A. the use of import tariffs and quotas by governments
B. the current account balance of each country
C. the relative growth rate of national output between countries
D. efforts of investors to balance their portfolios among financial assets denominated in different currencies
Related Mcqs:
- In the short run the level of floating exchange rates is determined mainly by ?
A. interest rates
B. competitiveness
C. trade
D. speculation - Under floating exchange rates, expectations of higher interest rates are likely to cause an ____ of the exchange rate?
A. depreciation
B. appreciation
C. fall
D. devaluation - The theory of international exchange that holds that exchange rates adjust to offset differences in countries inflation rates in the ?
A. price feedback theory
B. trade feedback theory
C. J-curve theory
D. purchasing power parity theory - Which exchange rate system involves a leaning against the wind|| strategy in which short-term fluctuations in exchange rates are reduced without adhering to any particular exchange rate over the long run ?
A. pegged of fixed exchange rates
B. adjustable pegged exchange rates
C. managed floating exchange rates
D. free floating exchange rates - The amount value of an asset in business records is not necessarily identical to the amount that the asset could bring on the open market. What is it called ?
A. Open value
B. Book value
C. Real value
D. Artificial value - Under a system of floating exchange rates relatively low productivity and high inflation rates in the United States results in a (an) ?
A. increase in the demand for foreign currency a decrease in the supply of foreign currency and a depreciation in the dollar
B. increase in the demand for foreign currency an increase in the supply of foreign currency and a appreciation in the dollar
C. decrease in the demand for foreign currency a decrease in the supply of foreign currency and a depreciation in the dollar
D. decrease in the demand for foreign currency and increase in the supply of foreign currency and a appreciation in the dollar - Under a system of floating exchange rates relatively high productivity and low inflation rates in the United States results in a (an) ?
A. increase in the demand for foreign currency a decrease in the supply of foreign currency and a depreciation in the dollar
B. increase in the demand for foreign currency an increase in the supply of foreign currency and a appreciation in the dollar
C. decrease in the demand for foreign currency a decrease in the supply of foreign currency and a depreciation in the dollar
D. decrease in the demand for foreign currency an increase in the supply of foreign currency and a appreciation in the dollar - Suppose that the purchasing power parity estimate of the dollar/euro exchange rate is $1.30 per euro, and the current spot rate is $1.3 8 per euro. Comparing these two exchange rates from a long-run viewpoint you would ?
A. anticipate the dollar to depreciate against the euro
B. anticipate the dollar to appreciate against the euro
C. anticipate the dollar’s exchange rate against the euro to remain constant
D. have no anticipation concerning future movements in the dollar/euro exchange rate - According to the asset market approach increased investor confidence in the Mexican economy would cause the peso to ?
A. appreciate because of an increase supply of peso denominated assets
B. depreciate because of an increased supply of peso denominated assets
C. appreciated because of an increased demand for peso denominated assets
D. depreciated because of an increased demand for peso denominated assets - Exchange rates that are determined by the unregulated forces of supply and demand are ?
A. floating exchange rates
B. pegged exchange rates
C. managed exchange rates
D. fixed exchange rates
