Economy

Saturday, November 14th 2009 - 13:25 UTC
IMF calls on Asian countries to appreciate their currencies

International Monetary Fund Managing Director Dominique Strauss-Khan urged Asian nations to let their currencies appreciate as part of the region’s contribution to a more balanced global recovery.
Friday, November 13th 2009 - 08:04 UTC
US and Japan record low interest rates funding global “carry trades”

The International Monetary Fund said that record low US interest rates are funding global “carry trades” and the dollar is still overvalued as concerns mount that new financial imbalances are forming.
Thursday, November 12th 2009 - 13:27 UTC
Record for gold on renewed economic recovery optimism

The gold rally resumed once more on Wednesday as prices rose more than 15 US dollars an ounce, spurred on by the US dollar’s seemingly endless decline, which continued as renewed optimism over the economic recovery led to dollar selling.
Thursday, November 12th 2009 - 13:23 UTC
Chilean gold production expected to triple by 2015

A study conducted by Chile's National Copper Commission (COCHILCO) reports that the country will most likely triple its gold production within the next five years.
The opening of new mines in Chile's north will take production from an annual level of 39 tons to nearly 110 tons, said the report.
This would make Chile one of the world’s 10 largest producers.
Thursday, November 12th 2009 - 10:49 UTC
China’s strong economic data fuel annual growth prospect of 8%

The latest economic data from China suggests that industrial production grew year on year at a level faster than expected. Retail sales also rose by more than analysts had predicted, while consumer prices continued to fall.
Thursday, November 12th 2009 - 10:42 UTC
Three candidates to challenge US dollar as dominant reserve currency

A new report from researchers at the International Monetary Fund sees at least three candidates that could eventually challenge the US dollar's role as the world's dominant reserve currency: the Euro, the Yen and the Chinese Yuan.
Thursday, November 12th 2009 - 10:30 UTC
Argentine church calls government to improve “social cohesion and bring peace”

The Argentine Catholic Church called Wednesday on the government to improve “social cohesion and bring peace” to Argentines. At a conference headed by Cardinal Jorge Bergoglio to mark the 25th anniversary of a peace treaty between Argentina and Chile mediated by Pope John Paul II, the cardinal claimed the government “has the obligation to resolve all its controversies by the use of peaceful methods.”
Thursday, November 12th 2009 - 09:29 UTC
Argentine government monthly report: “signs of slow recovery”

Argentina’s cabinet chief Aníbal Fernández reported there were signs of “a slow recovery” in the economy, during his monthly address to the Congress. “The usual soothsayers were wrong in their predictions,” he said, claiming that GDP fell less abruptly in Argentina than in Peru, Chile or even Brazil.
Thursday, November 12th 2009 - 09:25 UTC
US dollar role as reserve currency “intact” but Yuan becoming an alternative

World Bank President Robert Zoellick said that the dollar's role as a reserve currency is intact, but the United States cannot take it for granted and needs to tackle its huge fiscal deficit.
Wednesday, November 11th 2009 - 11:23 UTC
Argentina Seeks to Resolve Defaulted Debt Issues, While “Vulture Funds” Are Determined to Undermine

The Argentine government recently announced a plan to offer a debt swap to investors still holding US$20 billion (plus interest) in unpaid bonds from the country’s 2001 debt default.