If ever there was evidnce of how muddled and totally non-scientific economic is, you only need to read these two articles. Both eminent economists. Both expert. And what does it get them and us? NOTHING.

What you have is two theologians who would both claim that non-experts should not meddle in what they don't understand and yet if their own diametrically opposed 'expert' opinions are anything to go by, their expertise affords us absolutely no clarity whatsoever.

Economics is muddled theology in service of a rotten God.

You've probably seen these but just in case, they make interesting reading:

Krugman on Yuan

Stiglitz on Trade War

You've probably seen these but just in case, they make interesting reading:

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/09/13/opinion/13krugman.html?_r=1

http://www.project-syndicate.org/commentary/stiglitz124/English