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European emergency cash injection exceeds amount issued after 9/11

Section: Daily Dispatches

The European Central Bank today promised to give everyone as much cash as he wanted. (See second paragraph below.)

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ECB in E95 Billion Move on Market Turmoil

By Gillian Tett, Richard Milne, and Krishna Guha
Financial Times, London
Thursday, August 9, 2007

http://www.ft.com/cms/s/a8c5829a-466e-11dc-a3be-0000779fd2ac.html

European Commission forbids gold sale by Italy

Section: Daily Dispatches

Brussels Frees Italy from Gold Fever

By Paul Bompard
Financial Times, London
Thursday, August 9, 2007

http://www.ft.com/cms/s/ea495ee0-469f-11dc-a3be-0000779fd2ac.html

ECB gushes cash as credit market turmoil spreads

Section: Daily Dispatches

Stocks Tumble as French Bank
Reacts to Home Loan Worries

By Jeremy W. Peters
The New York Times
Thursday, August 9, 2007

http://www.nytimes.com/2007/08/10/business/worldbusiness/10bank-web.html...

Another shot in the currency fight: Chinese threaten divestment

Section: Daily Dispatches

By Krissah Williams
Washington Post
Thursday, August 9, 2007

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/08/08/AR200708...

In a Wednesday opinion piece in the state-run China Daily, a Chinese government researcher made what sounded like a warning to U.S. policymakers not to get too tough in insisting the yuan should appreciate.

Bush, Paulson tell Chinese they'd be stupid to dump dollar

Section: Daily Dispatches

From Agence France-Presse
via Yahoo News
Wednesday, August 8, 2007

http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20070808/pl_afp/usbushforexchina_070808205732

President George W. Bush on Wednesday said China would be "foolhardy" to attempt to push down the dollar in retaliation for US pressure over Beijing's alleged currency manipulation.

Disorderly dollar fall could damage Treasuries

Section: Daily Dispatches

By Burton Frierson
Reuters
Wednesday, August 8, 2007

http://www.reuters.com/article/reutersEdge/idUSN0826467920070808?sp=true

NEW YORK -- The U.S. Treasury market could suffer if the dollar's fall accelerates dramatically or becomes inflationary, though the dollar's orderly decline this year has yet to unnerve bond investors.

Democrats would unload junk mortgages onto Fannie and Freddie

Section: Daily Dispatches

Democrats Call for Action on Mortgage Crisis

By Andrew Ward and Stephanie Kirchgaessner
Financial Times, London
Tuesday, August 7, 2007

http://www.ft.com/cms/s/2842ea82-450f-11dc-82f5-0000779fd2ac.html

Chinese scholar warns U.S. to lay off currency issue

Section: Daily Dispatches

By He Fan
China Daily, Beijing
Tuesday, August 7, 2007

http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/opinion/2007-08/07/content_5448940.htm

The reform to China's exchange regime is being carried out in a market-oriented means toward a long-term target. Turing it into a political issue would only harm the process or even tarnish the ultimate target itself.

China threatens 'nuclear option' of dollar sales

Section: Daily Dispatches

By Ambrose Evans-Pritchard
The Telegraph, London
Tuesday, August 7, 2007

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/money/main.jhtml?xml=/money/2007/08/07/bcnchi...

The Chinese government has begun a concerted campaign of economic threats against the United States, hinting that it may liquidate its vast holding of US treasuries if Washington imposes trade sanctions to force a yuan revaluation.

MineWeb: Spain's central bank sells another 25 tonnes

Section: Daily Dispatches

By Rhona O'Connell
MineWeb
Tuesday, August 7, 2007

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