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Volatility? Nobody Here But Us Central Bankers
The Wall Street Journal ^ | Tuesday, February 10, 2004 | GEORGE MELLOAN

Posted on 02/10/2004 6:15:14 AM PST by presidio9

Edited on 04/22/2004 11:51:04 PM PDT by Jim Robinson. [history]

Finance ministers of the G-7 who met in Boca Raton at the weekend at least didn't make the same mistake as their forebears did in 1987, when their Louvre Accord efforts to rig the foreign-exchange markets led to the October U.S. stock market crash. But they publicly (in their communique) worried about the same old thing, volatility in currency swings. Specifically, they were concerned about the downward slide of the U.S. dollar, which has lost one-third of its value relative to the euro in the last two years.


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TOPICS: Business/Economy; Editorial; Foreign Affairs; Government; Miscellaneous; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: g7; georgemelloan; globalview

1 posted on 02/10/2004 6:15:15 AM PST by presidio9
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To: presidio9
Bump for an interesting read. At some point, probably after the election, interest rates are going to have to go up.
2 posted on 02/10/2004 6:19:13 AM PST by Steelerfan
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