On the monetary front, the dollar has been weakening since 2001 amid varying rate stances from the Federal Reserve.

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On the monetary front, the Bank of Japan took nearly 10 years before they got to a zero interest rate policy.

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On the global front, Clinton said that he did not know if the International Monetary Fund, of which the U.S. is a huge contributor, should jump in and bail out Europe.

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