Chinese officials anxiously await the American Treasury's next twice-yearly report, due in April, on the currency policies of other countries.

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Bernanke spoke in front of the U.S. Senate Banking Committee on Tuesday as part of his twice-yearly report on Fed monetary policy.

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The U.S.-based, luxury-leaning newsletter, Andrew Harper's Hideaway Report, conducts a yearly high-end reader survey geared at the senior executives among its subscribers.

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In the half-yearly financial report, Securicor chairman Lord Sharman concluded that it was clear there was a weakness within the larger world economies with customers either cutting back on services or delaying purchasing decisions.

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In its twice-yearly Global Economic Prospects report, the bank said it expected world growth to be 2.4% this year, down on the 3% forecast in June.

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