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May 14
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Ken Rogoff Talks Dollar's Fall from Grac...

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Ken Rogoff, professor at Harvard University and former IMF Chief economist speaks on why he thinks the purchasing power of the U.S. dollar is in decline. He speaks with Bloomberg's Tom Keene and Paul Sweeney

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