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Some countries are desperate for it, some countries are desperate to avoid it: A weak currency. While Japan, the United States, and Europe are printing money to weaken their currencies, Russia is buying up billions of dollars worth of rubles to stem a decline, which has brought the currency down by 17 percent this year against the dollar.

Some countries are desperate for it, some countries are desperate to avoid it: A weak currency. While Japan, the United States, and Europe are printing money to weaken their currencies, Russia is buying up billions of dollars worth of rubles to stem a decline, which has brought the currency down by 17 percent this year against the dollar.