Monday, May 16, 2016

Unit VII

Supply of dollar

  • Comes from U.S citizens, banks, and industries wanting to purchase foreign goods, investments, assets, and to make transfer payments to foreigners.

Demand of dollar

  • Comes from foreigners, banks, and industries wanting to purchase our goods, investments, assets, and make transfer payments to us.
  • Anytime you have a dollar appreciate= Demand increases and supply goes down
  • Dollar depreciates= demand down and supply up
  • 5 determinants of supply and demand of the foreign exchange market
    • Change in buyers taste
    • Change in relative income
    • Change in relative prices
    • Change in interest rates
    • Change in expectations
  • Fixed rate exchange Is determined by the government.
    • Flexible or floating exchange rate are determined by market forces such as supply or demand, and there is little or no government intervention.

Formulas:
Official reserves= capital account + current account
Capital account = Assets + Debits
Current account = balance of trade + net investment + net  transfers
Balance of trade= good and service exports- goods and service imports

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