Signs pointing to Fed entering currency war?
Policymakers see dollar's rising value as persistent source of restraint on exports
Washington
THE minutes from the Federal Reserve's meeting in January have foreign-exchange traders wondering whether Janet Yellen has joined the currency wars.
Policymakers pointed to the dollar's rising value as "a persistent source of restraint" on exports in a surprisingly dovish set of minutes published on Wednesday. The greenback fell against a broad group of its peers.
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