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Asian Market Update: China Industrial Profits Plummet, Punishing Commmodity FX; Japan Takes a Step Closer to Dreaded Deflation while South Korea Marches Toward Official Recession; Kiwi Q4 GDP Beats Estimates, but Still at 17-year Lows – Asian equity markets are reversing the trend of opening lower and finishing stronger established in the last several sessions, taking cue from another Wall St. rally to open sharply higher before paring their gains. In Tokyo, the Nikkei traded as far up as

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(Adds comments from MOF official; background on debate over U.S. dollar’s role; Japan’s stance on dollar-centered global currency system, IMF capital base issues) TOKYO ( Dow Jones )–Group of 20 leaders won’t likely debate the immediate need for a new reserve currency to replace the U.S. dollar at their summit next week, a senior Japanese Finance Ministry official said Friday. G20 unlikely to discuss dollar’s role-Japan WORLD FOREX:Dlr Down Vs Yen As Japan Players Sell For FY

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* Dlr attempts poise after biggest 1-day slide since 1985 * Fed stuns mkts; decides to buy long-term Treasuries * Profit-taking tempers dollar’s losses for now * Euro/dlr hits 2-month high, more gains round the corner (Changes dateline, byline, adds quotes, new prices PVS TOKYO) LONDON, March 19 (Reuters) – The dollar attempted to recoverits poise on Wednesday, after its biggest one-day loss since atleast 1985 as the Federal Reserve stunned investors by saying itwould buy long-term debt in

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by Allison Arieff, Sunset editor-at-large I am so excited that Sunday Streets will be back in San Francisco this year! Modeled on a 25-year old program in Bogota, Colombia, Sunday Streets and similar Sunday morning street activities have proven to be wildly popular on three continents in cities ranging from Chicago to Tokyo. Last year, over ten thousand people turned out on each of two Sundays to enjoy the car free open space in San Francisco. People came out to walk, skate, dance, and bi

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by John Eather More than two trillion dollars is traded daily in the Foreign Exchange market and without exception the largest trading in the world. The FX is open twenty four hours a day, but only five days a week, including public holidays. The world wide financial centers commence trading in Sydney, on to Tokyo, then London and New York. There are always active buyers and sellers at any given time anywhere in the world. This allows the FX market the most fluidity the world has ever had o

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