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Presents data on monetary rates, certificates of deposit, time deposits and interest rates in the United States as of December 27, 2004.

Presents charts showing the performance of markets on Wall Street and in the U.S. Stock market indexes; Mutual funds; New York Stock Exchange; American Stock Exchange; NASDAQ; Interest rates; Index options; Stock options; Commodities, such as cash prices, futures and gold; Foreign exchange; Foreign stocks.

The article focuses on the warning by analysts that the decision of more than 30 central banks around the world to cut interest rates in 2019 could tip off a monetary policy race to the bottom and keep currencies cheap. Topics covered include the geopolitical risks of tying monetary decisions to foreign exchange, the disadvantages of using foreign exchange rates to control currency levels, and how lower rates can limit bankers' tools to currency tweaks.

The article reports on the decision by the Argentinean government to raise the benchmark interest rate to 40 percent in May 2018 in an effort to rejuvenate its currency. Topics discussed include a plan to cut government spending, a sharp decline in Argentine peso against the dollar one before the rate increase, and the impact of the rate increase on President Mauricio Macri's economic reform efforts.

The article discusses issues facing economist Raghuram Rajan following his appointment as governor of the Reserve Bank of India (R.B.I.) as of September 4, 2013. Topics addressed include his potential strategies for halting declines in the value of India's rupee currency and mitigating inflation, and his policy views on interest rates in India.

The article discusses the relationship between an abundance of skyscrapers in Istanbul, Turkey and lending at low interest rates in Turkey as of August 20, 2013. Topics addressed include a possible withdrawal of investment in Turkey and other emerging Asian economies due to the U.S. Federal Reserve's (Fed) potential increase of interest rates in the U.S., the value of the Turkish lira currency relative to the U.S. dollar, and the economic aspects of the Sapphire tower in Istanbul.

The article reports on the implementation of low interest rates by the Danish monetary authorities to reduce the pressure on the value of Danish krone before a meeting with the European Central Bank.

The article focuses on the support of Hu Jintao to the status quo in the wake of his scheduled departure as general secretary of Chinese Communist Party. It states that he will lend much power to Xi Jinping as his designated successor. It says that he announced little interest on the reform to the status quo which many Chinese see as long overdue. It adds that he has been against any reforms such as political, economic, and social but focused on limiting the state dominance within its economy.

The Senate's vote on Tuesday to punish China for cheapening its currency is not likely to persuade Beijing to change its ways. On Thursday, the renminbi actually fell more against the dollar. If the currency bill were to become law -- a long shot given opposition by Republican leaders in the House -- the more likely response from China would be some form of trade policy retaliation. That is not an argument for doing nothing. But the United States and its allies need to find better ways to persuade China to change policies that are both battering the global economy and damaging its own development. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

WASHINGTON -- Say there was a way to create a half-million American jobs over the next two years without adding a dime to the debt or deficit. And say it would also revive moribund Rust Belt factories, reduce the country's gaping trade deficit and help stabilize the international economic system. All of this would occur, some economists say, if only China would stop manipulating its currency, keeping it artificially undervalued as a means of boosting its exports and fueling its tremendous economic growth. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

Vietnam raised its benchmark interest rate Wednesday and reset its official exchange rate, moves intended to help rein in lending, control inflation and stabilize its currency. The action resulted in a devaluation of the Vietnamese dong of more than 5 percent. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

At the European Central Bank, being a maverick means holding steady as others bow to the prevailing winds. As its peers in the United States, Britain and Japan crank up monetary printing presses in a bid to prop up their economies, the European bank is resisting the rush to adopt those banking policies. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

Policy makers around the world, unnerved by the relentless sell-off of shares, scrambled to support their economies on Monday. In South Korea, the central bank, at an emergency meeting, slashed its key rate by three-quarters of a percentage point, to 4.25 percent. The bank also announced that it would further shore up local banks by buying their domestic bonds. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

Focuses on the scheduled convention of the Group of 7 leading industrial countries in Boca Raton, Florida. Difficulty for the European delegation in advancing its interests as a result of the fall of the dollar against the euro; Response of the United States and Asia to the fall of the dollar; Symbiosis between the United States and Asia; Expectation that the European Central Bank will not lower interest rates at the next meeting of their policy board.

Discusses the reactions from economists to the efforts of the Bush administration to publicly criticize the financial exchange rates in China and Japan. Plight of Treasury Secretary John W. Snow to push China to raise it's currency against the dollar; Consideration of how China and other Asian countries made large purchases of Treasury securities; Speculation that changes would cause the interest rates to go up; Trade surplus between China and the U.S; Campaigns of the National Association of Manufacturers to put pressure on China.

Analyzes the puzzle of why American interest rates were rising and yet the dollar was suddenly falling against both the Japanese yen and the German mark. The economics of expectations. (Related article on page D17: Dollar falls again vs. mark as Fed remains on sidelines.)

Reports trends in the currency market on August 24, 1995. Decline of the US dollar after a cut in the German interest rates; Discussion on the performance of the dollar.