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Douglas Borthwick at Faros Trading

Central banks shy away from euro reserves

New data from the IMF’s currency reserves database suggests reserves accumulation has slowed during 2011 and the appetite to hold euro reserves has also waned, particularly on the part of emerging market central banks

Reserves | 10 Oct 2011
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FX Invest: US dollar's time as world's reserve currency draws to a close

With the European sovereign debt crisis grabbing headlines, markets might be forgiven for overlooking the nearing end of a second round of quantitative easing in the US. Debate over its success raises deeper questions about the role of the US...

Reserves | 11 Jul 2011
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Reserve managers diversify away from traditional currencies, report finds

Non-traditional currencies play an increasingly important role in central bank holdings as a result of eurozone sovereign debt concerns and ongoing economic weakness in developed markets, according to Central Banking Publications report

Reserves | 14 Apr 2011
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Gold should form an essential part of central banks’ liquidity portfolio

The credit crisis has highlighted that in times of turmoil, gold is one of the few assets that remains liquid, says Natalie Dempster, director of government affairs at the World Gold Council

Reserves | 08 Jul 2010
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