Group of 20 finance chiefs adopted on Saturday a harder line against governments trying to influence exchange rates as they sought to tame speculation of a global currency war without singling out Japan for criticism.
Two days of talks between the G-20's finance ministers and central bankers ended Saturday in Moscow with a pledge not to "target our exchange rates for competitive purposes."
That marked a strengthening of their stance since officials last met three months ago and ran closer to what the Group of Seven rich nations said for the first time last week.
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