Here Comes Dollar, the Global Wrecking Ball

Here Comes Dollar, the Global Wrecking Ball
U.S. dollar notes in front of a stock graph in a picture illustration on Nov. 7, 2016. Dado Ruvic/Illustration/Reuters
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Last Friday, Japanese broadcaster TBS reported Japan’s Finance Minister Shunichi Suzuki had discussed intervention in foreign currency markets on behalf of a beleaguered yen with U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen. In recent weeks, the Asian currency has plummeted against the U.S. dollar, falling to lows not seen in two decades.

Jeffrey Snider
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Jeff Snider is Chief Strategist for Atlas Financial and co-host of the popular Eurodollar University podcast. Jeff is one of the foremost experts on the global monetary system, specifically the Eurodollar reserve currency system and its grossly misunderstood intricacies and inner workings, in particular repo/securities lending markets.
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