In the face of rising inflationary pressure in Hong Kong‚ some people have suggested that the Linked Exchange Rate system is the root cause of the situation and that the Hong Kong dollar should no longer be linked to the US dollar. The Financial Secretary already stated in his blog on 14 August that the Link continues to be the most appropriate exchange rate arrangement for Hong Kong. I will elaborate further on a few related issues. Many people who advocate un-pegging the Hong Kong dollar from
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Contents Introduction 3 CPI inflation 4 MAS inflation 5 Private road transport 5 Accommodation 6 Recommendation 7 Conclusion 8 References 9 Inflation here up 5.5% in December Introduction Last December‚ Singapore’s inflation‚ which is defined as a persistently rising price level‚ rose to 5.5 per cent on a year-on-year basis. The author states that CPI inflation is due to the accommodation and private
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equilibrium price? b. Suppose the government imposes a price floor of $16 for a CD. What is the result? c. Suppose the government imposes a price ceiling of $8 for a CD. What is the result? Problem # 4 If you sell your textbook to your friend this year‚ does the sale count in this year’s GDP? Problem # 5 Assume a small nation has the following statistics: its consumption expenditure is $15 million‚ investment is $2 million‚ government expenditures on goods and services is $1 million‚ exports
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Russia Exchange rate system Russia used to pledge its nominal exchange rate with some main currencies such as US dollar. However‚ the Russian crisis has forced Russia to develop managed floating exchange rate system‚ where the exchange rate driven by market forces of the Ruble’s demand and supply with the help of government intervention. With this exchange rate‚ the government can ensure stability and predictability of ruble exchange rate and prevent abrupt fluctuation of the Ruble rate. Moreover
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that affect exchange rates. Like any price‚ the exchange rate deviates from the cost basis - the purchasing power of currencies – under the influence of supply and demand of currency. The ratio of the supply and demand depends on several factors. It reflects connections with other economic categories - cost‚ price‚ money‚ interest‚ balance of payments‚ etc. There is a complex of interweaving and nomination of decisive factors. Among them are the following. • 1.The rate of inflation. The ratio of
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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 matched by a corresponding change in
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Forecasting exchange rate volatility: The superior performance of conditional combinations of time series and option implied forecasts☆ Guillermo Benavides a‚⁎‚ Carlos Capistrán b a b Banco de México‚ Mexico Bank of America Merrill Lynch‚ Mexico article info Article history: Received 26 February 2010 Accepted 5 July 2012 Available online 16 July 2012 Keywords: Composite forecasts Forecast evaluation GARCH Implied volatility Mexican peso–U.S. dollar exchange rate Regime switching
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GDP Growth Rate Let us start by defining Gross Domestic Product “GDP” this is an economic indicator of how the health of U.S. economy rate of growth whether it slowly down or increasing in a positive manner. If the GPD is growing in a positive direction that means businesses will grow and unemployment will decrease. GPD is measured by comparing current and previous quarter U.S. economic output. Now if the GPD slows down this would cause businesses to decrease spending and in future investments.
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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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