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China's inflation rate rose in January, which may dash hopes that the country's central bank will soon take more action to support economic growth there.

Contrasting levels of success at two schools built by Greg Mortenson's Central Asia Institute in Northeastern Afghanistan highlight the complexity of attempting development work in the region's rural areas....

The nation's central bank is nearing a "tipping point" on its policy-making decisions, Dallas Federal Reserve President Richard Fisher said Friday.

In Washington, politicians can't agree if they should wind down the stimulus to keep the deficit under control or give the economy another kick.

It turns out a similar debate is happening across town at the nation's central bank. What should the Federal Reserve do?

John Dimsdale reports.

There's growing concern that the world's central banks are flooding financial institutions with too much cash, setting the stage for another asset-bubble burst.

Do banks just need to put on the brakes? Bob Moon reports.

Russia's central bank plans to cut reserves it invests in U.S. Treasury bonds. That's bad news for the dollar at a time when the U.S. is seeking to sell record amounts of debt.

Stephen Beard reports.

China's central bank wants to replace the dollar as the global reserve currency with a new currency controlled by the International Monetary Fund.

Is this proposal viable? Jeremy Hobson reports.

China's central bank is reported to be concerned about its relatively low capital base, a result in part of economic problems in the United States.

Ashley Milne-Tyte has more.

China's central bank is reported to be concerned about its relatively low capital base, which is partly a result of the economic problems in the United States.

Ashley Milne-Tyte has more.