Geithner in China to discuss economic tensions

U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner met China’s Vice-Premier Wang Qishan on Sunday and “exchanged views” about economic relations between their countries, both sides said. View full post on Economic news – CNNMoney.com

New world curency index launched

Overlay Asset Management, a $20bn foreign exchange manager, is launching a currency basket it claims represents a “virtual world reserve currency”. View full post on FT.com – Currency Markets News and Data

Luxury In Thrall to the Currency War

The currency wars that are dominating the attention of the world’s central bankers are also playing out in the niche world of luxury goods. View full post on All News, Video and Posts related to TOPIC: Currencies

Weekly Review and Outlook: Focus Turn to UK and US GDP after G20, More Dollar Upside Ahead?

Markets were generally cautiously towards the end of last week as investors awaited G20 meeting. Though, some underlying developments are worth noting. Firstly, dollar did seem to found a bottom as we anticipated, with expectation gradually shifting from an aggressive one-off QE II program to a gradual one with an View full post on Action Insight [...]

G-20 pledges to refrain from currency wars

A group representing the world’s most prominent finance ministers wrapped up a two-day meeting in Korea Saturday with a pledge to not engage in currency wars or other economically protectionist policies. View full post on Economic news – CNNMoney.com

Prospect of G20 currency accord weighs on gold

The precious metal has hit a series of record high prices on the back of concerns of a growing ‘currency war’ among the world’s central banks View full post on FT.com – Currency Markets News and Data

Risk lightens amid latest shots in currency war

Risk was off the table in the run-up to a meeting of financial ministers in South Korea as markets eyed grapeshot fired in the ‘currency wars’ View full post on FT.com – Currency Markets News and Data

International economy: A display of disunity

International economy: As the G20 reconvenes, deepening rifts are fuelling suspicions that a forum hastily and arbitrarily charged with safeguarding the recovery is drifting into irrelevance View full post on FT.com – Currency Markets News and Data

Geithner Dollar Protector?

Discussing a possible dollar resurrection, with Jim Rogers, Rogers Holding Company and Andy Busch, BMO Capital Markets. View full post on All News, Video and Posts related to TOPIC: Currencies

US pushes plan on exchange rates

Ministers from the world’s leading economies were locked in debate on Saturday over an American proposal aimed at defusing rising global tensions over exchange rate policy, with the US claiming that it was overcoming resistance View full post on FT.com – Currency Markets News and Data