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1、TheGroupof20nationshaveaconsensusonwhichwaytheyneedtogointermsofcurrencies.ThatisthewordfromCanada'sfinanceminister,JimFlaherty.HespokeFridayjustbeforetheG20financeministersandcentralbank—governors---begantheirmeeting."Wherewe'retryingtogettoisanactionp
2、lanthatwillavoidthetemptationbysomecountriestoprotecttheircurrenciesindifferentways,"Flahertysaid.NoneoftheG20members,heexplained,wantstobeconfrontationalorleaveherewithoutan–agreement--.OfficialsfromhostSouthKoreapredictsomeprogresswillbemadeon—resolvi
3、ng---thecurrencyissue.Therearegrowingconcernsthatmanynationsmaycompetitivelydepreciatetheircurrenciestoprotect–exports--.Manyeconomists,however,--caution---nottoexpectanysortofgrandbargainsimilartothe1985PlazaAccord“廣場協(xié)議”后的美元爆跌,whichaddressedthevalueoft
4、heU.S.dollar.AheadoftheG20session,ministersoftheG7economieshuddled.Canada'sFlaherty,who–chaired--thosetalks,saidtherewasa"frankexchangeofviews"attheinformalmeetingChina,asthenumbertwoeconomy,facespressuretostopcontrollingitscurrency,whichtheUnitedStates
5、,EuropeanUnionandJapansayisundervalued.TheweakenedU.S.dollarhaspromptedmoremoneytopourintoAsiancurrencieswherethereisabetterreturnoninvestment.Butthereareconcernsthatthisflowofmoneycoulddestabilizeeconomies.ButresearchfellowJeongYoung-SikattheSamsungEco
6、nomicResearchInstituteinSeouldoesnotenvisionaunifiedAsian–stance--atthisG20meeting.JeongexpectsthatJapan,asahighlydevelopedcountry,willtakeastanceclosertothatoftheUnitedStates.SouthKoreaandChina,heexplains,willbemoresensitivetothe–appreciation--oftheiro
7、wncurrencies.Japan'sfinanceminister,YoshihikoNoda,earlierthismonthsaidSouthKorea'sroleas–thesummer--chairwouldbecalledintoquestionifitrepeatedlyintervenedtoweakenitscurrency,thewon.ButNoda,onFriday,alsorebuffedaU.S.proposalthatallG20nationsagreeonatarge
8、tforcurrentaccountbalances往來帳余額；經(jīng)常帳戶收支toeasecurrencytensions.Hecallednumericaltargets"unrealistic."U.S.TreasurySecretaryTimothyGeithnerinalettertoG20members,urgescountriesrunningbigtradesurpluses/deficit-notablyChina-tochangepoli
