Australian Finance Minister Wayne Swan (R) listens to his unseen Singapore counterpart Tharman Shanmugaratnam speaks during the official dinner for finance ministers in the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) in Singapore on November 12, 2009. US Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner said a strong dollar was 'very important' to the United States and praised China's role in the global economic recovery. After an Asia-Pacific meeting here, Geithner also said President Barack Obama's US administration would persist with its hefty stimulus spending for now. Getty Images logo Getty Images 27 months ago

Australian Finance Minister Wayne Swan (R) listens to his unseen Singapore counterpart Tharman Shanmugaratnam speaks during the official dinner for finance ministers in the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) in Singapore on November 12, 2009. US Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner said a strong dollar was 'very important' to the United States and praised China's role in the global economic recovery. After an Asia-Pacific meeting here, Geithner also said President Barack Obama's US administration would persist with its hefty stimulus spending for now.

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