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Devaluing a currency makes things worse before they improve

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When a nation intentionally weakens its money to boost exports, existing import contracts suddenly become violently expensive overnight. The J-curve effect illustrates how trade balances sharply deteriorate immediately following a devaluation. It takes significant time for new, favorable export contracts to finally offset the brutal initial shock.

Devaluing a currency makes things worse before they improve
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