisp8520 4 года назад

      @@zeus907 oh god, please help this poor ignorant soul. The federal reserve is literally doing its own independent thing. The president, Congress, etc don't have any say over its montary policy. That is different from China who littlerally can have their leader snap there figures to change how the money is being printed and so forth.
      www.federalreserve.gov/faqs/about_12799.htm

  • @stormirr
    @stormirr 4 года назад

    Hello, where can I find the articles, you mentionned posting link to, toward the second half of your video ? Thanks in advance

  • @shiwwee2386
    @shiwwee2386 4 года назад +3

    I remember my Professor saying that Japan actually manipulates way more times than China.

  • @suryanshsrivastava5551
    @suryanshsrivastava5551 4 года назад

    Anyone has link to the article he is referring to at 12:50 ?? I can't seem to find it in the video description or comments.
    Also, where is his email link he mentioned in several pervious videos??

  • @112313
    @112313 4 года назад +18

    Sure....america never manipulates its own currency, sureeeeeeeee

    • @jordanknight336
      @jordanknight336 4 года назад +1

      bruh he spent the whole second half of the video explaining the difference between money printing and what china does.

    • @112313
      @112313 4 года назад

      Uh, yeah, i commented this after the first sentence he uttered....shot my gun too early.

  • @FifinatorKlon
    @FifinatorKlon 4 года назад

    Is this channel dedicated to the famous school of Australian Economics I constantly hear about?

  • @Tenchinu
    @Tenchinu 4 года назад +3

    The West: Its over China. I have the high trade tariffs.
    China: You underestimate your greedy corporations.

  • @tomasdeponte9515
    @tomasdeponte9515 4 года назад +1

    We would like to see a video explaining the economy of Finland!

  • @quavious2940
    @quavious2940 4 года назад +5

    Wait... This is just importing stuff from China 🇨🇳 😮😲😯 and now you are playing the game China created

  • @philip7468
    @philip7468 4 года назад

    Hi uber-nerd amongst. Great video as always.
    Were can I find the article you mention at 12:51 ?
    Can you guys please use graphs and actual equations when describing relationships (e.g. 12:30), thank you?

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      I learnt that from Mr Jack Jones who gives me more knowledge no how investments are really done. His really a great broker to brag about anywhere and anytime.

  • @JanjayTrollface
    @JanjayTrollface 4 года назад

    AHAH!! Nice closing remarks, I was hoping that was where you were going to go! Looking forward to it *8 )

  • @duo496
    @duo496 4 года назад +8

    Economics of June 4th 1989

    • @Paranoid_Found
      @Paranoid_Found 4 года назад +5

      Economic problems are, in fact, the reason behind that incident. Back then, in the earlier stage of economic reform, China had two sets of prices, one base on central planing the other market. It was supposed to be a transition between the planned economy to a free market. This inevitably leads to and severe exploitation of the system, often from corrupt officials. To counter this problem, the government decided to allow the previously planned prices of domestic goods to rise (to the same level of market) so that China can transition to a market economy in a short period. The slogan back then was, ”prolong suffering is worse than temporary suffering.” This policy worthen the already high inflation rate and leads to people stockpiling goods in panic. The discontent eventually leads to mass demonstrations. The Chinese government did away with the two sets of prices in the winter of 1989 after the suppression of protest.
      The 1989 protest is framed in the West as ”pro-democracy.” Although such characterization holds some truth, the protest has more to do with corruption and mishandling of the economy.

  • @TheLionSaidMeow
    @TheLionSaidMeow 4 года назад

    10/10 for the clever title! ❤️

  • @daydreamingstars2980
    @daydreamingstars2980 4 года назад +4

    **My Chinese friend starts laughing like a maniac while reading her book**
    Me- *“I’m not sure if she’s laughing about her book or her plans for world domination!?!”*

  • @Zestyclose-Big3127
    @Zestyclose-Big3127 4 года назад

    3:39 just as I was hearing "Leyland" screaming in my head

  • @pranjalsharma8960
    @pranjalsharma8960 4 года назад +6

    most of the developing ecnomies do this though. one way or another

  • @henrythegod6756
    @henrythegod6756 4 года назад +1

    I like the mirror of the title with a particular book :)

  • @thedoruk6324
    @thedoruk6324 4 года назад +7

    Is there anything that the chinese arent actively manipulating tbh?(!) :^]

    • @interdictr3657
      @interdictr3657 4 года назад +3

      Good old china, all of our best friend. At least as long as you do whatever they want. I am truly worried how bad it will get in the coming decades as they become more powerful.

  • @Lobos222
    @Lobos222 4 года назад +1

    Just keep in mind that some toll barriers are because of national security. For example food. Its wise for any nation to retain some level of food production and if that nation has limited access to producing food. It goes without saying that it will usually cost more, so in order to be financially viable you need toll barriers. These toll barriers are also often seasonal based.

  • @MrKogline
    @MrKogline 4 года назад +4

    Can we just start calling tariffs TAXES and admit that Trump drastically raised TAXES on commodities which hurts the consumer, especially the middle class, which is the primary consumer?

    • @sdprz7893
      @sdprz7893 4 года назад +2

      Don't let the trump fanboys hear you say that. All his policies are genius and apparently he's doing a great job

    • @ShnoogleMan
      @ShnoogleMan 4 года назад +2

      “iT’s BaSiC eCoNoMiCs” said the guy who never took an econ class and thinks socialism is when the government does stuff.

    • @MrKogline
      @MrKogline 4 года назад +2

      @Stephen Jenkins ...Or we could have just used TPP which SPECIFICALLY barred China from the table and LOWERED taxes. But, that was Obama, so lowering taxes is now socialism now I guess.

  • @chbuki
    @chbuki 4 года назад +1

    Just a question on the Cadillac vs Mercedes analogy, but if the value of the dollar decreases, wouldn't the cost to produce the Cadillac increase as well, thereby increasing the cost of the car?

  • @abdulakram6839
    @abdulakram6839 4 года назад +6

    lol I am pretty sure the US does the same thing when it suits them.

    • @tenminutetokyo2643
      @tenminutetokyo2643 4 года назад

      The US dollar floats freely in world currency markets - as do all other WTO member's currencies. Except China of course. It's the only WTO member not required to do so. Talk about a rigged market.

  • @acommenter
    @acommenter 4 года назад +1

    12:50
    Where is the sources and citations?

  • @Gaaaaaamer
    @Gaaaaaamer 4 года назад

    I see what you did there with the title ; "How to win trade and influence prices"
    "How to win friends and influence people"

  • @WildsDreams45
    @WildsDreams45 4 года назад +2

    I didn't realize cheating was a thing when we talk about winners and losers in an uncontrolled environment.

  • @hotchi1566
    @hotchi1566 4 года назад

    Manipulate its own Currency? The Plaza Accord: hold my beer.

  • @whyarehumans
    @whyarehumans 4 года назад

    An educational channel on youtube about what is considered one of the most boring topics ever, has cliffhangers. Lol.

  • @Photonblastt
    @Photonblastt 4 года назад +1

    Last time I was this late EE would still say hi