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Extended Interview – George Papaconstantinou, Greece's Finance Minister | Nightly Business Report | PBS In tonight's program, NBR's Darren Gersh talks with George Papaconstantinou, Greece's Minister of Finance, about his nation's debt crisis. Mr. Papaconstantinou talks about the role speculators have played in destabilizing the Greek economy, and he also talks about whether the crisis … Read more

Europe bars Wall Street banks from government bond sales | Business | guardian.co.uk European countries are blocking Wall Street banks from lucrative deals to sell government debt worth hundreds of billions of euros in retaliation for their role in the credit crunch. (tags: Europe debt govt_spending GoldmanSachs) Governor Chris Christie’s Remarks to Mayors Chris Christie … Read more

Talk of China giving up on dollar is nonsense: banker | Reuters Li Ruogu, chairman of Export-Import Bank of China, a lender tasked with supporting the country's foreign investments, said in a group interview that a collapse in the dollar's value would damage Chinese interests. China should focus instead on trying to stabilize the dollar … Read more

Gold breaks the rules – MarketWatch "In a world where governments are openly devaluing their fiat currencies in an attempt to ease increasing stimulus debts and increase exports, central banks are figuring out the best way to preserve their wealth: the U.S. dollar and gold. Look for them to trade up together," (tags: gold U.S._dollar)

Hedge funds raise bets against euro – FT.com Hedge funds are raising their bets against the euro amid growing fears of a regulatory backlash against their trading positions on the specific sovereign debt of Greece and other weak eurozone economies. (tags: euro hedge_funds Greece debt) U.S. Said to Tell Hedge Funds to Save Euro Records … Read more