Currency Wars

Unilateral currency interventions and covert manipulation for competitive advantage are threatening to raise political tensions

From GLOBAL ECONOMY May 12, 2013

G7 offers tacit approval for weaker yen

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Deep divisions over growth strategy remain

Jin Liqun, chairman of China Investment Corp.'s (CIC) supervisory board, listens during a forum in Beijing, China ©Bloomberg From GLOBAL ECONOMY Apr 17, 2013

Chinese official endorses monetary easing

CIC gives cautious backing to BoJ and Fed policy

Chinese one-hundred yuan banknotes are arranged for a photograph in Hong Kong, China ©Bloomberg From GLOBAL ECONOMY Mar 8, 2013

China warns over fresh currency tensions

Competitive devaluations will hurt emerging nations, says Beijing

From GLOBAL ECONOMY Feb 17, 2013

G20 agrees to avoid currency wars

Finance ministers reject competitive devaluation

From WORLD Feb 15, 2013

G20 finance chiefs take heat off Japan

Monetary policy stance eases fears of currency wars

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From WORLD Feb 15, 2013

Forex ‘warriors’ mine gap in consensus

Hedge fund managers reap huge rewards from shorting yen

From WORLD Feb 14, 2013

Decline boosts Japan’s case ahead of G20

GDP data provide some support for ‘Abenomics’

From GLOBAL ECONOMY Feb 13, 2013

Currency farce reveals US-Japan dispute

Wild swings in value of yen amid comedy of misunderstanding

From WORLD Feb 13, 2013

Sweden stays on ‘currency war’ sidelines

Riksbank governor says the krona is at a good level

Traders work behind the US (L) and Japanese national flags at a foreign exchange brokerage in Tokyo, Japan ©EPA From GLOBAL ECONOMY Feb 13, 2013

Currency wars: the battle lines explained

Myriad challenges facing G20 ministers and central bankers

From GLOBAL ECONOMY Feb 12, 2013

Currency fears spread in Latin America

Concerns increase after competitive devaluations

From GLOBAL ECONOMY Feb 12, 2013

G7 fails to defuse currency tensions

Joint statement backfires with more market volatility

From WORLD Feb 12, 2013

Aso defends Japanese currency moves

Finance minister outlines Tokyo’s case ahead of G20

From GLOBAL ECONOMY Feb 12, 2013

US Treasury comment triggers fall in yen

Bundesbank head warns against talking down euro

From GLOBAL ECONOMY Feb 11, 2013

G20 ministers braced for currency war talks

Protests from developing world at monetary easing policies

From MARKETS Feb 10, 2013

Investors dive into euro-yen policy gap

Spectre of currency wars as markets turn bullish on single currency

From GLOBAL ECONOMY Feb 7, 2013

Draghi move fuels currency war fears

Concern intensifies over strengthening euro

From GLOBAL ECONOMY Feb 5, 2013

Hollande demands action on euro strength

Warning sets France on collision course with Germany

From GLOBAL ECONOMY Jan 23, 2013

Japan rejects currency war fears

Concerns raised at Davos over shift in monetary policy stance

From WORLD Jan 23, 2013

Japan fires back at currency critics

Economy minister rejects German admonishments

From WORLD Jan 22, 2013

BoJ action triggers currency war fears

Pledge to buy bonds in potentially unlimited quantities

From GLOBAL ECONOMY Jan 21, 2013

Weidmann warns of currency war risk

Bundesbank chief fears erosion of central bank independence

From MARKETS Dec 12, 2012

Japan bulls cheer won’s rise against yen

Profound implications loom as yen tumbles versus won

From UK Dec 10, 2012

BoE governor warns of currency wars

King fears discord driven by trade imbalances

From GLOBAL ECONOMY Oct 24, 2012

Brazil admits tight hold over exchange rate

Break from floating currency policy

From MARKETS Oct 12, 2012

Renminbi hits 19-year high against dollar

Show of strength at odds with China slowdown data

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