04.12.2014 - Roubini: Currency wars coming, but don't bet on gold
At the end of October, the Bank of Japan announced that it would increase its quantitative easing program. In an unexpected move, the bank increased its purchases of Japanese government bonds to grow its monetary base to 80 trillion yen (about $730 billion) per year up from 60-70 trillion yen. Nouriel Roubini, professor at New York University and chairman of Roubini Global Economics, believes that this was a dangerous move that could trigger a round of currency wars. “Domestic demand is weak in advanced economies, and the only way to grow the economy is to weaken currency in order to boost net exports,” he says...............................................Full Article: Source
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