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G-7 Ministers Talk Tough on Sliding Dollar

Strong words signal desire to keep dollar from the abyss

By Rob Quinn, Newser Staff

Posted Apr 12, 2008 7:26 AM CDT

(Newser) – The Group of Seven's finance ministers are getting more aggressive about stopping the greenback's decline, the Wall Street Journal reports. In what counts as blunt words for the group, a statement yesterday expressed concern about the plummeting dollar's "possible implications for economic and financial... Read full story »

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