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The reason for that is clear enough. At a time of extreme stress in global-equity and credit markets, many governments have surplus foreign exchange to play with--and because of the falling U.S. dollar, they are increasingly interested in investing their cash where it can earn greater returns than...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Governments Get a SWF Financial Kick | 12/20/2007 | See Source »

Clinton is merely voicing concerns shared by others. In Europe, where the concept of "national champions" in a variety of industries is still taken seriously, some of the countries that have established huge SWFs, such as China and Russia, are not necessarily "friendlies, as far as the West is concerned...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Governments Get a SWF Financial Kick | 12/20/2007 | See Source »

At the same time, auto-parts makers are expected to see profits drop nearly 41%, to about $1 billion in 2007, according to the Conference Board of Canada, a leading economic-research group. Not everyone is equally affected. "You have to be smart to offset the impact of foreign-exchange...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Canada's Loonie Creates a Conundrum | 12/20/2007 | See Source »

It may seem, then, that the loonie's $1.10 U.S. mark in November - merely its peak in generations - should not have elicited quite the cheers and fears it did across the country. Canadians, of course, are peculiarly obsessed with the U.S. dollar exchange rate: three-quarters of exports go to...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Loonie Takes Off in Canada | 12/20/2007 | See Source »

The bad news wasn't limited to manufacturing. Any firm that depends on U.S. customers felt the exchange-rate pinch in 2007. At tourist hubs like Niagara Falls and Whistler, businesses report fewer visitors. Americans made about half as many trips north in 2007 as they did in 2003. Natural...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Loonie Takes Off in Canada | 12/20/2007 | See Source »

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