http://news.independent.co.uk/business/news/article351127.ece Arab Central Banks Move Assets Out of Dollar, by Philip Thornton
http://www.wsws.org/articles/2006/mar2006/boj-m14.shtml Bank of Japan Policy Shift Will Have Global Impact. Hike in Japan's bank's interest rate, first significant rise in 15 years(!), may greatly impact global speculative activity which has been propping up stock markets around the world.