“The International Monetary Fund pushed back until Sept. 30, 2016, the date that China’s yuan could be included in its basket of reserve currencies,” Bloomberg reports. The news agency said the following: The executive board, which represents the IMF’s 188 member nations, voted Aug. 11 to extend the composition of the fund’s Special Drawing Rights for … Continue reading
Russia’s largest exchange group the Moscow Exchange (MOEX) and the China Financial Futures Exchange (CFFEX) signed an Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on Thursday that will help further develop financial ties between the countries. The MoU signed by both exchanges aims to strengthen the bilateral partnership and facilitate the development of both parties through information sharing, reciprocal … Continue reading
On Thursday July 21, 2005, Australia opened the batting at Lord’s Cricket Ground in London on the way to winning the first Ashes test against England. Currency traders, however, had to tear themselves away from the action after China’s out-of-the-blue announcement that it would replace its decade-old currency peg with a more flexible exchange rate … Continue reading
China can ultimately overthrow the global domination of the U.S. dollar by using its 30,000 tons of gold reserves, according to Chinese economist Jin Zihou. Citing former U.S. Federal Reserve Chair Alan Greenspan, Chinese economic observer Jin Zihou suggested that the Chinese renminbi would be able to deal a lethal blow to today’s financial system should Beijing convert … Continue reading