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Discussing emerging market turmoil and the Fed's decision to trim bond purchases by another $10 billion, with CNBC's Michelle-Caruso Cabrera and Ken Rogoff, Harvard University, professor of public policy and economics. more...

Saktiandi Supaat, Head of Global FX Strategy, Maybank says investors should buy the dollar against emerging Asian currencies, which could weaken further due to the local election cycles. more...

The euro fell hard in Asia on Monday with Italy in the grip of a fresh political crisis. more...

Sino-U.S. tensions moved up a notch on Tuesday, after the Senate approved a controversial bill to punish China over its currency. Even as the value of the yuan and its impact on trade remain key points of contention between both sides, market watchers say the move is largely political, and such...

Europe does not lack liquidity, just political direction, Marco Bardelli, managing director of BDG Singapore, told CNBC. more...

Jared Bernstein, Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, and Sen. Judd Gregg, (R-NH), discuss whether political mishandling contributed to S&P's downgrade of the United States. more...

Australia's economy may be the envy of debt-laden Europe and the United States but the rising cost of living in Australia, with Sydney alone one of the world's most expensive cities, is a brewing political storm for Prime Minister Julia Gillard. more...

Washington's political paralysis around critical debt and budgetary issues will most certainly weigh on financial markets Wednesday. more...

Not many things have emerged from the quagmire of US Congress recently which have produced a truly pleasant surprise. But could the troubled asset relief programme - better known as Tarp - turn out to be one? more...