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What a strong US dollar means for the world economy
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7th December 2016
This short interview with the editor of the Economist is good contextual background for students looking at the wider effects of currency movements. Will an appreciating US dollar (prompted for example by expected increases in UK policy interest rates) pose a threat to growth in the world economy?
This article from the Brookings Institute provides some first rate context and analysis on the short term rise of the US dollar in the aftermath of the Trump victory.
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Benefits and costs of a depreciation of a currency
12th October 2016
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Protectionism: Import Tariffs in the News
23rd January 2018
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