With the value of the yuan against the dollar a central talking point, U.S. Treasury Secretary Geithner and Chinese Vice Premier Wang Qishan met Monday to kick-off a two-day economic conference, Bloomberg reported. [More]

For some time now, those calling on policymakers to watch inflation have felt rather like Cassandra, as their predictions of doom appeared to fall on deaf ears. [More]

It's no secret that the exist currency regime, in which the U.S. dollar serves as the default reserve currency, has its fair share of enemies. [More]

Chinese electronics maker ZTE Corp. may be developing a new, robust currency risk management strategy, a recent filing indicates. [More]

China has become one of BMW AG's most important overseas markets - indeed, the company recently unveiled a lengthened version of its 5 Series sedan built solely for Chinese customers. And with BMW's sales in China on the rise, the automaker is keen on hedging its yuan exposure. [More]

Developing nations in Asia may be more likely to let their currencies appreciate than was the case at the end of 2010, reports suggest. [More]

The chaos in Libya - as well as smaller-scale conflicts in the Ivory Coast and other nations - has investors cautiously eying their risk exposure and reconsidering some euro-linked investments. [More]

Americans' standard of living would drop precipitously if the dollar were to lose its role as the reserve currency of choice, billionaire investor Sam Zell has said. [More]

The euro, the British pound and the Swiss franc rose on Monday, bolstered by consumer inflation statistics, the burgeoning revolution in Libya and expectations that the U.S. will maintain its loose monetary policy for some time. [More]

The continued civil unrest that's spread across the Middle East has put investors on alert, looking for signs of weakness in currencies, markets and economies around the globe. [More]