FX intervention: echoes of “currency wars”

The announcement of FX purchase programmes by several EM central banks has evoked comparisons with the “currency wars” that followed the Global Financial Crisis. One lesson from this period is that FX intervention is unlikely to prevent further currency appreciation against the dollar. Upwards pressure on EM currencies, at the margin, reinforces our dovish views on EM monetary policy.

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