Now shopping mall giant (Dalian) Wanda, owned by Chinaâs richest man Wang Jianlin, and Vanke, the worldâs biggest residential real estate developer, founded by the mountaineering-loving Wang Shi, have âstunned the capital markets,â in the words of Chinese news site The Paper, by announcing a âstrategic partnership.â.
The second macroeconomic consideration of increased imports is the impact on exchange rates. As we have shown in the previous section, as U.S. consumers increase their consumption of imports, the supply of dollars in foreign exchange markets rises.
However, when the US dollar is strong, US businesses and consumers can purchase foreign goods and services at cheaper exchange rates (e.g., US$1 = 104 yen). This encourages foreign imports because US importers can pass on some of the cost savings to US consumers in the form of lower prices.