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Lebanon Just Cratered Their Currency
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Lebanon Just Cratered Their Currency

To investors,

Lebanon announced recently that they would change the fixed exchange rate for the Lebanese pound to the US dollar. This changes will devalue the currency by approximately 90%. That sounds really bad, but there is a bunch of nuance that is worth understanding.

First, the Lebanese pound has had a rough ride over the last few decades. It was pr…

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