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Rich Neal: But what I heard Ms. Brainard say that they have allowed their currency to appreciate by seven percent over the last 5…

On the recordOctober 24, 2011
But what I heard Ms. Brainard say that they have allowed their currency to appreciate by seven percent over the last 5 years, a decade, not really a note of accomplishment, is it?
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Rich Neal
Democratic · Massachusetts

Editor's note · Context

Questioning the significance of China's currency appreciation.

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