EU Trade Commissioner Karel De Gucht vowed to address theissue during Rosetta Stone V3 a visit to Beijing next week, but said the EU,United States and Mexico could still opt for legal action ifChina failed to cooperate.In a separate and lengthy English-language commentary,Xinhua said the WTO decision was nonsensical, because it waswell-known that the mining and processing of raw materials was apolluting, dangerous job. "It is beyond reproach that the Chinese governmentreinforces the administration of the mining, refining and exportof these raw materials in its own country as a responsiblegovernment for its people and the ecosystem," it wrote. "China's limits on the export of these raw materials areaimed at saving the resources for future generations. In thelong run, the efforts are not only beneficial to China but alsoto the world," Xinhua said. "It is to be hoped that related trade parties canacknowledge China's goodwill and unremitting efforts, addresstrade disputes through negotiations, safeguard fair competitionand jointly advance the sustainable development of humanbeings." Euro zone retail sales data was also lower thanforecast, all of which tempered investor appetite for riskiercurrencies. [ID:nL9E7I4005] [ID:nLDE7640H3] Investors, however, were unlikely to push the euro lowerbefore Thursday's ECB policy meeting, An ECB rate increase hasbeen well factored in by the market Rosetta Stone language software, analysts said. Shaun Osborne, chief currency strategist at TD Securitiesin Toronto, said the extent to which the German/U.S. spreadscan improve further hinges on the language that ECB PresidentJean-Claude Trichet uses at his post-meeting news conference,with investors focused on what he says about inflation. "Dropping the reference to 'strong vigilance' would signala short pause at least in the tightening cycle and likely seethe euro rally fade again," he said. Earlier, Chinese media reports about a possible rate risein China this weekend and a report by rating agency Moody'ssaying the scale of problem loans to local governments in Chinamay be much bigger than previously thought also hurt riskappetite, lifting the dollar as well. [ID:nL3E7I507Y] The ICE dollar index .DXY, which tracks the greenback'sperformance against a basket of major currencies, bounced offMonday's near one-month lows to trade at 74.869, up 0.3percent. The U.S. dollar also received additional overall supportagainst the Australian dollar after the Reserve Bank ofAustralia kept its key cash rate unchanged at 4.75 percent,citing sluggishness in the economy outside the booming miningsector. The Aussie dollar slipped below its 55-day moving averageto as low as US$1.0664 AUD=D4, its lowest since June 29,before Rosetta Stone Arabic V3 recovering to US$1.0706, down 0.4 percent for the day.



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