The Economist: Currency risk - the hidden threat squeezing shareholder returns
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The Economist: Currency risk - the hidden threat squeezing shareholder returns

Analysing it is more important than ever. Mitigating it is a nightmare
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Key topics:

  • Currency risk in equities is growing harder and costlier to hedge.

  • FX market volatility has broken old hedging patterns for global investors.

  • US firms' euro debt raises new questions about FX exposure in stocks.

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From The Economist, published under licence. The original article can be found on www.economist.com
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