China’s first monthly trade deficit in six years might win it some respite from pressure to do more over its exchange rate, particularly if followed, as we expect, by a resumption of renminbi appreciation in the next few weeks. But the calm won’t last. China’s trade surplus will soon reappear. Indeed, the surplus that matters most politically – that with the US – is already rising again and not far off a record high.
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