China yuan strengthens to new high against USD (Jan 2014)

Source: Xinhua – China yuan strengthens to new high against USD

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The Chinese currency Renminbi, or the yuan, marched to a new record high against the U.S. dollar on Monday.

Fed up with euro, France flirts with coupon money (Jan 2014)

Source: RT – Fed up with euro, France flirts with coupon money

Notable excerpts:

Whether buying bread, filling a pharmacy prescription, getting a haircut or going to the doctor, some residents of Montreuil, France, are rejecting the euro in favor of ‘La Peche’, a local community currency.

Yuan outperforms euro, becomes 2nd most popular trade finance currency (Dec 2013)

Source: RT – Yuan outperforms euro, becomes 2nd most popular trade finance currency

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The yuan has replaced the euro to become the second most widely used currency in global trade in 2013, according to the SWIFT network responsible for international financial transactions.

Thousand-franc note is a hidden treasure (Jul 2013)

Source: Swissinfo.ch – Thousand-franc note is a hidden treasure

Notable excerpts:

The use of the Swiss thousand-franc bill is on the rise. Despite its apparent popularity – it makes up almost one in ten Swiss banknotes – few people ever lay their hands on one.

PBOC Will ‘Basically’ End Normal Yuan Intervention: Zhou (Nov 2013)

Source: Bloomberg – PBOC Will ‘Basically’ End Normal Yuan Intervention: Zhou

Notable excerpts:

China’s central bank will “basically” end normal intervention in the currency market and broaden the yuan’s daily trading limit, Governor Zhou Xiaochuan said, without giving a timeframe.