Nov. 7 (Bloomberg) -- The dollar slid to record lows against the euro and the Canadian dollar on speculation China's plans to diversify its foreign exchange reserves will involve selling U.S. assets. The currency slumped after Cheng Siwei, vice chairman of China's National People's Congress, told a conference in Beijing the country should improve the structure of its $1.43 trillion of foreign reserves by favoring stronger currencies. It pared losses after he later added that doesn't mean buying more euros. The dollar also slumped to a 26-year low against the pound and a 23-year low against the Australian dollar. ``Cheng Siwei, a China adviser, apparently said China should diversify into strong currencies,'' said Lee Wai Tuck, a currency strategist at Forecast Singapore Ltd. ``This is one of the comments that triggered the buying of the euro and selling of the dollar.'' The dollar slumped to $1.4666 per euro, the lowest since the 13-nation currency debuted in January 1999, before trading at $1.4615 at 11:31 a.m. in Tokyo from $1.4557 late yesterday. It fell to $1.0975 per Canadian dollar, the lowest since Canada's currency was floated in 1950. http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601087&sid=alGVN031e30s&refer=home Dollar falling across the board...
This ought to mean that China will be the "final fool" to sell out at the absolute bottom of the dollar decline when the banks/funds unwind their trades when the Chinese diversify. This will be one for the ages.