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Eye on Politics & Law Lords: Bretton Woods and American Power
James Cumes has a thoughtful exchange on currency at his blog, Lakatoi:
The "Bretton Woods II" currency arrangement, under which China, Japan and other nations are fixing their currencies at undervalued levels relative to the dollar by funding the U.S. current account deficit, will be a key topic at PIMCO's upcoming 2005 Secular Forum.
For some insight into the investment implications of Bretton Woods II and the issues PIMCO will be discussing at the Secular Forum, we spoke to PIMCO Managing Director Chris Dialynas. See his paper Trouble Ahead-Trouble Behind for a more detailed analysis of his opinions on these topics.
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