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Saturday

The increasingly tetchy spat between China and the United States over the value of the yuan, and its de facto peg to the dollar, worsened yesterday when a prominent central banker in Beijing accused the US of "politicising" the debate.
China accuses Washington of 'politicising' exchange rate row

The Chinese-currency rumour mill is churning overtime traders noted on Friday, as forward renminbi contracts headed towards their biggest weekly gain in two months. Citi traders said on Friday morning that much speculation about a weekend (upwards) revaluation of the reniminbi brought more heavy selling interest.
Renminbi rumours

Dark pools of liquidity could be on their way to the Hong Kong mainstream, and one of those pools is potentially being set up in Singapore this year. Is Asia catching up to the US and Europe in this shadowy arena?
A dark shadow sweeps over Asia

Sunday

Chinese banks face a $350bn (230bn) debt time bomb that could mirror the financial crisis suffered by US and European banks, according to banking experts.
Chinese facing debt time bomb

The Treasury is on course to undershoot its borrowing projections for the full year 2009/10 although the figures will still show the dire state of the public finances as the election approaches, economists have predicted.
Lower borrowing fails to lift Treasury gloom

Monday

Finance ministers from eurozone states will today attempt to paper over cracks and try to reach agreement on a 20bn-25bn aid package to help ease the financial crisis in Greece.
EU finance ministers to try to agree on multi-billion euro Greece aid package

China is digging in its heels against US and EU demands for a revaluation of its currency and warning that the global economy could be heading for a "double-dip" recession.
China opposes US and EU demands for yuan revaluation

The long-simmering clash between the world's two great powers is coming to a head, with dangerous implications for the international system.
Is China's Politburo spoiling for a showdown with America?

Opec fears that its grip on the global supply of oil is being threatened by the rising output of Iraqs oilfields and the prospect of billions of dollars of multinational investment in the worlds leading untapped oil resource.
Opec fears losing its grip as Iraqi oil output surges

House prices look poised to fall again after a flood of sellers wiped out the seasonal boost usually provided by spring househunters.
House prices on verge of double dip

Ineos talks ... Kroll auction ... Crossrail contract ...
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Good morning traders!

In Asia today, the Nikkei was up 3.64 points at 10,754.9, while the Hang Seng
ended the morning off 182.82 points at 21,026.92.

Crude oil traded at $80.83 a barrel on Nymex.

Gold settled at $1,105 an ounce.

Happy Monday!

G.

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