A. additional investment funds made available from overseas
B. lack of investor confidence in U.S fiscal policy
C. market expectations of rising inflation in the United States
D. American tourists overseas finding costs increasing
Related Mcqs:
- The appreciation in the value of the dollar in the early 1980s is explained by all of the following except ?
A. the United States being considered a safe haven by foreign investors
B. relatively high real interest rates in the United States
C. confidence of foreign investors in the U.S economy
D. relatively high inflation rates in the United States - Suppose that U.S dollar depreciates 70 percent against the yen yet Japanese export prices to Americans did not decrease by the full extent of the dollar depreciation. This is best explained by ?
A. partial currency pass through
B. complete currency pass through
C. partial J curve effect
D. complete J curve effect - During the era of dollar appreciation from 1981 to 1985 a main reason why the dollar did not fall in value was ?
A. flows of foreign investment into the United States
B. rising price inflation in the United States
C. a substantial decrease in U.S imports
D. a substantial increase in U.S exports - 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 - Assume identical interest rates on comparable securities in the United States and foreign countries. Suppose investors anticipate that in the future the U.S dollar will depreciate against foreign currencies. investment funds would tend to ?
A. flow from the United States to foreign countries
B. flow from foreign countries to the United States
C. remain totally in foreign countries
D. remain totally in the United States - The exchange value of the U.S dollar is primarily determined by ?
A. the rate of inflation in the United States
B. the number of dollars printed by the U.S government
C. the international demand and supply for dollars
D. the monetary value of gold held at Fort Knox, Kentucky - Which statement best explains China’s economic shift towards capitalism in the 1980s and early 1990s ?
A. China’s economic policies were directly influenced by the success of the Soviet economic System
B. The Tiananmen Square massacre resulted in Major economic reforms in China
C. The success of the Cultural Revolution resulted in the increased westernization of china
D. communist economic policies were not meeting the needs of the society - 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 - In the early eighties, the Federal Reserve pursed a tight monetary policy. All else being equal. the impact of that policy was to interest rates in the United States relative to those in Europe and cause the dollar to _______ against European currencies?
A. decrease; depreciate
B. decrease; appreciate
C. increase; depreciate
D. increase; appreciate - Assume that a Big Mac hamburger cost $3 in the United States 2 pesos in Mexico The implied purchasing power parity exchange rate between the peso and the dollar is ?
A. 0.67 pesos = $1
B. 0.8 pesos = $1
C. 1.25 pesos = $1
D. 1.67 pesos = $1
