In order to keep currency low, they need to continually buy up our debt.

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The question was whether those not engaged in legitimate trade were taking advantage of special, restricted access to China's official foreign-exchange market set up for those who need yuan to buy mainland goods.

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Those digital assets will also create a "context" around you that will make it possible for your devices to know and recognize your preferences and needs, so that when you go to buy a new mobile phone or PC, everything you need to get up and running will be instantly on tap.

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An unintended consequence is that we go out into the world market to buy the things we need while locking up our own raw materials.

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Their pay and assets will not appear to fall in numeric terms as inflation pushes up the value of all the things they need to buy, whilst pegging their income and assets value to a never rising floor.

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She said that even in a downturn, companies need to buy networking equipment to keep their internal infrastructure and Web sites up and running.

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Today, I need to: meet Cristina for coffee, pick up dry-cleaning, buy a gift for baby-shower.

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Investors will need to remain alert, enjoy any rally, but not get caught up in a buy and hold strategy just yet.

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"The more seasoned mothers - maybe those who are on their third or fourth child - recognise that they don't need to buy every piece of expensive equipment on the market, and that much of it will end up being unused, taking up valuable space in the corner of a room, " she says.

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