Financial

China's premier lashes out at the growing number of countries pushing Beijing to strengthen its currency, making it clear that the EU has made little headway over appreciation of the renminbi

Should governments manage the transition to a new era, or let the market do it, with the risk of massive financial disturbances. Soon they may not have a choice, writes Jeffrey Garten

European officials failed to persuade Beijing to begin strengthening its currency, despite 'frank' talks between top officials ahead of the EU-China summit in Nanjing

Turbulence of the kind not seen since the dark days of the credit crunch returned to currency markets this week after questions were asked of the stability of emerging market debt

Japan's finance minister strengthens his remarks about the weakening dollar and says he will contact authorities in the US and Europe if necessary

Bank lending to the private sector is slowing in the Eurozone, despite the pick-up in economic growth, official figures show

Brazil's currency is the denomination of choice for a new type of mutual fund known as emerging market foreign exchange overlays

Hanoi has devalued its currency by 5.4 per cent against the dollar and raised interest rates by a full percentage point in an effort to cut inflation and end weeks of damaging uncertainty which has seen ever increasing pressure on the currency

US dollar index sank after Russia's central bank said it was prepared to invest some of its foreign exchange reserves in the Canadian dollar

John Deere, the world's biggest maker of agricultural equipment, sounded an alarm bell over the strength of the Brazilian currency, saying it had seen a sharp spike in loan defaults by Brazilian farmers and halving its forecast for farming income in the country for the coming year

As miners and steelmakers negotiate iron ore prices for annual contracts, both sides will focus on supply and demand trends but volatile currencies will play a crucial role

Currency traders are asking a question: if the US Federal Reserve is not concerned about the dollar's current levels, why should they be?, writes Jennifer Hughes