Effects of Raising Interest Rates If a central bank increases the base rate‚ this tends to increase all major interest rates in the economy. This means interest rates for both savers and borrowers will increase. Higher interest rates will have various economic effects: 1. Increases the cost of borrowing. Interest payments on credit cards and loans will be more expensive. Therefore this discourages people from borrowing and saving. People who already have loans will have less disposable income
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Questions 1. In what way(s) is Tiffany exposed to exchange-rate risk subsequent to its new distribution agreement with Mitsukoshi? How serious are these risks? Answer: About 15% of (1992) sales of $492mln or ~ $75mln will now be earned in Yen‚ but will have to be reported in $. At a Net Income (1992) of $25mln‚ the risks caused by this exposure are significant. Data from exhibit 6 shows that in a 6-month period (Apr-Sep) exchange rates fluctuated as much as 10%. (from 133.30 ¥/$ to 120.07
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MANAGEMENT OF EXCHANGE RATE RISK EXPOSURE There are number of ways by which exchange rate risk exposure can be managed: - Natural Hedges - Cash Management - Adjusting of Intracompany accounts - International financing hedges and currency hedges through forward contracts‚ futures contracts‚ currency options and currency swaps NATURAL HEDGE - A hedge (risk reduction action) that occurs naturally as a result of a firm’s normal operations. For example‚ revenue received in a foreign
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’Exchange Rate’ The price of a nation’s currency in terms of another currency. An exchange rate thus has two components‚ the domestic currency and a foreign currency‚ and can be quoted either directly or indirectly. In a direct quotation‚ the price of a unit of foreign currency is expressed in terms of the domestic currency. In an indirect quotation‚ the price of a unit of domestic currency is expressed in terms of the foreign currency. An exchange rate that does not have the domestic currency
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Difference between rate and sequence Rate/Speed involves a time frame linked to age. Sequence/Order involves patterns and an order of development linked to body‚ mobility and intellectual growth - sequence can include an order that’s both positive and negative - deterioration. Rate - what happens at 1 year old‚ 24 months old‚ 7 years old .. Sequence - how things happen in an expected order‚ sequence ie: breastfed‚ weaned‚ full meals. lie‚ sit‚ crawl - maybe‚ stand‚ walk‚ run.. Sequence
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primary and secondary data. However‚ for the primary data the questionnaire was used to solicit responses from the respondents. In conclusion economic recession‚ governmental policy‚ employment of expatriates and trade union wage demand increase the rate of unemployment. The study emphasis that planning for human resources use in Nigeria has been based on guesswork and needs reevaluation. Keywords: Unemployment‚ Human resource planning‚ Graduates‚ Economy. 142 British Journal of Arts and Social
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Murf Exchange Rates and The Balance of Payments Exchange Rates Living in the 21st century‚ trading has become a major component of our global economy. However‚ with over 200 countries and 180 currencies in the world‚ countries cannot trade with each other without a way to pay each other in their currency. Thus‚ in order to trade‚ countries have developed a formula to convert their money to that of another country’s. That formula is the exchange rate. The exchange rate is the rate at which
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Analyze the impact of the fixed exchange rate regime on the Barbados economy in the following context: • Foreign/ External Debt Management • Political Stability • Domestic Interest Rates The Barbadian Central Bank has maintained a fixed exchange rate regime since the 1970’s as a core foundation of its macroeconomic policy. A fixed exchange rate provides stability in international prices but restricts a country from pursuing policies to guide the economy to full employment or stimulate growth
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What factors might contribute to a low or high growth rates in a country? There are three categories of factors that contribute to a low or high growth rates. These categories are the demand factor‚ the efficiency factor‚ and supply factors. Government spending or exports can lead to a higher to aggregate demand and higher economic growth. “Economic growth requires increases in total spending to realize the output gain made available by increased production capacity” (McConnell‚ 2012‚ p. 513)
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assignments: Students should form groups of four to five members to work on the assignments together. Group switching is not allowed. Mandatory peer review will be carried out near the end of the semester. It is not necessary to computer-type the solution. However‚ the hand-written version has to be reader-friendly. Hard copies of the solutions must be dropped in the TA’s box by 6pm of the due date. Late submission will not be accepted. Please state clearly the names and UIDs of each member on
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