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Pennies are shown in Ottawa on March 29, 2012. The humble one-cent piece is set to disappear from Canadian pockets, a victim of inflation.
Currency

Mint gets ready to strike last penny

The one-cent piece won’t officially leave circulation until the fall, but it will remain legal tender and will continue to be used

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An employee arranges Indian currency notes at a cash counter inside a bank in the northeastern Indian city of Agartala, Feb. 18, 2010.
Breakingviews

Danger lurks in rupee's slide

If capital flows turn sharply negative, the country's currency reserves could melt away quickly

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A couple hug in front of a shuttered shop in Thessaloniki, Greece. The partially obscured slogan, in Greek, reads 'Terrorism is to be looking for work, and to live with peanuts.'
Currencies

Dropping the euro: A how-to guide

If Greece or Portugal opts for redenomination, the first step will be to print a new currency

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Yuan banknotes are seen in this picture illustration taken in Beijing.

Yuan ends lower, stays clear of new expanded trading limit

Some see harbinger of broader financial reforms to come

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Deputy governor of the Bank of Canada, Tiff Macklem, poses for a photo outside of his Ottawa office.

Bank of Canada's Macklem urges joint currency effort with Brazil

Senior deputy governor says exchange rate inflexibility between China and U.S. having adverse effect on both countries’ currencies

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Switching currency, pros and cons
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Switching currency, pros and cons

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In this May 11, 2002 file photo, steam rises from the Blue Lagoon just south of Reykjavik, Iceland. A strong earthquake shook the island Thursday May, 29, 2008.

Canadian envoy to Iceland sparks loonie controversy

Battered by collapse of its banks and krona, some in North Atlantic ally eye adopting the Canadian dollar

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Mount Fuji looms over the Tokyo skyline. This week, Japan reported its first annual trade deficit since 1980, caused by the impact of the March 11 earthquake, tsunami and energy crisis and a decline in exports attributable in part to the strong yen.

Japan becomes land of the rising yen

Export powerhouse and world’s third-largest economy under pressure as never before in battle to maintain its share of trade

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An American dollar bill and Canadian coins including a loonie.

Canadian dollar touches parity after Fed comments

Loonie reaches mark following Bernanke’s vow to keep interest rates low to support the economy

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Never mind the debt crisis, Iceland wants in on the European Union

Never mind the debt crisis, Iceland wants in on the EU

But Greece has taught 17-country club to keep membership exclusive

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