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Geithner rebuffs Greenspan over dollar

 

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US would never ‘deliberately devalue currency to boost exports’

• Gavyn Davies Gold price and the G20
• Greenspan warns over weaker dollar
• In depth Currency wars
• Alan Greenspan stark lessons for G20

From GLOBAL ECONOMY 4:43pm

Spanish economy grinds to a halt in third quarter

Zero growth ends weak recovery

• Barroso reaffirms offer of help to Ireland
• In depth Eurozone in crisis
• Analysis Spain: A flagging recovery

From WORLD 12:45pm

Barroso reaffirms offer of help to Ireland

Commission president says Dublin has not asked for EU assistance

• Gillian Tett Irish pragmatism
• Eurozone periphery bonds

Global Overview from MARKETS 5:53pm

Copper surges to new peak on heavy Asian buying

Eurozone peripheral bonds slip as Portuguese bond spreads hit record

• Technology stocks lead Wall Street losses
• Sovereign debt worries weigh on euro

From COMPANIES 11:59am

Siemens unveils 70% dividend increase

German industrial group sets pay-out ratio for first time

• Siemens lays down ‘green’ challlenge
• Siemens set to boost dividend

More European news

• Lisbon loses case over EDP ‘golden shares’
• UK unveils welfare shake-up
• German retailers expect bumper Christmas
• Cameron to visit Russia next year
• Brazil unit bolsters Telefónica results

In pictures: London student protests

Violence breaks out during protest against increased English college fees that led to raids on Tory party HQ

From MARKETS 5:58pm

Alert over emerging markets volatility

TPG co-founder warns of ‘crisis of expectation’

• beyondbrics Emerging markets blog
• In depth Private equity
• Lex Emerging markets
• Emerging markets braced for flood of money
• The demise of private equity FoFs is exaggerated

From WORLD 11:45am

European Parliament backs new hedge fund rules

Long-awaited agreement on tough regulatory regime

• Editorial New regulations for hedge funds
• In depth Hedge funds

 
Getty From WORLD 1:29pm

Iraqis reach power-sharing pact

Rivals agree on formation of new government

• In depth Iraq
• Iraqi deal on forming new government
• Iraq leaders in push to break political deadlock

From GLOBAL ECONOMY 2:16pm

China inflation surges to 25-month high

Jump in prices could lead to more rate rises

• Chinese conundrum in imports fall
• Lex China’s trade surplus

 
From COMPANIES 3:20pm

Microsoft links up with China internet portal

Venture with Sina could boost MSN’s Chinese presence

• Tencent starts damage control campaign
• Tencent under fire in clash with Qihoo
• Microsoft cloud computing leader to depart

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World

• US-South Korea fail to agree trade deal
• Burma’s top court rejects Suu Kyi’s appeal
• China jails father of tainted milk victim
• Irish bank chief eyes foreign buyers

Markets

• Technology stocks lead Wall Street losses
• Sovereign debt fears come back to haunt the euro
• Ireland has shown grit but must find a magic formula
• Mineral groups limit FTSE 100’s losses

Companies

• Temasek to take up BofA’s shares in CCB
• BT lifts forecasts after solid second quarter
• Hochtief plans disposals to fend off ACS
• Gome shares surge on ceasefire with jailed founder

Financials

• 3i stresses balance sheet strength
• Temasek to take up BofA’s shares in CCB
• Dexia moves away from short-term funding
• Irish bond yields leap after selling wave

Technology

• Net pioneer warns on address space squeeze
• Investor fears hit Cisco shares
• Micro Focus shares continue to struggle
• Tencent starts damage control campaign

Emerging Markets

• Stable outlook for the price of rice
• China jails father of tainted milk victim
• Renminbi will be world's reserve currency
• Brazilians join pursuit of happiness