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baselinescenario.com - 21 days ago
Obama In China: Breaking The Exchange Rate Deadlock
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President Obama leaves next week for a high profile trip that includes meetings with other “Asia-Pacific” countries (in the APEC forum ) and a visit to China. The President has had considerable diplomatic success on the economic front to date, including at the G20 summit in April and – to a ...
aiki14.com - 18 days ago
Is There a Trade War Between China and the U.S.? Aiki14
— aiki14.com — Recent policy decisions by the Obama administration imposing duties on certain goods imported from the Peoples Republic... of China (PRC) and the actions of the PRC in response to these duties have resulted in a straining of the relationship between the ... (more) Is There a Trade War Between China and the U.S.? Aiki14

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The significance of the IMF-RBI gold sales
themessthatgreenspanmade.blogspot.com - 22 days ago
The significance of the IMF-RBI gold sales
— themessthatgreenspanmade.blogspot.com — Much has been written in the last two days about the surprising purchase by the RBI (Reserve... Bank of India) of some 200 tonnes of gold bullion, valued at about $6.7 billion, from the IMF (International Monetary Fund). Is this really a significant ... (more) The significance of the IMF-RBI gold sales

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Gold! India! Gold!
themessthatgreenspanmade.blogspot.com - 22 days ago
Gold! India! Gold!
— themessthatgreenspanmade.blogspot.com — Yesterday's theory of a "limit up" of $50 a month for gold gained more credibility during Day... 2 of November, the price of the yellow metal given a shot in the arm by the announcement from the IMF that they had sold 200 tonnes of gold to the Reserve ... (more) Gold! India! Gold!

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