Readers Question: What is the main purpose of foreign reserves? Who decides what amount to be kept as reserve and how this reserve is financed? Could be please explain in detail? Definition of: Foreign Currency Reserves (Forex Reserves). This is the amount of foreign currency reserves that are held by the Central Bank of a …
Foreign or external debt represents the amount a country (both public and private sector) owe to other countries. Foreign debt can involve: Outstanding loans to foreign private banks (both principal and outstanding interest) Due payments to international organisations like the IMF Outstanding payments for a current account deficit, with country owing money for imports Debt …
Apologies for lower posting volume recently. I am writing a book, which will be published some time in 2017. Also, in the past week I have been in New York, which has been a harsh lesson in the impact of a falling value of the Pound. Though fortunately, I earn some money in US dollars …
A trade weighted index is used to measure the effective value of an exchange rate against a basket of currencies. The importance of other currencies depends on the percentage of trade done with that country. For example in calculating the trade weighted index of the Pound Sterling, the most important exchange rate would be with …
Readers question: How much will the Pound devalue? Since the start of 2016, the Pound has been depreciating against other currencies – especially the US dollar. Since Brexit end of June, the Pound has fallen another 10% heading to a 30 year low against the US dollar. Pound Sterling against the Dollar This is daily …
Readers Question: Sorry I’m really confused on how the weak oil prices affects EUR/USD currency. I’ve tried searching for articles but there are really different arguments. For EURO – Weak oil prices worsens Eurozone inflation therefore European bank ,to prevent deflation and boost economy will continue with their negative interest rates and Quantitative easing which …
A carry trade occurs when an investor borrows in one country (at a low interest rate) and invests this money in another country (which has higher interest rates.) If we assume exchange rates are stable, then this carry trade enables an investor to make a profit – and the profit could be even more if …
Currency wars are said to occur when countries seek to devalue their currency to gain a competitive advantage. However, if one country seeks to become more competitive through devaluation, it means other countries become less competitive. Therefore, they may respond by weakening their currency too. Thus, we may get a situation of competitive devaluation where …