CHAPTER 14 INTEREST RATE AND CURRENCY SWAPS SUGGESTED ANSWERS AND SOLUTIONS TO END-OF-CHAPTER QUESTIONS AND PROBLEMS QUESTIONS 1. Describe the difference between a swap broker and a swap dealer. Answer: A swap broker arranges a swap between two counterparties for a fee without taking a risk position in the swap. A swap dealer is a market maker of swaps and assumes a risk position in matching opposite sides of a swap and in assuring that each counterparty fulfills its contractual obligation
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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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Major Determinants of Interest Rates Inflation Inflation is a factor that decisively affects the nature or outcome of interest rates. “Inflation is an increase in prices of goods and services over time”(Financial Institutions‚ Instruments and Markets‚ 2012). Inflation is the natural byproduct of a robust‚ growing economy. No inflation‚ or deflation (the lowering of prices)‚ is actually a much worse economic indicator. Also‚ in a healthy economy‚ wages rise at the same rate as prices. A standard explanation
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Exchange rate development in Ethiopia Monetary Development The legal tender currency of Ethiopia was issued on 23 July 1945 by defining the monetary unit as the Ethiopia dollar (E$) with a value of 5.52 grains (equivalent to 0.355745 grams) of fine gold. The linkage with fine gold was in accord with the monetary system established by the Bretton Woods Agreement of 1944. For the five years following the proclamation of the national currency (1945–1950)‚ money supply of the country was determined
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BIDS-PRP WORKING PAPER SERIES Exchange Rate Policy under Floating Regime in Bangladesh An Assessment and Strategic Policy Options Working Paper No. 2 Monzur Hossain * Mansur Ahmed∗∗ October‚ 2009 * Research Fellow‚ Bangladesh Institute of Development Studies (BIDS) ∗∗ Research Associate‚ Bangladesh Institute of Development Studies (BIDS) BIDS-PRP WORKING PAPER SERIES Working Paper No. 2 EXCHANGE RATE POLICY UNDER FLOATING REGIME IN BANGLADESH: AN ASSESSMENT AND STRATEGIC POLICY OPTIONS
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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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Chapter 6: Interest Rates The difficulty of these questions as seen by students will depend on (1) what was discussed in class and (2) how long students have to answer the questions. If time is not an issue‚ then many of the questions could be classified as EASY‚ but under exam conditions with time pressure‚ many might be regarded as being CHALLENGING. So‚ consider the amount of time students have when selecting questions for an exam. Note that there is some overlap between the True/False and the
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vol. 2‚ 2012 TARGETING OF KEY INTEREST RATE AS A SOURCE OF CRISIS YANA SOKOLOVA St. Petersburg State University‚ Faculty of Economics‚ Russia Abstract In response to the world economic crisis of 2008 the authorities of many countries have launched policies of interest rate reduction through large-scale asset purchases on the open key rate targeting. The author explains how changes of the federal funds rate increased bank interest rate risk and provoked the recession of 2007-2009
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English Keanu Johnson Period 8 September 18‚ 2012 Teenage Birth Rate Rises Do you know where your tax dollars are being spent? Every year the government is spending tens of millions tax dollars on programs that hurt our children‚ mainly abortions. Abortions rates have risen over the years because teen sex rates have also climbed and the condom use rates has plummeted. Therefore‚ the most important issue facing our nation’s young people today is the use of abortion as a means of contraception
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Rate of Decomposition of Calcium Carbonate Theory Calcium carbonate‚ CaCO3‚is one of the most abundant minerals on the Earth. More than 4% of the Earth’s crust is composed of calcium carbonate. It is a major component in limestone‚ marble‚ seashells‚ bedrock‚ etc. Limestone and marble have been among the most widely used building materials for more than 5 000 years‚ from the pyramids in Egypt to the Parthenon in Greece and the Taj Mahal in India. In many places‚ limestone is also the foundation
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