The purpose of this report is to determine whether the RMB was over or under valued against the three major currencies Us Dollar (USD) ‚ Japanese yen ‚ ( JPY) and the Euro (EUR). Data has been used between January 2005 and December 2012 . ANSWER TO QUESTION 1 Since the beginning of the economic reform process in 1979‚ the Chinese currency (yuan) was devalued on many occasions until 1994 when the two-tier foreign exchange system was ended. While the official rate of yuan had been maintained
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in some Asian countries like Bangladesh‚ Thailand‚ Japan‚ Pakistan‚ and China on the bilateral foreign exchange rates between the U.S dollar and each country’s currency. Several factors determine the exchange rate of a country. A higher currency makes a country’s exports more expensive and imports cheaper in foreign markets; a lower currency makes a country’s exports cheaper and its imports more expensive in foreign markets. A higher exchange rate can be expected to lower the country’s balance of trade
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where as it has been no larger than 222 million and no smaller than 39 million. That is not to say that the peso did not need to be devaluated however. 4. Take a look at Exhibit 5 in the case – Mexico’s international reserves. What has happened to Mexico’s total foreign exchange reserves since 1970? How would you interpret this trend in terms of evaluating the strength or weakness of the peso in the foreign exchange market? Would you conclude that the peso was likely to be
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WRITTEN REPORT IN INTRODUCTION TO BUSINESS FINANCE AND THE PHILIPPINE FINANCIAL SYSTEM BSA 1- 27 GROUP IV LEADER: NAYA‚ ROSELYN O. MEMBERS: GUITTAP‚ SANDRINNE C. CRISOSTOMO‚ JOHN BRYANNE D. SUPLICO‚ KATHERINE C. DOMINGO‚ CHLOIE VERONICA COQUIA‚ JOHN KENNETH Everybody knows money. Everybody uses money. And everybody touches money. What money really serve for? Money serves as a medium of exchange‚ as a store of value‚ and as a unit of account. Medium of
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criteria for calculating the long-term over- or undervaluation of a currency. Currency can be defined as any form of money that is in public circulation. Currency includes both coins and soft money paper money. Typically currencies are used as a medium of exchange for goods and services. The exchange rate indicates the price of a currency and plays therefore an important role.[1] Also when investing or purchasing in a foreign currency‚ it is important to understand the factors that determine a currency’s
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FOUNDATON EXAMINATION (REVISED SYLLABUS - 2008) Paper - 3 : ECONOMICS AND BUSINESS FUNDAMENTALS Section - I [ Economics ] Q. 1. (a) Answers the following : (i) Effective demand is (A) Demand exceeds supply (B) Aggregate demand is equal to aggregate supply (c) Elasticity of demand for a product is high (D) Difference between actual and forecast demand. (ii) Progressive taxation means (A) Tax burden decreases with income (B) Tax burden increases with income (C) Large quantity of tax evasion (D) Large
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EF3333 Financial Systems‚ Markets and Instruments Mini-project 1 Group List Fung Chin Wang 52598931 Liu Wai Ho 52592350 Lin Yuen 52593960 Chan Kwok Leung 52610309 Group List Fung Chin Wang 52598931 Liu Wai Ho 52592350 Lin Yuen 52593960 Chan Kwok Leung 52610309 Content The Asian financial crisis in 1997……………………………………………………..…….……P.3 2008 financial Tsunami…………………………………………………………………..……………P.4 The Hong Kong Stock market ………………………………………………………………………P.7 The Hong Kong property
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Devaluation means officially lowering the value of currency in terms of foreign currencies. Devaluation is the result of official government action. It stimulates exports of commodities. It restricts import demand for goods and services. It helps in creating a favorable balance of payments. Almost all the countries of the world have devalued their currencies at one time or the other with a view to achieving certain economic objectives. Since its Independence in 1947‚ India has faced two major financial
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from the United States to the global economy in 2008‚ to the jitters caused across the world‘s financial markets by recent tensions in the Euro Area‚ with surges of inflows into fast growing emerging markets‚ and more recently into ―safe haven‖ currencies‚ it is clear that the world economy has a strongly interconnected financial system. The stability of this system can be considered a global public good. As with many public goods‚ global stability is “undersupplied.” This is partly due to market
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European currency have been compiled. For the success or failure of the single European currency much depends on the size of the effects described below. Do the gains from reduced transaction costs‚ the disappearance of exchange rate instability‚ and greater price transparency outweight the losses from the cost of introducing the new currency and possible macroeconomic adjustment costs? Judge for yourself: Arguments for a single European currency | Arguments against a single European currency | Transaction
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