China ’s Exchange Rate Peg concerning Trade Policy with U.S. Overview of the Problem The U.S. and China trade imbalance continue to be on the rise. U.S. manufacturing firms and workers voiced complaints over the competitive challenges posed by cheap Chinese imports. China ’s trade policy of pegging its currency‚ the yuan‚ to the U.S. dollar has enabled an unfair trade advantage according to the U.S. Some have gone as far as calling it "currency manipulation." The outcome has been loss of
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BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY. The impact of manufacturing sector on the economic growth and development of any country cannot be overemphasized. This is because of its capacity to generate employment opportunities for various growths in the economy. Foreign exchange earnings‚ improvement of the economic wellbeing of the entire population etc. however‚ the survival of the manufacturing sector depends largely on varieties of factor among which include the availability of informed and efficient managers of resources
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JÖNKÖPING INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS SCHOOL J ÖNKÖPING UNIVERSITY Foreign Exchange-Rate Exposure of Swedish Firms BACHELOR THESIS in ECONOMICS Authors: ZAHARI STOYANOV SALEEM AHMAD Head Supervisor PROFESSOR ÅKE ANDERSSON Deputy Supervisor PH.D. CANDIDATE SARA JOHANSSON Jönköping AUTUMN 2006 Bachelor Thesis in Economics Title: Foreign Exchange-Rate Exposure of Swedish Firms Authors: Zahari Stoyanov and Saleem Ahmad Tutors: Professor Åke Andersson Ph
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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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linked exchange rate system or pegged Hong Kong dollars with China Yuen (RMB) rather than the U.S dollars. The main reason is for this is it will help the future development of Hong Kong economy. Exchange rate is how much a currency worth in terms of other currency. If currency is free floating‚ which allows the exchange rate vary against other currencies determined by the market forces of supply and demand. Some countries may use fixed/pegged exchange rate system to stabilize the exchange rate. Linked
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Exchange rate determination of Indian Rupees: (source: MBA Knowledge base) As we know that Forex market for Indian currency is highly volatile where one cannot forecast exchange rate easily‚ there is a mechanism which works behind the determination of exchange rate. One of the most important factors‚ which affect exchange rate‚ is demand and supply of domestic and foreign currency. There are some other factors also‚ which are having major impact on the exchange rate determination. After studying
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To manage exchange rate risk activity‚ Tiffany’s objectives should be to minimize foreign exchange rate risk and lower counterparty risks. We want to minimize these risks because Tiffany & Co. is selling goods that are denominated in US dollars‚ but sold for yen in the Japanese market. The objective of this program is to prevent the depreciation of the yen against the US dollar by hedging the currency. The expected Japanese sales of Tiffany & Co. should be actively managed by purchasing hedging contracts
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Pir Mehr Ali Shah University of Arid Agriculture Rawalpindi The Relationship between Stock Prices and Exchange Rate‚ Evidence from Pakistan Usman Azhar 08-arid-1606 Abid Hussain 08-arid-1608 Faisal Shahzad 08-arid-1620 Usman Fazal 08-arid-1634 MBA Finance University Institute of Management Sciences Dedication We would like to dedicate this accomplishment to our beloved and caring parents‚ and to our teachers with the
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DYNAMIC RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN EXCHANGE RATES AND STOCK PRICES: AN EMPIRICAL STUDY IN THE INDIAN CONTEXT. Meer Pratap Thakker II MFM (Masters of Financial Management) School of Business Management‚ Accounting & Finance Sri Sathya Sai Institute of Higher Learning. Prasanthi Nilayam Anantapur – 515134 e-mail—meerthakker@rediffmail.com Ph no: 09880249018 / 02231084035 Shri Vijay R Chary Faculty‚ School of Business Management‚ Accounting & Finance Sri Sathya Sai Institute of Higher Learning
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THE IMPACT OF EXCHANGE RATE FLUCTUATION ON MACROECONOMIC PERFORMANCE IN NIGERIA CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1 BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY This study is designed to examine the causes of exchange rate fluctuations and their impact on the Nigerian economy since there is scarcely any country that lives in absolute autarky in this globalised world. The economies of all the countries of the world are linked directly or indirectly through asset or/and goods markets. This linkage is made possible through
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