Worse-than-expected September jobs figures underlining the US economy’s chronic weakness has removed the last major hurdle to a new stimulus programme by the Federal Reserve.
News that the US lost 95,000 jobs in September pushed the dollar briefly below 82 to the yen for the first time since 1995, a development that analysts say could become entrenched as a result of the widely expected stimulus.
Low demand in rich countries is prompting fears of a global currency war, an issue which is likely to dominate debate among finance ministers gathering in Washington for the International Monetary Fund’s annual meeting.
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