Asia
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'Low-rate period may get even longer'...in Evanston, Illinois. Bernanke and Kohn didnaEUR™t address complaints from officials in Asia that low US interest rates are fuelling surging prices of commodities as well as financial assets in emerging markets. The price of gold has... In this article: Ben Bernanke, Federal Reserve, US, New York, Recession, Unemployment, and Northwestern University |
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San Jose Mercury News | October 24, 2009
Opinion: Chinese monetary policy threatens world economy
...usually talk in code. So when Ben Bernanke, the Federal Reserve chairman, spoke recently about Asia, international imbalances and the financial crisis, he didn't specifically criticize China's outrageous currency policy. But he didn't have...
In this article: China, Financial crisis, United States, Ben Bernanke, Federal Reserve, Treasury Department, and Wall Street
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Sydney Morning Herald - Business | 6 days ago
Bubble trouble looms
...the mistake of the 1930s, when officials tightened policy. US Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner reiterated his commitment to a ``strong'' currency on a trip to Asia last week. ``It's very important to the United States, to the economic...
In this article: The Fed, United States, Masaaki Shirakawa, China, Recession, China Construction Bank Corp., Timothy Geithner, and Tokyo
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Financial Times | 5 days ago
Dollar relapse pushes gold to new peak
...will be the speech later in New York by Fed chairman Ben Bernanke. Stock markets in Asia made gains on Monday, though Tokyo struggled in the face of some big fundraisings. The Nikkei 225 eked out a 0.2 per cent rise to 9,791.2. China's...
In this article: US, Wall Street, Stoicism, Inflation, Copper, S&P 500, Nikkei 225, Ben Bernanke, and Barack Obama
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CNN | October 19, 2009
Bernanke warns on imbalance risks with Asia
Bernanke warns on imbalance risks with Asia Bernanke said it was "extraordinarily urgent" the US and Asia adopt new policies He said that Asia, which is leading the rebound, risked seeing asset bubbles Bernanke:"critically important to...
In this article: Ben Bernanke, US, The Federal Reserve, and Financial crisis
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SmartMoney.com | 5 days ago
High Dollar Blocks Stock Rise, Indexes Flat (Market Update)
...market a day after stocks hit new highs for the year. Monday's gains came on signs of economic growth in Asia and Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke's commitment to low interest rates. Home Depot's (HD) fiscal third-quarter profit fell a...
In this article: Lowe's, Home Depot, Federal Reserve, Adjusted basis, Inflation, Thomson Reuters, Dow Jones Industrial Average, S&P 500, Labor Department, and Ben Bernanke
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New Kerala | October 20, 2009
Dont draw 'wrong lessons' from India, China: US Fed chief
"At this point, while risks to the economic outlook certainly remain, Asia appears to be leading the global recovery," Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke told an Asia economics conference in Santa Barbara, California Monday. While...
In this article: Ben Bernanke, India, US, China, Federal Reserve, Economics, Recession, and Financial crisis
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WSJ.com: Markets | October 26, 2009
Fall in Yuan Worries China's Rivals
...can also raise the risks of domestic inflation. Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke echoed concerns about Asia's role in rebalancing global trade in a speech last week. "We must avoid ever-increasing and unsustainable imbalances...
In this article: China, HSBC, Inflation, The Federal Reserve, Korea, Hong Kong, Ben Bernanke, and Morgan Stanley
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Indiana Times - The Economic Times | 4 days ago
Gold hits high, Asian shares rebound
...assets in demand. Spot gold rose as high as $1,143.95 per ounce in early Asia trade, settling later just above $1,140, with expectations for a continued weakness in the US currency also providing a support. The dollar rose as...
In this article: US, Inflation, Semiconductor, Chuo Mitsui Trust and Banking Company, Wen Jiabao, Ben Bernanke, Federal Reserve, Hu Jintao, and Barack Obama
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Asia is the world's largest and most populous continent, located in the eastern and northern hemispheres. It covers 8.6% of the earth's total surface area (or 29.9% of its land area) and with approximately 4 billion people, it hosts 60% of the world's current human population.
Asia is traditionally defined as part of the landmass of Eurasia — with the western portion of the latter occupied by Europe — located to the east of the Suez Canal, east of the Ural Mountains and south of the Caucasus Mountains (or the Kuma-Manych Depression) and the Caspian and Black Seas. It is bounded on the east by the Pacific Ocean, on the south by the Indian Ocean and on the north by the Arctic Ocean. Given its size and diversity, Asia — a toponym dating back to classical antiquity — is more a cultural concept incorporating a number of regions and peoples than a homogeneous physical entity (see Subregions of Asia, Asian people).
The wealth of Asia differs very widely among and within its regions, due to its vast size and huge range of different cultures, environments, historical ties and government systems. In terms of nominal GDP, Japan has the largest economy on the continent and the second largest in the world. In purchasing power parity terms, however, the People's Republic of China has the largest economy in Asia and the second largest in the world.
- Area:
- 44,579,000 km (17,212,000 sq mi)
- Demonym:
- Asian
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