it is not effective in predicting the short-term fluctuations in exchange rates‚ nor is it comprehensive as there would always be variables that would not be expected. Another approach could be using technical analysis to determine the trend of a currency by analyzing historical data. This approach is suspected to be a crystal ball because there is no theoretical rationale. The financial crisis have caused unanticipated fluctuations in the value of Australian dollar. Press forecast for the exchange
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a. List all of the foreign currencies that the MNC had exposure to during the year of the annual report. • Canada‚ U.K.‚ and Mexico b. why you can or cannot determine if the company is hedging using currency forward‚ future or option contracts. • Because We provide payment transaction processing services‚ including the processing of credit and debit cards‚ and our proprietary cash card‚ and it could temporarily disrupt our business if these companies become unable to provide these services to us
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shared the same currency and trade-policy history as the rest of Pakistan until the liberation of Bangladesh. Bangladeshi taka was created on January 1 1972. Pakistan rupees in circulation remained legal tender until replaced by the taka 1:1 beginning March 4 1972. The taka was set at par with the Indian rupee‚ and fixed to sterling at Tk 18.9677‚ or Tk 7.2797 to the United States dollar. The path followed by the taka was determined partly by the initial value chosen for the new currency in 1972. Given
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in the region. In the Asian Financial Crisis‚ the economy in Hong Kong did not sufferer from any banking or currency crisis like some of the Asian countries such as Indonesia‚ Malaysia‚ South Korea and Thailand‚ which their troubles began with a severe depreciation in their currencies. This triggered capital outflow and bankruptcy of many financial intermediaries and firms. The currencies of these countries have long been maintained at a relatively constant rate with the US dollar until 1995. Their
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where a Canadian Company‚ Pixonix‚ has to pay a U.S. Company $7.5million for licensed proprietary tools and software in 2 months and 29 days and the decision Mikayla Cain has to face regarding the currency risk of the companies future obligation. Thus‚ the major issue with this transaction is the currency risk faced by Pixonix. Currently one Canadian dollar is worth $1.0717 U.S. dollars‚ however there is considerable amount of uncertainty about whether or not the Canadian dollar will depreciate against
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Management at British Airways The overall foreign exchange position of a co. may be complex as illustrated in the case of BA. BA does business in approx. 140 foreign currencies‚ which account for approx. 60% of group revenue & 40% of operating expenses (the rest being UK sterling). The group generates a surplus in most of these currencies. The main exceptions are the US dollar & the pound sterling in which BA has a deficit‚ arising from capital expenditure on fuel‚ which is payable in US dollars‚ &
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imports. Spot exchange rate: The exchange rate at which a foreign exchange dealer will convert one currency into another that particular day. Carry trade: A kind of speculation that involves borrowing in one currency where interest rates are low‚ and then using the proceeds to invest in another currency where interest rates are high. Forward exchange: when two parties agree to exchange currency and execute a deal at some specific date in the future. (not definition‚ but worth knowing) Forward
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intervention to change the value of a currency? Explain why a central bank may desire to smooth exchange rate movements of its currency.. 2. Should the governments of Asian countries allow their currencies to float freely? What would be the advantages of letting their currencies float freely? What would be the disadvantages? 3. What is the impact of a weak home currency on the home economy‚ other things being equal? What is the impact of a strong home currency on the home economy‚ other things
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bullion should be not less than Rs.115 crore. RBI manages circulation of money through currency chests. Originally RBI issued currency notes of Rs.2 and above. However‚ due to higher cost of printing small denomina tion notes these denominations are now coincides and issued by Government. Currency Chests Currency Chests are receptacles in which stocks of issuable and new notes are stored along with rupee coins. Currency Chests are repositories run by RBI‚ SBI‚ subsidiaries of SBI‚ public sector banks
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the demise of the Zimbabwean dollar. In 2008 in an 18-month ‘experiment’‚ foreign currency was accepted as legal tender for transactions with a set number of retailers. “Honorable Members will be aware that in the hyper-inflationary environment characterizing the economy at present‚ our people are now using multiple currencies for day to day business transactions‚ alongside the Zimbabwe dollar. These currencies include the South African Rand (ZAR)‚ United States Dollar (USD)‚ Botswana Pula (BWP)
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