In an essay published Monday, the head of China’s central bank proposed a plan to displace the American dollar as the world’s standard and replace it with a global reserve currency operated from the International Monetary Fund. He also emphasized his hope for the IMF currency’s supremacy over other dominant world benchmarks, such as the euro and the yen. Full Story : Rawstory.com
President Obama called Chinese President Hu Jintao on Friday, according to carefully worded statements released by both the White House and the official New China News Agency, in the wake of pre-confirmation statements by Treasury Secretary Timothy F. Geithner suggesting that Obama might believe China is a currency manipulator. Full Story : Washingtonpost….
Beijing fires back after proposed new U.S. Treasury secretary Timothy Geithner says that China manipulates its currency. Full Story : Forbes….
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