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FX intervention back on the agenda as industry struggles

Barely three months have passed since a bout of global market jitters sent policymakers scrambling to protect their currencies, but in some countries the pendulum has already swung back towards intervention in order to weaken exchange rates. As it happens, we expect most currencies to depreciate against the dollar this year, but think this will ultimately be driven by deteriorating risk appetite.

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