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Wed, 05 Jun 2013 00:27:32 GMT Wed, 19 Jun 2013 02:13:21 GMT client.support@ft.com (Client Support) 15 Newspapers http://www.ft.com/rss/in-depth/currency-wars http://im.ft-static.com/m/img/rss/RSS_Default_Image.png http://www.ft.com/in-depth/currency-wars http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/6c113a7c-cd74-11e2-90e8-00144feab7de.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Fin-depth_currency-wars%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct Government cuts tax from 6% to zero in move that signals concern that Brazil’s currency is weakening too quickly against the dollar Wed, 05 Jun 2013 00:27:32 GMT http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/6c113a7c-cd74-11e2-90e8-00144feab7de.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Fin-depth_currency-wars%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct 6c113a7c-cd74-11e2-90e8-00144feab7de http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/fdb54c5e-cb74-11e2-8ff3-00144feab7de.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Fin-depth_currency-wars%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct South Korean finance minister says weaker yen is having negative impact on global economy and summit needs to come up with co-ordinated plan of action Sun, 02 Jun 2013 13:28:16 GMT http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/fdb54c5e-cb74-11e2-8ff3-00144feab7de.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Fin-depth_currency-wars%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct fdb54c5e-cb74-11e2-8ff3-00144feab7de http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/2d194414-ba4a-11e2-a564-00144feab7de.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Fin-depth_currency-wars%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct Participants at a meeting of the Group of Seven say they are reassured by Japan that its revolutionary economic strategy is not targeting a weaker yen Sun, 12 May 2013 16:26:03 GMT http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/2d194414-ba4a-11e2-a564-00144feab7de.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Fin-depth_currency-wars%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct 2d194414-ba4a-11e2-a564-00144feab7de http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/a4042148-a735-11e2-bfcd-00144feabdc0.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Fin-depth_currency-wars%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct In contrast to criticism from other officials, a senior China Investment Corp figure has given cautious approval to radical monetary easing Wed, 17 Apr 2013 08:43:24 GMT http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/a4042148-a735-11e2-bfcd-00144feabdc0.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Fin-depth_currency-wars%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct a4042148-a735-11e2-bfcd-00144feabdc0 http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/930f90e6-87ca-11e2-b011-00144feabdc0.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Fin-depth_currency-wars%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct Competitive devaluations will hurt emerging countries, says Beijing’s commerce minister, reminding G20 nations of promises to avoid currency wars Fri, 08 Mar 2013 10:35:35 GMT http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/930f90e6-87ca-11e2-b011-00144feabdc0.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Fin-depth_currency-wars%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct 930f90e6-87ca-11e2-b011-00144feabdc0 http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/789439ae-784f-11e2-8a97-00144feabdc0.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Fin-depth_currency-wars%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct Financial markets will be carefully parsing the language that emerges from the summit for any indication of the direction of the yen Sun, 17 Feb 2013 18:14:37 GMT http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/789439ae-784f-11e2-8a97-00144feabdc0.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Fin-depth_currency-wars%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct 789439ae-784f-11e2-8a97-00144feabdc0 http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/cd99fbbe-775a-11e2-9ebc-00144feabdc0.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Fin-depth_currency-wars%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct Dollar and euro rise 1 per cent against yen after officials say Tokyo will not face international criticism for its plans to loosen monetary policy Fri, 15 Feb 2013 20:25:17 GMT http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/cd99fbbe-775a-11e2-9ebc-00144feabdc0.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Fin-depth_currency-wars%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct cd99fbbe-775a-11e2-9ebc-00144feabdc0 http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/61392ee4-7792-11e2-9e6e-00144feabdc0.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Fin-depth_currency-wars%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct Hedge fund managers capitalise on the partial breakdown in the international economic consensus that has kept most leading economies on the same page Fri, 15 Feb 2013 20:17:57 GMT http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/61392ee4-7792-11e2-9e6e-00144feabdc0.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Fin-depth_currency-wars%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct 61392ee4-7792-11e2-9e6e-00144feabdc0 http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/3a223a84-768a-11e2-ac91-00144feabdc0.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Fin-depth_currency-wars%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct Japan’s latest GDP data showing a third successive quarterly contraction provide some support for Tokyo’s argument for more aggressive policy Thu, 14 Feb 2013 11:10:12 GMT http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/3a223a84-768a-11e2-ac91-00144feabdc0.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Fin-depth_currency-wars%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct 3a223a84-768a-11e2-ac91-00144feabdc0 http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/982990b0-75fd-11e2-9891-00144feabdc0.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Fin-depth_currency-wars%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct While US Treasury broadly supports Shinzo Abe’s policies, it seems to object to some of the explicit comments he has made about the yen Wed, 13 Feb 2013 20:41:17 GMT http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/982990b0-75fd-11e2-9891-00144feabdc0.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Fin-depth_currency-wars%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct 982990b0-75fd-11e2-9891-00144feabdc0 http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/01d5fdd8-7602-11e2-9891-00144feabdc0.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Fin-depth_currency-wars%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct Governor of Riksbank says the krona is at a good level and that the central bank is not concerned a its recent strength: rates held at 1 per cent Wed, 13 Feb 2013 18:11:38 GMT http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/01d5fdd8-7602-11e2-9891-00144feabdc0.