G-20 not forum for forex talks: Snow
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WARSAW - US Treasury Secretary John Snow said yesterday measures to spur faster global economic growth, not European concern about the dollarâs plunging value, will be the focus of weekend talks in Berlin of the Group of 20 nations.
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The finance chiefs of the Group of 20 countries oppose &quot;abrupt changes&quot; in foreign exchange rates and in oil prices and see a slight slowdown in economic growth next year, German Finance Minister Hans Eichel said.
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Finance ministers and central bank governors from the 20 biggest economies prepared to meet in Berlin on Saturday to mull the global economic outlook, denying
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The U.S. dollar paused near recent  lows Friday but dealers expected selling to resume after a  weekend meeting of G20 finance ministers, while stock investors  sought cover in companies immune to currency risks.
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A communique from the G20 group of rich and developing countries made no explicit reference to currency swings on Sunday, despite mounting concern in Europe and Japan over a slide in the U.S. dollar to multi-year lows.
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The group of 20, G20, finance leaders of the richest, most powerful and emerging economies have begun discussions on a range of financial issues, with the weak dollar officially off the agenda but expected to dominate the meeting.
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ESSEN, Germany  - The G7 economic powers urged China on Saturday to loosen state control of its exchange rate and addressed a slide in the yen by urging financial markets to take account of Japan's strengthening economy.
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The dollar in London held yesterday&#39;s gain from a record low on speculation the Group of 20 largest economies will this weekend voice concern at the currency&#39;s drop.
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SINGAPORE: Chinaâs reluctance to unshackle the yuan when the dollar is plumbing record lows against the euro risks sparking political tensions that could complicate the already fraught task of ironing out global economic imbalances.
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DUBLIN, Nov 15  - US Treasury Secretary John Snow said Monday the eurozone was growing &quot;below its potential,&quot; calling it &quot;negative&quot; for the global economy.
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Europe and Japan failed yesterday to persuade the United States to address the decline in the dollar, despite talks at a fractious meeting of the Group of 20 industrialised and developing nations.
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European officials are increasingly alarmed by the U.S. dollar's slump against the euro &#151; but they aren't likely to get help from the United States or Asian countries at the G-20 meeting of industrial and developing countries that opened Saturday.
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Europe and the US kept up a war of words over the sliding US dollar at a G20 meeting of rich and developing nations over the weekend, blaming each other for the currency&#39;s fall and avoiding new steps or rhetoric to halt it.
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Far from reversing the dollar's slide, comments from US Treasury Secretary John Snow have been taken by markets as a sign that Washington welcomes a weaker currency, to the alarm of eurozone officials as the euro hit new highs.
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The dollar was near record lows against the euro and its lowest level since March 2000 versus the yen on Monday after a meeting of the Group of 20 rich and developing nations suggested no effort to stem the dollar&#39;s decline.
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Some countries attending the two-day meeting of the Group 20 voiced concern on Saturday over abrupt movements in exchange rates, focusing on the sharp fall of the US dollar against euro and Japanese yen.
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European officials, blaming US deficits for a surge in the euro, are unlikely to persuade Treasury Secretary John Snow to help support the dollar when the Group of 20 finance ministers and central bankers meet in Berlin.