Trichet Says Policies Aimed at Weaker Currencies Detrimental
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Former European Central Bank president Jean-Claude Trichet said policies targeted at weakening a country’s exchange rate can trigger competitive devaluations without having any benefit.
“We know that these kind of policies are not positive for all participants,” Trichet said in an interview in Tokyo today. “If all currencies are going down it doesn’t change anything.”