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ft.com - 5/18/2009
FT.com / Americas - Brazil and China eye plan to axe dollar
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Brazil and China will work towards using their own currencies in trade transactions rather than the US dollar, according to Brazil’s central bank and aides to Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, Brazil’s president. The move follows recent Chinese challenges to the status of the dollar as the world’s ...
China and Brazil try to flee from the US dollar - Pravda.Ru
newsfromrussia.com - 5/22/2009
China and Brazil try to flee from the US dollar - Pravda.Ru
— newsfromrussia.com — Marc Chandler Brazil's state visit to China has set the chins wagging. Will an agreement be struck... to invoice their bilateral trade in their own currencies rather than the dollar ? Brazilian President Lula had made some allusions to this last month ... (more) China and Brazil try to flee from the US dollar - Pravda.Ru

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informationdissemination.blogspot.com - 5/23/2009
More on Varyag + news from Brazil
— informationdissemination.blogspot.com — I've actually had these photos for a few days, but have been too busy to post them.... They've been posted in other places already, but I thought I could offer some of my thoughts. Here are the photos (The final one is a rough blueprint of Varyag):  ... (more) More on Varyag + news from Brazil

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faustasblog.com - 5/26/2009
Brazil arrests high ranking al-Qaeda spy
— faustasblog.com — Brazil arrests high ranking Qaeda operative Brazil’s federal police have arrested a high-ranking al Qaeda operative in... Sao Paulo and are keeping him under tight security, a local newspaper reported on Tuesday. The suspect is allegedly a chief of international communications for al ... (more) Brazil arrests high ranking al-Qaeda spy

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Brazil and China Eye Plan To Axe Dollar
Democratic Underground Latest Breaking News — ... Argentina and which the US had agreed with several countries, including Brazil. “Currency swaps are not necessarily trade related,” the official said. “The funds can be drawn down for any use. What we are talking about now is Brazil paying for Chinese goods with reals and China paying for Brazilian goods with renminbi.” Henrique Meirelles and Zhou Xiaochuan, governors of the two countries’ central banks, were expected to meet soon to discuss the matter, the official said. Read more: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/996b1af8-43ce-11de-a9be-00144...

HOPE AND CHANGE: Brazil and China eye plan to axe dollar. “Brazil and China will work towards usin…
Instapundit — ... HOPE AND CHANGE: Brazil and China eye plan to axe dollar. “Brazil and China will work towards using their own currencies in trade transactions rather than the US dollar, according to Brazil’s central bank and aides to Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, Brazil’s president. The move follows recent Chinese challenges to the status of the dollar as the world’s leading international currency.” Quite an accomplishment — Obama has been president for just four months, and his legacy already seems secure. . . . ...

Brazil and China eye plan to axe dollar
Fausta's Blog — The handwriting on the wall? Brazil and China eye plan to axe dollar Brazil and China will work towards using their own currencies in trade transactions rather than the US dollar, according to Brazil’s central bank and aides to Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, Brazil’s president. The move follows recent Chinese challenges to the status of the dollar as the world’s leading international currency. EDITOR’S CHOICE In depth: Americas - May-18 Beijing’s stimulus measures questioned - May-18 In depth: China - ...

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