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Fin-depth_currency-wars%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct 01d5fdd8-7602-11e2-9891-00144feabdc0 http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/b543d370-75f5-11e2-9891-00144feabdc0.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Fin-depth_currency-wars%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct Finance ministers and central bankers from the Group of 20 leading economies, who are preparing to meet in Moscow this week, face myriad challenges Wed, 13 Feb 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http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/2c69751c-74fd-11e2-8bc7-00144feabdc0.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Fin-depth_currency-wars%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct 2c69751c-74fd-11e2-8bc7-00144feabdc0 http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/3af1fcac-74fe-11e2-8bc7-00144feabdc0.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Fin-depth_currency-wars%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct Finance minister says Tokyo is taking legitimate steps to breathe life into Japan’s slack economy, not deliberately trying to weaken the yen Tue, 12 Feb 2013 12:31:14 GMT http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/3af1fcac-74fe-11e2-8bc7-00144feabdc0.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Fin-depth_currency-wars%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct 3af1fcac-74fe-11e2-8bc7-00144feabdc0 http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/5bef28f4-7471-11e2-b323-00144feabdc0.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Fin-depth_currency-wars%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct Sudden movements highlight volatile forex atmosphere ahead of a summit of G20 finance ministers amid fears of a new round of ‘currency wars’ Tue, 12 Feb 2013 03:38:56 GMT 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http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/dd7f5adc-736e-11e2-9e92-00144feabdc0.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Fin-depth_currency-wars%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct dd7f5adc-736e-11e2-9e92-00144feabdc0 http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/981f3812-7117-11e2-9d5c-00144feab49a.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Fin-depth_currency-wars%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct European Central Bank president also issued a veiled rebuke to François Hollande who this week called for a ‘managed exchange rate’ Thu, 07 Feb 2013 18:50:07 GMT http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/981f3812-7117-11e2-9d5c-00144feab49a.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Fin-depth_currency-wars%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct 981f3812-7117-11e2-9d5c-00144feab49a http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/5ffe511a-6f7e-11e2-956b-00144feab49a.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Fin-depth_currency-wars%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct President insisted he was not calling for the ECB to set an exchange rate target, but that reform of international monetary system was ‘indispensable’ Tue, 05 Feb 2013 19:34:09 GMT http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/5ffe511a-6f7e-11e2-956b-00144feab49a.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Fin-depth_currency-wars%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct 5ffe511a-6f7e-11e2-956b-00144feab49a http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/c1024190-6580-11e2-a17b-00144feab49a.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Fin-depth_currency-wars%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct Debate on whether loose monetary policy could have negative side effects comes as IMF forecasts slower than expected recovery Wed, 23 Jan 2013 19:07:47 GMT http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/c1024190-6580-11e2-a17b-00144feab49a.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Fin-depth_currency-wars%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct c1024190-6580-11e2-a17b-00144feab49a http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/45bf2708-6546-11e2-8b03-00144feab49a.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Fin-depth_currency-wars%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct New economy minister Akira Amari rejects criticism from Germany that the country is designing policies to deliberately weaken the yen Wed, 23 Jan 2013 10:50:34 GMT http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/45bf2708-6546-11e2-8b03-00144feab49a.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Fin-depth_currency-wars%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct 45bf2708-6546-11e2-8b03-00144feab49a http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/78c9d522-644b-11e2-84d8-00144feab49a.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Fin-depth_currency-wars%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct Japan’s central bank follows the Federal Reserve and European Central Bank with a pledge to buy a potentially unlimited amount of government bonds Tue, 22 Jan 2013 19:41:58 GMT http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/78c9d522-644b-11e2-84d8-00144feab49a.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Fin-depth_currency-wars%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct 78c9d522-644b-11e2-84d8-00144feab49a http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/d1d81962-63e7-11e2-b92c-00144feab49a.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Fin-depth_currency-wars%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct The erosion of central bank independence threatens to unleash a round of competitive exchange rate devaluations, says Germany’s Bundesbank chief Mon, 21 Jan 2013 18:27:05 GMT http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/d1d81962-63e7-11e2-b92c-00144feab49a.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Fin-depth_currency-wars%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct d1d81962-63e7-11e2-b92c-00144feab49a http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/4796969e-4406-11e2-a48c-00144feabdc0.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Fin-depth_currency-wars%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct A sustained shift in the value of the key currency cross could have big implications for the economies and companies of both Japan and South Korea Wed, 12 Dec 2012 17:59:34 GMT http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/4796969e-4406-11e2-a48c-00144feabdc0.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Fin-depth_currency-wars%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct 4796969e-4406-11e2-a48c-00144feabdc0 http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/b8a33a26-4312-11e2-a3d2-00144feabdc0.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Fin-depth_currency-wars%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct Outgoing BoE governor speaks of strains on global economy in which many countries seeking to solve problems through higher exports Mon, 10 Dec 2012 22:04:42 GMT 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