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APEC ponders free trade area as frictions loom (Reuters)

Posted: 07 Nov 2010 03:04 AM PST

Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner (L) is welcomed by Japan's Finance Minister Yoshihiko Noda before their bilateral talks at the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Finance Ministers meeting in Kyoto, western Japan November 6, 2010. REUTERS/Tomohiro Osumi/PoolReuters - Asia-Pacific economies, including China and the United States, were laying the groundwork on Sunday for a vast free trade area, but frictions over currencies and geopolitical rivalries threatened to undermine regional harmony.

Bernanke says Fed not trying to spark inflation (Reuters)

Posted: 06 Nov 2010 09:38 AM PDT

FILE - Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke testifies on Capitol Hill in this Sept. 30, 2010, file photo. Bernanke defended the Fed's new $600 billion program to aid the economy on Saturday, rejecting concerns that it will spur runaway inflation. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta, file)Reuters - The Federal Reserve is trying to help a weak economy with its new $600 billion bond purchase plan, not jump-start inflation, central bank chairman Ben Bernanke said on Saturday.

Global markets jittery ahead of US jobs data (AP)

Posted: 05 Nov 2010 04:20 AM PDT

A man looks at an electronic stock price board of a securities firm in central Tokyo, Thursday, Nov. 4, 2010. Japan's benchmark Nikkei 225 stock index jumped 204.94 points, or 2.2 percent, to 9,364.92 in the morning session despite pressure on exporters as the dollar fell below the 81 yen level. (AP Photo/Koji Sasahara)AP - European stock markets traded lower Friday ahead of key U.S. jobs data, following a big stock market rally around the world in the wake of the Federal Reserve's decision to pump $600 billion into newly-created money the U.S. economy.

China inflation rate to exceed 4 pct in 2011: report (Reuters)

Posted: 06 Nov 2010 04:31 AM PDT

Reuters - China's inflation rate will climb above 4 percent next year, with inflationary pressures peaking in the first few months of 2011, the official Xinhua News Agency reported on Saturday, citing a researcher with the country's State Information Center.

China's president visits Portugal, eyes investment (AP)

Posted: 06 Nov 2010 10:01 AM PDT

AP - Chinese President Hu Jintao has started a two-day state visit to Portugal where officials are hoping investments by Beijing will help revive one of the European Union's frailest economies.

China offers to help Portugal but silent on debt (Reuters)

Posted: 07 Nov 2010 07:29 AM PST

China's President Hu Jintao listens to a question from the media after his meeting with his Portuguese counterpart Anibal Cavaco Silva at Belem presidential palace in Lisbon November 6, 2010. REUTERS/Rui GaudencioReuters - President Hu Jintao said on Sunday China will back Portugal's efforts to deal with fallout from the world financial crisis, but stopped short of promising to buy Portuguese bonds as the debt-ridden country had hoped.

Foreclosing on Recovery. (Time.com)

Posted: 06 Nov 2010 12:10 PM PDT

Time.com - The Robosigning Scandal: Foreclosing on Recovery?

Obama signals he may compromise on tax cuts (Reuters)

Posted: 06 Nov 2010 01:47 PM PDT

Reuters - President Barack Obama gave his clearest signal yet on Saturday of a possible post-election compromise with resurgent Republicans that could prevent tax rates from rising for any American, even the wealthiest, come January.
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