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This article describes the decrease in currency value of the rupee, which the central bank is trying to correct by selling dollars and purchasing their own currency.

This article explores the causes and outcomes of a rising current account deficit in Australia. The central bank is evaluating different options to try and balance the current account deficit by manipulating imports and exports, as well as adjusting the value of currency.

This article highlights the positive economic growth seen lately in Norway, and how those positive changes caused the central bank to hold their decision to increase action and monetary policy. The adjustments will not be necessary if in fact the domestic economy continues to improve.

This article relates to the fact that the economic indicators in China have been significantly lower than what was expected. In response, the central bank has decided to "loosen monetary policy", in the attempt to stimulate the economy.

The Aussie dollar is very strong, so the Reserve Bank of Australia is trying to gather foreign currency to increase supply, causing the value and demand for Aussie dollar to fall a bit. The RBA doesn't intervene often, but it's necessary now to bring down the strength of the Aussie dollar so that it doesn't continue to lessen the value of exports.

Aug 8th 2011, 14:29 by R.A. | WASHINGTON TODAY'S biggest news is the word that the European Central Bank is intervening in European debt markets in force, buying up Spanish- and Italian-government debt. The ECB spent last week expressing reluctance to take this step, but without it, the euro crisis threatened to spin irretrievably out of control.