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Exchange Rates

Exchange Rates. By Katie Murray. Def: The price of one currency in terms of another . What determine the rate of exchange?. No. 1 The purchasing parity theory .

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Exchange Rates

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  1. Exchange Rates By Katie Murray

  2. Def: The price of one currency in terms of another

  3. What determine the rate of exchange? No. 1 The purchasing parity theory States that in a free market the rate of exchange of currency will settle at a point where internal purchasing power = external purchasing power.

  4. What does this mean ? • It means that any given quantity of a country currency will buy the same amount of goods whether it is spent home or abroad • E.g.. If a make-up kit costs 20 euro in Ireland and 10 dollars in America than the rate of exchange is €2 = $1

  5. Faults of theory • Doesn’t take into account the extra cost of transporting • Doesn’t take into account that some economic goods aren’t tradable e.g. Housing • There is not free trade between many countries and most countries operate forms of protectionism

  6. No 2 The Balance of payments If a value of a country’s exports is greater than the value of it’s imports, the price of the currency will increase and vice versa

  7. Because the rate of exchange is determined by the interaction of supply and demand • Demand is derived by it’s exports as foreign importers must purchase the country’s currency • Supply is derived by a country’s imports as importers must buy foreign currency to pay for imports

  8. No.3 The Role of speculators

  9. If people think............ A currency will decrease in value they will sell it thus creating a supply of it and decreasing it’s price A currency will increase in value they will buy it up increasing the demand and thus increasing its price

  10. 4.The Role of multinational companies If a branch of a multinational company in one country has spare cash and another branch in a country is in need of cash then they will transfer the spare cash to the branch in need If they are using different currencies it will create a supply of one currency it’s value and demandfor the other currency it’s value

  11. 5. Intervention by Central Banks If the central bank feels that the rate of exchange of its currency is too high or low they use it’s resources to either buy or sell the currency

  12. International Agreements • Sometimes countries that are member of a trading group will agree to accept each others currency at fixed rate of exchange. • This was done in the EU prior to the single currency .

  13. Fixed and Floating rates of exchange

  14. Fixed rates of exchange • A fixed rate of exchange is one where the values of the currencies are agreed on and each country undertakes to exchange its currency at the agreed value.

  15. Advantges: • They eliminate the exchange risk involved in importing on credit. If an Irish importer ordered goods on credit from the U.S, if the rate of exchange between the dollar and euro changed the goods could cost more. • They eliminate the risk of international borrowing • There is no speculation which can distort the true value of the currency

  16. Disadvantages • Governments may have to implement policies which can have a negative effect on their own economy. E.g. The demand for domestic produced goods may decrease. • Countries may have to use up large amounts of their foreign reserves

  17. Floating Exchange rates

  18. Floating rates of exchange • Currencies are allowed find their own value on the international market through he interaction of supply and demand.

  19. Advantages Currency reflects the real state of the economy B.o.p can be brought into equilibrium

  20. Disadvantages

  21. Exam Questions

  22. 2011 sec a q.6

  23. The End

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