LABUAN SCHOOL OF INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS AND FINANCE UNIVERSITI MALAYSIA SABAH LABUAN INTERNATIONAL CAMPUS GB30703 INTERNATIONAL MONEY AND CAPITAL MARKETS INTEREST RATE AND EXCHANGE RATE POLICIES SEMESTER 1‚ 2013/2014 PREPARED TO: MR. RICKY CHIA CHEE JIUN PREPARED BY: NO. NAME MATRIC NO. HP. NO. 1 MUHAMMAD RIDZWAN BIN ABD RAHMAN BG11110337 013-6604707 SUBMISSION DATE: 10th DECEMBER 2013 Table of Contents LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS ADF
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Exchange rate determination is Two-way process and following are factors that Influence Exchange Rates Floating rates are determined by the market forces of supply and demand. How much demand there is in relation to supply of a currency will determine that currency ’s value in relation to another currency. For example‚ if the demand for U.S. dollars by Europeans increases‚ the supply-demand relationship will cause an increase in price of the U.S. dollar in relation to the euro. There are countless
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Economics University Rey Juan Carlos Campus of Móstoles “Money‚ Interest Rate and Exchange Rate” International Economics KEY CONCEPTS: Finance & Markets Before you jump right to the main topic of our project we need to clarify some concepts that will be of great help in understanding the topic‚ "Money‚ Interest Rate & Exchange Rate". BONDS MARKETS The international bonds markets is‚ where firms and governments raise money; are less known than the equity
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Exchange Rate The rate at which the currency unit of one country may be exchanged for that of another. Exchange rate plays a critical role in country’s level of trade. An exchange rate has two components‚ the domestic currency and a foreign currency‚ and can be quoted either directly or indirectly. In direct quotation‚ the price of a unit of foreign currency is expressed in terms of the domestic currency. Eg: 1 US Dollar = 60.21 INRIn an indirect quotation‚ the price of a unit of domestic currency
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Assignment Topic 2 AUD/USD Exchange Rate The main movements of the AUD/USD exchange rate in the past eighteen months will be studied‚ as well as the underlying conditions that caused these specific movements to happen. Economic models and theories will be used to support the discussion and to analyse the reason for these fluctuations. Discussion will then take place to whether these movements have been a help or a hindrance to the overall health of the Australian economy. FIGURE 1.0
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fiscal policy designers should opt for a flexible exchange rate system. Nations‚ however‚ which do not have such policy makers should opt instead for a fixed exchange rate system. When attempting to stabilize an economy‚ monetary policy is the most efficient weapon that policymakers possess (Weerapana‚ 2003). In other words‚ it is much simpler to enact monetary policy than fiscal (Weerapana‚ 2003). Some nations benefit from a fixed exchange rate system‚ however. Nations such as Brazil‚ Kenya and
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An exchange-rate regime is the way an authority manages its currency in relation to other currencies and the foreign exchange market. It is closely related to monetary policy and the two are generally dependent on many of the same factors. The basic types are 1. Floating exchange rate‚ where the market dictates movements in the exchange rate Floating rates are the most common exchange rate regime today. For example‚ the dollar‚ euro‚ yen‚ and British pound all are floating currencies. However
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SUMMARY 3 1.0 Background Information 4 1.1 Limitations of Analysis 4 2.0 Data analysis 4 2.1 Foreign exchange rate between AUD and USD (AUD/USD) 5 2.2 Foreign exchange rate between RMB and USD (RMB/USD) 7 2.3 Comparison of exchange rates of AUD/USD and RMB/USD 8 3.0 Relationship between AUD/USD and RMB/USD 10 4.0 Hypothesis testing 11 5.0 Factors Analysis 13 5.1 Inflation rate 13 5.2 Interest rate 13 6.0 The effects of exchange rate movements 13 6.1 American dollar depreciation
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DETERMINANTS OF EXCHANGE RATE FLUCTUATIONS FOR VENEZUELA: APPLICATION OF AN EXTENDED MUNDELL-FLEMING MODEL HSING‚ Yu* Abstract Applying and extending the Mundell-Fleming model‚ this study attempts to examine the behavior of short-term real exchange rates for Venezuela. It finds that the real effective exchange rate is positively associated with real government deficit spending and negatively influenced by real M2‚ the world interest rate‚ county risk‚ and the expected inflation rate. Hence‚ the
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Floating Exchange Rate Exchange rates between currencies have been highly unstable since the collapse of the Bretton Woods system of fixed exchange rates‚ which lasted from 1946 to 1973. Under the "floating" exchange rates‚ since 1973‚ exchange rates are determined by people buying and selling currencies in the foreign-exchange markets . The instability of floating rates has surprised and disappointed many economists and businessmen‚ who had not expected them to create so much uncertainty.
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