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India Joins Russia, China in Questioning U.S. Dollar Dominan

Bloomberg.com -- By Mark Deen and Isabelle Mas

July 4 (Bloomberg) -- Suresh Tendulkar, an economic adviser to Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, said he is urging the government to diversify its $264.6 billion foreign-exchange reserves and hold fewer dollars.

“The major part of Indian reserves is in dollars -- that is something that’s a problem for us,” Tendulkar, chairman of the Prime Minister’s Economic Advisory Council, said in an interview yesterday in Aix-en-Provence, France, where he was attending an economic conference.
“There should be a system to maintain the stability of the major reserve currencies,” Former Chinese Vice Premier Zeng Peiyan said in a speech in Beijing yesterday, highlighting China’s concerns about a global financial system dominated by the dollar.

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coreymore1 Champion Author Texas Posts:9,894 Points:1,179,135 Joined:Sep 2005	Message Posted: Jul 4, 2009 2:18:03 PM Ignore coreymore1 Report Abuse Our govt can't just print more money, like our pres thinks.
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REVLAW Champion Author San Antonio Posts:3,942 Points:748,740 Joined:Jul 2007	Message Posted: Jul 4, 2009 2:06:41 PM Ignore REVLAW Report Abuse Of the currencies within the foreign exchange market, the dollar has traditionally been the most certain and stable for monetary exchange. A cyclical nature is evident in all things, including currency.
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