Introductory Macroeconomics Reading Time 15 minutes Writing Time 2 hours This paper has Nine (9) pages. This examination paper contributes 60 per cent to the assessment in ECON10003. Authorised Materials: The following items are authorised: English/foreign language dictionary. Scientific Calculator. Instructions to Invigilators: Students require: script books and multiple choice computer answer sheets The examination paper does not need to remain in the examination room. Instructions to Students:
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figures relate to the foreign exchange market. Much of the information is drawn from the 2010 Triennial Central Bank Survey of Foreign Exchange and Derivatives Market Activity conducted by the Bank for International Settlements (BIS) in April 2010. 53 central banks and monetary authorities participated in the survey‚ collecting information from 1‚309 market participants. Excerpt from the BIS: "The 2010 triennial survey shows another significant increase in global foreign exchange market activity since
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THE FUNCTIONS OF CURRENCY UNIT 2 THE GLOBAL FOREIGN EXCHANGE MARKET * FOREIGN EXCHANGE TURNOVER * SPECULATION IS THE KEY DRIVER * FOREIGN EXCHANGE MARKET CHARACTERISTICS * REGULATION * Foreign Exchange Markets – sum up. * LEADING CURRENCIES * CURRENCY TRADING TRENDS * CURRENCY AS AN ASSET CLASS * Summary UNIT 3 EXCHANGE RATES AND THEIR MOVEMENTS * INTRODUCTION/DEFINITION. * FACTORS DETERMINING EXCHANGE RATES * CURRENCY MOVEMENT FACTORS * THE
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References: Nidhi Singh (2007) “Rupee Appreciation: Sectoral Impact on Exports and Imports”‚ ICAI journal‚ June. C.R.L.Narsimhan (2003) “Rising Rupees Hidden Massage”‚ The Hindu‚ April 3 2003. Shankar Acharya (2007) “Exchange Rate Policy” ‚ Business Standard‚ April 26. Amit Kapoor (2007) “Rising Rupee and India Growth Story”‚ The Economics Times‚ August 29. 273 www.zenithresearch.org.in ZENITH International Journal of Business Economics & Management Research Vol.2 Issue
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rate will rise. C) leftward and the interest rate will fall. D) rightward and the interest rate will rise. 7) Factors that influence labour productivity include ________. A) the labour demand curve B) the inflation rate‚ the real wage rate‚ and the exchange rate C) physical capital‚ the real wage rate‚ and
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The Bretton Woods financial and monetary structure was supposed to ensure exchange rate stability and encourage its member countries to eliminated exchange rate restrictions that hinder trade. The International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank were conceived by the Bretton Woods system (International Monetary Fund). The countries that joined the IMF adopted an alternated version of the former gold standard’s fixed exchange rate system. Members of the IMF agreed to keep the value of their currencies
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International Financial Market | Assignment - 01 V.Prabaseelan S/07/735 introduction to international financial market Background to international finance International finance as a subject is not new in the area of financial management‚ it has been widely covered earlier in international economics and it is only the fast growth of international business in the post-world war II and the associated complexities in the international transactions that made the subject as an independent
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institutions. It differs from the central bank. A central bank is a monetary authority that has discretionary monopoly control of the supply of the reserves of commercial banks and a currency board is a monetary institution that issues notes and coins (and‚ in some cases‚ deposits) fully backed by a foreign "reserve" currency and fully convertible into the reserve currency at a fixed rate and on demand. S b c d e f g w se f s f s f s f s f s f s Does the economy of Hong Kong benefits from the currency
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CHAPTER 2 The Determination of Exchange Rates EASY (definitional) 2.1 The most likely explanation for the rise of the U.S. dollar during the early 1980s is that the U.S. a) budget deficit lowered U.S. interest rates b) trade deficit accelerated U.S. inflation c) economy slowed dramatically d) budget deficit raised U.S. interest rates Ans: c Section: Expectations and the asset market model of exchange rates Level: Easy 2.2 The U.S. dollar weakened during the 1970s for the following
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IN THE FOREIGN EXCHANGE MARKETS.........................................................................3 3.1 Impact on South Africa’s Balance of Payments ....................................................................................................5 3.2 Impact of the Exchange Rate on different Spheres of the SA economy...............................................................5 3.2.1 Business
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