1 Question One (a) What do you understand by the term Foreign Exchange Market? (b) Does Tanzania need to have a foreign exchange market? Explain. (c) Identify and explain the role of each agent who is participating in the foreign exchange market. Question Two (a) Define and give an example of (i) Direct quote between Tanzanian shilling (TZS) and Kenyan shilling (KES)‚where Tanzania is designated as a home country. (ii) Indirect quote between Tanzanian shilling (TZS) and Rwandese Franc (RWF)
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How do foreign exchange fluctuations affect MNEs? The Facts The foreign exchange market is an over the counter market that trades foreign currencies. Based on the supply and demand for a countries currency‚ the value of that currency changes‚ which causes the price to shift. If a business is doing a transaction in a foreign currency‚ they will need to exchange it back to their home currency after the transaction is complete. The fluctuation in exchange rates creates a foreign exchange risk on
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Exchange rates have a seemingly direct effect on the price of imports and exports. The concept of the pass-through effect relates to the degree by which a currency fluctuates and the impact this has on import and export prices in the market. Exchange rate pass-through refers to the percent change in the exchange rate between the exporting and importing countries. The degree to which different currencies fluctuate against each other and against various imports and exports is an entirely different
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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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coming days or weeks. According to the fundamental analysis‚ the euro exchange rates are expected to depreciate in the long-run. Although there was a short uptrend during last week‚ which was driven by yields‚ the investors worry more about deflation and the euro’s resilience. What’s more‚ the ECB rates are highly expected to be cut after ECB’s policy meeting on Thursday. The market is expecting a 25bps reduction in the benchmark rate to 0.50% from the current 0.75%. During the last week‚ many weak
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abroad in exchange of money or monetary terms to fulfill the domestic demand and supply. The import procedure is classified by; i) Purchase of goods and services from abroad ii) Payment in foreign exchange. 2.2 Documents used in Foreign Trade: International trade is not an issue between the seller and buyer but also two or more country involves. The buyer and seller are not known each other’s so their needs several documents. These are; |Documents used in Foreign Trade
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Class Time on Thursday‚ 7/18 1. | London | New York | Spot Exchange Rate ($/GBP) | 1.3264 | 1.3264 | Interest Rates | 3.900% | 4.500% | Expected Inflation Rates | 0.650% | 1.250% | a. What is the expected rate of inflation in London? iPC - iBC = PC - BC 4.500% - 3.900% =1.250% - BC PC = 0.650% b. Using Uncovered Interest Rate Parity‚ what is the value of the expected spot exchange rate in two years? E(ST) = S0 * [(1+i)/(1+i*)]T E(S2) = 1.3264 * [(1.045)/(1
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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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Tiffany’s Co. What type of decision did the company have to make in 1993? Why was the decision important? 2. History of Japanese Yen. Describe the historical exchange rates between Japanese Yen and U.S. dollar over time. Focus on the big changes and what was the exchange rate in (and years before) July 1993. 3. To Hedge or Not? Do you think Tiffany should actively manage its yen-dollar exchange rate risk? Why or why not? Explain the benefits and costs of hedging. 4. What to Hedge? If
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LITERATURE REVIEW Foreign exchange exposure is very crucial now a days as cross border trade is increasing day byway at a very fast pace. But it is also regarded as very complex. There is a dearth of good literature on this subject‚ especially in India. Some of the studies identified in this area areas follow; Bengt Pramborg‚ in this study‚ ―Foreign Exchange Risk Management by Swedish and Korean Non Financial Firms: A Comparative Survey‖‚ 2002‚ makes a comparison of hedging practices of Swedish
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