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Currency Wars Fool Few in the Age of Social Media

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Mar 05, 2015
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Currency wars are back on for many countries around the world. The theory is that by significantly weakening its currency, a country can spur economic activity, making its products and services attractive for export, thus stoking growth and jump-starting employment.

The tool in favor is QE, or quantitative easing, namely printing money. The practice was …

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