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Nov 2021
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189 - When money dies: Notes on hyperin...

DAVID MCWILLIAMS & JOHN DAVIS
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We explain precisely how exchange rate, interest rate and monetary policy actually interact and work - all within the first 30 mins! While inflation is grabbing headlines across the world whats hiding behind the headlines is fragile currencies: today we look at Beirut to understand what lessons we can take from a country when money dies.

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