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Currency manipulation
Why the U.S. isn’t concerned that Japan might act to prop up its currency
by
Justin Ho
Sep 20, 2023
The U.S. isn’t usually thrilled when a country intervenes in its own currency. But boosting the yen is likely to help Japan’s economy, which could help the U.S. in turn.
In a currency war, everyone loses
by
Kai Ryssdal
and Sean McHenry
Dec 2, 2019
When countries tried to undercut each other to gain a trade advantage between world wars, it led to global inflation, a University of Michigan professor says.
And now, a currency war?
by
Scott Tong
Jul 20, 2018
President Donald Trump today accused Beijing of manipulating its currency. This is not a new charge. But what has occurred is an 8 percent fall in the Chinese currency against the dollar since the trade spat began in the spring. That helps Chinese exporters, because it effectively makes their products cheaper. Click the audio […]