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IMF warns of currency mismatches

By Krishna Guha in Washington

Published: July 22 2008 21:31 | Last updated: July 22 2008 21:31

The euro is overvalued, even though the dollar is close to its equilibrium value, the International Monetary Fund said on Tuesday, warning that new exchange rate misalignments could be emerging.

“In our view the euro is now overvalued relative to medium-term fundamentals, while the currencies of many current account surplus countries, including China, remain substantially undervalued,” John Lipsky, the IMF’s first deputy managing director, said in a speech.

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