Strategically situated in the center of East Asia, the islands, once known as the Kingdom of the Ryukyus, have had a tortured history with Japan since the takeover, including the forced suicides of Okinawan civilians by Japanese troops during World War …

And they then did, they made it, money from the gutter flowed across the world. The Brazilian Finance Minister called foul; he called it a currency war. It is not like that now. As the Fed hints that QE may be coming to an end, as good news on the US …

The last few weeks have seen yet more shots fired in the fascinating war of words between the Federal Reserve and hedge fund managers. Yet this spectacle is essentially a sideshow. The real battle is elsewhere. It relates to a Fed that is uncomfortably …

In essence, nations are trying to devalue currencies to grow in what economists have dubbed a global "currency war". The Reserve Bank of Australia hasn't officially entered the war but has recently increased its talking down of the dollar. "Many …

Dare we speak the words “currency war”? We spent a lot of time pooh-poohing currency war talk as sour grapes by emerging market finance ministers who can't manage their own economies… and sure enough, they instituted capital controls. But it's not …

From where Americans stand, this must all look strangely as if an Anglo-European currency war might be about to kick off — aimed squarely at them. This would be overstating the case: clearly it would be politically unwise for us to start such an …

As World War II was ending in 1944, the leading western nations put together what was called the Bretton Woods Agreement. It was a modified gold standard. Other countries pegged the value of their currency to that of the U.S. dollar. The United States …

(How does a Currency War affect your FX trading? Take our free course to find out!) USDJPY Daily: July 5, 2013. Japan_Leading_Index_Reaches_a_6-Year_High_Little_Yen_Reaction_body_usdjpy.png, Japan Leading Index Reaches a 6-Year High,.

The Syrian National Coalition appealed to the United Nations and Western countries that have supported the opposition in Syria's civil war ''to intervene immediately'' and provide food and medicine to the besieged, rebel-held areas of the central city …