The world economy faces a long, hard slog toward recovery and could slide into deflation and financial instability if leaders fail to deliver on promises of reform, top policy markers said on Friday.
At a conference in Calgary, White House special adviser Paul Volcker warned it would likely take years for the American economy to [...]
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Carney, Volcker see long haul to recovery
November 20th, 2010 by Financial Writer
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more...G-20 powers agree to Geithner currency and trade plan
October 23rd, 2010 by Financial Writer
Finance ministers from the world’s major nations agreed to a U.S.-brokered plan for easing tensions over exchange rates and world trade patterns, saying that a “fragile and uneven” economic recovery was at risk if top powers pursued conflicting policies or used the value of their currencies to gain an edge for their exports.
Aiming to head [...]
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China Fear of Echoing Post-Plaza Japan Limits `Hyundai Accord’
October 21st, 2010 by Financial Writer
China’s reluctance to deliver “shock therapy” through a faster appreciation of the yuan may be a bid to avoid repeating history: Japan’s.
As Group of 20 finance chiefs begin talks today in Gyeongju, South Korea, China is deflecting foreign pressure to fast-track the yuan’s gains after limiting them to about 2 percent against the dollar since [...]
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G20 to endorse EU crisis strategy
May 29th, 2010 by Financial Writer
Finance chiefs of the world’s leading economies, meeting next week, are likely to deliver a strong endorsement of Europe’s efforts to resolve its debt crisis but announce no fresh policies to help it do so.
After several months in which Washington, Beijing and other governments pressed Europe to act more decisively in tackling the crisis, global [...]
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Banks, policymakers spar over new rules
November 17th, 2009 by Financial Writer
Big banks stepped up warnings on Tuesday that tightening capital rules too soon could stall economic recovery, but policymakers said the bailed out sector cannot rely on taxpayers again in future.
Regulators are drafting tough rules that will force banks to hold far more capital and lessen the need for the kind of public rescues seen [...]
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G20 to seek progress on world growth scheme
November 3rd, 2009 by Financial Writer
Group of 20 financial leaders will seek to firm up a plan to rebalance the world economy when they meet this week, looking to beat out how to set national policy goals and make sure everyone keeps to them, officials said on Monday.
Sources from the group of rich and developing nations said that talks were [...]
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