US Treasury Secretary Snow, UK finance minister Brown, and German finance minister Eichel at G-7 Ministerial Meeting in Washington. US Treasury Secretary John Snow (C), British Chancellor of the Exchequer Gordon Brown (L) and German finance minister Hans Eichel (R) have a laugh with their colleagues, during a group portrait at the Spring 2005 G-7 Ministerial Meeting in Washington, April 16, 2005. Finance chiefs from the Group of Seven economic powers met Saturday to discuss two of the global economic concerns over which they have least control, high oil prices and China's fixed currency peg. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst