| In a world of weak domestic demand in many advanced economies and emerging markets, policy makers have been tempted to boost economic growth and employment by going for export-led growth. This requires a weak currency and conventional and unconventional monetary policies to bring about the required depreciation.
Since the beginning of the year, more than 20 central banks around the world have eased monetary policy, following the lead of the European Central Bank and the Bank of Japan. In the eurozone, countries on the periphery needed currency weakness reduce their external deficits and jump start growth...............................................Full Article: Source
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