U.S. yuan critics urge Obama keep campaign promise (at Reuters)

US gold hits record high, near $1,120 an ounce (at Reuters)

Van Eck Global launches junior gold miners ETF (at Reuters)

FOREX-Dollar hits 15-month low; sterling tumbles (at Reuters)

UPDATE - BoEs King says MPC, not politicians, decides on QE (at Reuters)

China hints at resumption of yuan appreciation (Reuters)

China sent its clearest signal yet that it was ready to allow yuan appreciation after an 18-month hiatus, saying on Wednesday it would consider major currencies, not just the dollar, in guiding the exchange rate.

UPDATE - U.S., Asian finance ministers see common goals (at Reuters)

GLOBAL MARKETS-China data, Fed talk boost stocks, commodities (at Reuters)

RPT-Q+A-New factors drive Russia-Ukraine gas rhetoric (at Reuters)

NGOs press U.S. government on Pakistan aid package (at Reuters)