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How to profit from currency wars

By Janice Revell @FortuneMagazine February 28, 2013: 10:32 AM ET
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Fears of a destructive new round of currency wars are on the rise. With the global economy limping along, governments around the world are making moves to weaken their currencies in order to make their exports more competitive. The latest example is Japan, where new policies have sunk the value of the yen by 15% against the U.S. dollar over the past three months. Here's how to protect yourself from currency fluctuations -- and perhaps to profit as well.

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