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To: TobagoJack who wrote (50204)	5/18/2009 10:32:42 PM
From: carranza2	Respond to of 217877

Nah, Paulson is turning into a mutual fund, more or less. He has gold denominated shares now, hedged by huge positions in GLD and miners. He and his ilk IMO want to bubble up gold. He'll take a big percentage of the gains but, in their absence, outrageous fees will do.

To: TobagoJack who wrote (50204)	5/19/2009 6:09:19 AM
From: elmatador	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 217877

Brazil, China talks on ditching dollar BEIJING (AFP) — Brazil's president kicked off a day of meetings with Chinese leaders in Beijing Tuesday, during which analysts said he could broach a plan to ditch the US dollar in his nation's trade with China. Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva was due to meet with his Chinese counterpart Hu Jintao and other leaders in talks focused on boosting business with China and promoting closer cooperation to fight the global financial crisis. But all eyes were on whether China and Brazil would come to an agreement on ditching the US dollar in their bilateral trade and replacing it with each nation's currency -- the yuan and the real. Lula first discussed the idea with Hu at the April G20 summit in London and said he would broach the issue on his visit to China, in what would be another challenge to the US dollar's special status as the leading global currency. Already in March, China's central bank governor Zhou Xiaochuan made waves when he suggested ditching the dollar as the global reserve currency and replacing it with a different standard run by the International Monetary Fund. "Everybody has realised... that the currency and debt crises in many countries and the global economic crisis are linked to the dollar standard," said Zuo Xiaolei, a Beijing-based economist with Galaxy Securities. Zhou and his Brazilian counterpart were due to meet soon to discuss the matter, the Financial Times reported Tuesday, citing an official at Brazil's central bank. Andy Xie, an independent economist, said an initial agreement to conduct some trade in renminbi and real could materialise after Lula's talks with Chinese leaders Tuesday. Zuo was more cautious on the timing of an agreement, but said the plan was feasible. "It's unlikely for them to change the global currency system overnight, so what they are trying to do now is something regional and defensive," she said. China -- an energy-hungry nation that is hugely interested in Brazil's natural resources -- in March became the Latin American nation's biggest trading partner, ahead of the United States. Brazilian exports to China -- mainly iron ore and soya products -- so far this year have grown 65 percent over the same period in 2008, a jump from 3.4 billion dollars to 5.6 billion dollars. Lula's visit, which comes between a trip to Saudi Arabia and Turkey, was also expected to stress political cooperation in an era that has seen a rise in the role of key emerging nations in fighting the global financial crisis. Lula said in a comment piece in the official China Daily Tuesday that strengthening diplomatic and economic alliances with other key developing countries was a pillar of Brazil's foreign policy. "The systemic challenges facing the world economy underscore the growing responsibilities of emerging economies," he wrote. "Concerted efforts and dialogue will be required among developing countries for their voice to be increasingly heard on the global stage." Lula was also due to meet with Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao and other leaders Tuesday.