The U.S. Treasury Department declined on Thursday to label China a currency manipulator but repeated that it considers China's yuan undervalued and will keep trying to persuade Beijing to let it rise.
In a semiannual report to Congress on currency practices of key trade partners, Treasury said global financial conditions "have improved dramatically and signs of [...]

Was invited by Give2Asia to share this information with my readers:  Give2Asia is hosting a teleconference to brief donors, advisors and friends about relief and recovery needs and effective philanthropic strategies in response to the disaster in the Philippines on Monday, October 19, 2009 at 8:30 am PST/11:30 am EST.  More details after the jump.
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