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Treasury Secretary-Designate Signals Switch on China

“Timothy F. Geithner, who moved closer to confirmation as Treasury secretary on Thursday, told senators that President Obama believed China was ‘manipulating’ its currency, suggesting a more confrontational stance toward that country than under the Bush administration.” (New York Times, Friday)

American consumers would be the real target.

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