Will massive stimulus by a few governments cause competitive currency devaluation?
*The Wall Street Journal, September 20, 2012:
''Massive injections of stimulus into financial markets by the
world's largest central banks are creating a domino effect around the
globe, prompting governments from Brazil to Turkey to take steps to
keep easy money from flooding in and driving up their currencies.
The Bank of Japan Wednesday became the latest central bank to ease
monetary policy. That follows bold pledges by the world's two
biggest central banks to launch open-ended programs to bolster their
economies.
The BOJ's efforts were largely designed to stimulate Japan's moribund
economy, in part by adding money to financial markets as well as
driving down the value of the yen to help the nation's exporters.
The bank increased the size of its asset-purchase program to 80
trillion yen ($1 trillion) from 70 trillion yen, and extended the
program by six months until the end of 2013.
The European Central Bank said earlier this month that it is prepared
to buy debt from euro-zone countries that need help in controlling
their borrowing costs. The Federal Reserve last week announced a
program to buy $40 billion a month in mortgage-backed securities until
the economy recovers. Many investors expect the Bank of England
to announce its own additional measures to stimulate growth.''
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