IMF steps up exchange rate rules
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The IMF overhauls the way it scrutinises exchange rate policies worldwide, to ensure the stability of the global economy.
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BASEL, Switzerland  - Central banks around the world should raise interest rates further to curb inflation pressures, the Bank for International Settlements said on Sunday.
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China, having surprised the world 10 days ago with its first interest rate rise in nine years, took another unusual step last week by publishing for the first time the annual report on its economy by the International Monetary Fund.
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WASHINGTON : The head of the International Monetary Fund urged China to begin moving toward greater currency flexibility, taking advantage of its booming economic growth pace.
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Pacific Rim finance ministers called on   Friday for some emerging Asian economies to show greater   currency flexibility to address global imbalances and for the   group to work toward reviving world trade talks.
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By Sabyasachi Mitra and Natsuko Waki LONDON  - Finance chiefs from the biggestdeveloping economies on Saturday pushed the Group of Seven (G7)industrialized nations for a seat at the high table of globaleconomic policy making.
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China raised interest rates on Friday  in the latest of a series of tightening steps aimed at keeping  inflation in check and preventing the world&#39;s fourth-largest  economy from overheating.
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The OECD called on Tuesday for the  Federal Reserve to tighten interest rates a bit more as it  projected U.S. economic expansion was set to stay solid this  year before easing slightly in 2007.
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Pressure mounted on China to allow its currency to float freely as the IMF's top official urged Chinese authorities to make the move now, while their economy is booming.
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The world economy is headed for its strongest expansion for three decades but simmering inflation, sky-high oil prices and rising interest rates pose growing dangers, the IMF said.
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India's central bank seeks to further cool inflation by raising the level of funds lenders must keep in reserve.
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The Group of Seven (G7) industrialised nations urges China to be more flexible on its currency.
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Already having the highest interest rates in the developed world, the Reserve Bank is set to raise them further on Thursday and may leave the door open for more rises ahead.
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The world economy is powering ahead at a faster pace than expected two months ago, building up global inflationary pressures, the chief economist for the International Monetary Fund said on Tuesday.
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The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has nominated Australia as one of the countries where recent house price increases are difficult to explain in terms of economic fundamentals.
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Global finance chiefs sought a way on Friday to put pressure on China to let its currency rise in value to ease global trade imbalances and also aimed to craft a message to soothe turbulent financial markets.
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Pressure is building on European countries to seriously consider forming a single voice within the IMF after the financial institution decided to give more say to emerging economic powers, experts said.