by FiREapps | Mar 19, 2013 | Foreign Exposure
We analyzed earnings calls of a subset of the Fortune 2000 companies with at least 15 percent or more international revenues in at least two currencies. The numbers reveal here top-line impacts reported during fourth quarter earnings calls by companies within that subset.
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by Andy Gage | Mar 4, 2013 | Foreign Exposure
Most of the media attention focused on the currency war recently has been on how dangerous it is. But that begs the question: if currency war is so bad, and it creates a competitive devaluation race to the bottom, why do countries engage in it? Currency wars are politically motivated, and politicians often find strong incentives to engage in competitive devaluation. Here’s why.
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