Read more currency stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/1247/currency.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 8:24:01 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/73939/world-scrambles-to-boost-buck.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagCentral banks around the world are stepping up measures to keep the American dollar strong and their own currencies weak. The dollar 's drop to near 15-month lows this week sparked fears that exports will become uncompetitive, threatening their fragile economic recoveries. Pacific Rim countries are especially concerned that China—...http://www.newser.com/story/73939/world-scrambles-to-boost-buck.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 13 Nov 2009 3:43:36 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/72379/china-must-be-confronted-on-currency.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagChina has been allowed to get away with its outrageous currency policy for far too long and it's time the world did something about it, writes Paul Krugman. The nation has been keeping its currency effectively pegged to the dollar, and this policy will result in even greater trade imbalances...http://www.newser.com/story/72379/china-must-be-confronted-on-currency.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 23 Oct 2009 5:00:25 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/72299/euro-cracks-150-dollar-hits-new-lows.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe dollar fell below the $1.50 threshold against the euro yesterday for the first time in 14 months, as investors with renewed appetites for risk continue to abandon the greenback. The dollar is at its lowest level against six other currencies in more than a year, and foreign exchange...http://www.newser.com/story/72299/euro-cracks-150-dollar-hits-new-lows.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 22 Oct 2009 4:00:00 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/71010/oil-states-plot-to-ditch-dollar.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe American dollar is dropping against the yen and euro amid reports that the Gulf states are planning to replace use of the greenback in oil trading in favor of a basket of mixed currencies. The Arab states are in advanced discussions with China, Russia, Japan and France to end...http://www.newser.com/story/71010/oil-states-plot-to-ditch-dollar.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 06 Oct 2009 1:20:01 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/67800/recession-will-pass-but-dollar-may-be-doomed.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe American economy is heading out of recession, but the long-term fate of the dollar may not be so bright, writes the Wall Street Journal . Growing numbers of economists and investors, including Warren Buffett, say that stimulus spending and rate cuts will boost inflation and weaken the greenback. At the...http://www.newser.com/story/67800/recession-will-pass-but-dollar-may-be-doomed.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 26 Aug 2009 7:07:11 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/65951/china-ditching-dollar-for-own-redback.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagChina is speeding up efforts to encourage the use of its currency in international trading, with analysts predicting that the Chinese renminbi will become one of the three top currencies by 2012, reports the Times of London. In recent months Beijing has inked currency-swap deals with central banks from Korea...http://www.newser.com/story/65951/china-ditching-dollar-for-own-redback.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 03 Aug 2009 5:46:02 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/65275/collectors-eye-california-ious.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagCalifornia's recently issued IOUs are only the latest in a long history of dollar substitutes in America, the Wall Street Journal reports, and they're already being eyed by collectors of temporary currency on everything from leather to plywood to old tires to clamshells. Schwarzenegger's scrip is plain in comparison to...http://www.newser.com/story/65275/collectors-eye-california-ious.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSat, 25 Jul 2009 6:57:35 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/64951/broke-try-paying-like-our-ancestors-with-shells-beans.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSure, the global economy might collapse spectacularly and send us all back to a barter system. But that’s inefficient, Greg Sabin writes on Mental Floss, and “almost all civilizations have come up with currencies.” A sampling of what might be in your wallet next week: Shells: "From China to Africa...http://www.newser.com/story/64951/broke-try-paying-like-our-ancestors-with-shells-beans.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 21 Jul 2009 14:43:01 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/63081/dollar-headed-for-biggest-gains-since-81-bankers.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe dollar is poised for its biggest advances in 28 years, according to Deutsche Bank, which predicts a 17.1% gain against the euro by the end of the year. Other banks polled by Bloomberg are similarly bullish about the greenback, which has just endured its worst quarter since 2002....http://www.newser.com/story/63081/dollar-headed-for-biggest-gains-since-81-bankers.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 29 Jun 2009 8:24:02 CDT