Exchange rate development in Ethiopia Monetary Development The legal tender currency of Ethiopia was issued on 23 July 1945 by defining the monetary unit as the Ethiopia dollar (E$) with a value of 5.52 grains (equivalent to 0.355745 grams) of fine gold. The linkage with fine gold was in accord with the monetary system established by the Bretton Woods Agreement of 1944. For the five years following the proclamation of the national currency (1945–1950)‚ money supply of the country was determined
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and you can see why there is concern over the issue. US politicians point to the rapidly accumulating foreign reserves held by China‚ now amounting to over $850 million‚ as evidence of currency manipulation. (The Times‚ 28Mar06). They make the case that maintaining the artificially low position of the RMB through foreign reserve accumulation deteriorates the US current account balance with China because it reduces the competitiveness of US industries with respect to price. Thus‚ they argue that
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Product Differentiation Financial Hedging International Finance in Practice: Porsche Powers Profit with Currency Plays CASE APPLICATION: Exchange Risk Management at Merck Summary MINI CASE: Economic Exposure of Albion Computers PLC How to Measure Economic Exposure 1. Suppose the U.S. dollar substantially depreciates against the Japanese yen. The change in exchange rate a) Can have a significant economic consequences for U.S. firms. b) Can have a significant economic consequences for
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EXCHANGE RATES The exchange rate is the price of one country’s currency in terms of another country’s currency Quoted exchange rates can be either direct or indirect‚ Direct: home currency per unit of foreign currency 39 Rupees per US Dollars 80 Rupees per Pound Indirect: foreign currency per unit of home currency 0.0255102 US Dollar per Indian Rupee 0.491594 Pound per Indian Rupee Appreciation of Currency Currency Appreciation means that the given currency
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Why are floating rates considered to be superior to fixed rates in dealing with major shocks such as oil price increases? Explain why floating exchange rates did not produce a reduction in the US balance of payments deficit during the early 1980s? Describe the system that was developed to replace floating exchange rates. First we need to explain what fixed and floating exchange rates are. Fixed exchange rate regime is a regime in which central banks buy and sell their own currencies to keep
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Central Banking (FIN10908) Hong Kong Linked Exchange Rate System Hong Kong Linked Exchange Rate System Introduction Hong Kong’s Linked Exchange Rate system is a currency board system‚ which requires both the stock and flow of the monetary base to be fully backed by foreign reserves. It is the exchange rate system implemented in Hong Kong to stabilize the exchange rate between the Hong Kong dollar (HKD) and the United States dollar (USD). This means that any change in the monetary base is fully
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Determinants of Indian Exchange Rate Submitted To: Dr. S K Mathur Associate Professor of Economics Department of Humanities and Social Sciences Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur Submitted By: Sharad Gupta (10666) Abstract This Paper attempts to find out the determinant of INR-USD exchange rate. We want to see the interdependence of Exchange rate on some variables like Inflation‚ Money Supply‚ Foreign Reserve‚ Fiscal Deficit and Stock market. This will also attempt to analyze
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International Arbitrage and Interest Rate Parity Lecture Outline International Arbitrage Locational Arbitrage Triangular Arbitrage Covered Interest Arbitrage Comparison of Arbitrage Effects Interest Rate Parity Derivation of Interest Rate Parity Determining the Forward Premium Graphic Analysis of Interest Rate Parity How to Test Whether Interest Rate Parity Exists Interpretation of Interest Rate Parity Does Interest Rate Parity Hold? Considerations When Assessing Interest Rate Parity Changes in Forward
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12: INTERNATIONAL TRADE AND EXCHANGE International trade - is the exchange of goods and services between countries. Export - A product that is sold to the global market Import - A product that is bought from the global market Comparative Advantage – a lower relative or comparative opportunity cost than that of another person‚ producer or country. Terms of Trade- the rate at which units of one product can be exchanged for units of another product. Foreign Exchange Market – a market at which
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Greavu 1 John Greavu WRIT 1301 Mr. Anderson 25 OCT 2011 Reading Response #5: Time’s Exchange Rate “Time is money”: Bejamin Franklin‚ Founding Father of the United States of America seemed to imply his country’s priorities fairly well in his famous three-word quote. Time and money are valued almost above all in the U.S.‚ and sacrificing one or the other usually is at least a minor struggle for most Americans. In the capitalist society that we live in‚ people are always competing. They are always
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