Another nail in the coffin for the US dollar. Join discussion...

Start of trade war? Join discussion...

"BRICS nations could benefit considerably by trading directly in their own countries, cutting out unstable internationally convertible currencies" Join discussion...

"China will carry on buying Spanish debt and will help fund a restructuring of the euro zone state's savings banks" Join discussion...

Reasoning why China can compete so well in the midst of currency risk Join discussion...

The House of Reps had approved of the bill. The Senate has signalled that it will vote on the companion bill after the mid-term elections in November. Join discussion...

Investors should pay attention to this. For sanctions to become law, the two Houses have to vote for it. Next week, it is the lower house. Join discussion...

"As the yen hovered near a 15-year high against the U.S. dollar Thursday, Japanese Finance Minister Yoshihiko Noda called for talks with China over its recent yen-buying spree, which has helped drive the yen higher, making Japanese goods less competitive with China's." Join discussion...

"China and Russia plan to start trading in each other’s currencies as the world’s second-biggest energy consumer and the largest energy supplier seek to diminish the dollar’s role in global trade. " Join discussion...

Cooler heads are working to delay what could be nasty development. Join discussion...