09.01.2017 • 12:00 GMT
Chinese Yuan and Mexican Peso Open 2017 to Currency Wars
John Kicklighter
• International efforts to engender economic advantage to others' detriment are growing in prominence and frequency
• What used to be competitive monetary policy events are evolving more decisively into outright currency wars
• In the opening week of 2017, a strong Dollar drive prompted brazen intervention efforts on the Chinese Yuan and Mexican Peso