Correction: Local currencies story

In a Jan. 15 story about communities that print their own currency, The Associated Press referred incorrectly to Machal Snyder, a bookkeeper who used the "BerkShares" bills available in the Berkshire region of Massachusetts. Snyder is a woman.

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G-7 countries worried about Japanese currency

The world's leading industrial countries are worried about the recent sharp rise in the value of the Japanese currency.

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The Danish and Swedish governments have begun preparing the ground for referendums on joining the euro, as part of a huge political reversal across Europe's northern fringes in favour of the single currency.

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FOR much of the past year the fast-growing economies of the emerging world watched the Western financial hurricane from afar. Their own banks held few of the mortgage-based assets that undid the rich world's financial firms.

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The U.S. dollar is seemingly resurgent against most other foreign currencies.

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Years ago, commentators began saying that Chinese monetary authorities would soon abandon the dollar for other currencies -- the euro, say. Such statements are based on the belief that the most important number in the world was the U.S.

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The dollar has a small edge on the Yen, but traders believe that the dollar will fall bellow the Yen in coming days.

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A full-blown dollar collapse would be disastrous. Thankfully, it need not happen.

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As oil exporters move towards abandoning the dollar peg and China is increasingly concerned about managing its dollar reserves, gold still looks a more attractive investment.

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Despite calls from Iran and Venezuela - OPEC's steadfast bashers of the U.S. government - experts say there's little chance the cartel will shift from pricing oil in dollars to something like the euro. ...

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It's no secret that the dollar is on a downward spiral. Its value is dropping, and the Fed isn't doing a whole lot to change that. As a result, a number of countries are considering a shift away from the dollar to preserve their assets.

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...Thinking about a trip to Europe? Start saving. Because of the weakening U.S. dollar, travel overseas is becoming more expensive.

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Think that gold will make its next dramatic move when the dollar weakens further? Think again. MoneyWeek reveals the true relationship between the US dollar and gold.

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12 Aug, 2007, 1118 hrs IST, AGENCIES HONG KONG: Asian currencies ended the week mostly down against the dollar as continued concern about the US subprime mortgage market hit world stocks hard and worries reverberated across Asia.

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The Fed's Beige Book is called that because its cover used to be beige colored. But don't let its benign appearance fool you. This little report can pack a wallop with great information and potential surprises.

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Ben Bernanke once said he'd throw dollars from helicopters in the name of tackling deflation, whereas it seems the Japanese authorities' preferred strategy is leaving cash in public conveniences.

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Recent days have seen the dollar sink further against both the euro and sterling. Meanwhile, America's trade deficit continues to grow. Is a balance of payments crisis on the cards?

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'The oil price triples, and what happens? The world is plunged into recession, right? Well, no. It shrugs and moves on'

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GoldMoney is the largest digital gold currency on the Internet. As of February 28, 2007 the company was holding just under $200 million dollars in gold bullion for clients.

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US$ 1 trillion in reserves gives the PRC a tremendous ability to shape global economic policy, most immediately in varying the value of the USD itself.

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Better watch out, USA, or you'll be trading on par with Canada soon.

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