Which is the most preferred BigDecimal constructor and rounding mode to use when working with currency?

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Fri, 03/06/2015 - 22:01
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Which is the most preferred BigDecimal constructor and rounding mode to use when working with currency?

Use the constructor with the String argument as it does a better job at placing the decimal point.

The ROUND_HALF_EVEN rounding mode introduces the least bias.

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