Currency Wars?

Declaring the Yen’s rise to be a threat to the economy the Bank of Japan massively intervened in the foreign exchange market to drive down its value. The Swiss did the same thing and now so are the Turks! I bet these interventions will become more common because expansionary fiscal policy is in deep hibernation and because it helps boost exports. But, will the race to debase ignite currency wars?

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