If a central bank is said to be leaning against the wind, they have signaled that they will
A: intervene to reverse the current trend of their currency.
B: intervene to accelerate the current trend of their currency.
C: not intervene in the currency markets at all.
D: work together with their opposition even if it is politically difficult.
A: intervene to reverse the current trend of their currency.
B: intervene to accelerate the current trend of their currency.
C: not intervene in the currency markets at all.
D: work together with their opposition even if it is politically difficult.
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- In order to maintain exchange rate stability, central banks often intervene in the foreign exchange market by buying and selling foreign exchange. When the local currency exchange rate (), they sell foreign exchange and withdraw local currency. A: depreciates B: appreciates C: is fixed D: none of the above
- Following an expansion of the money supply, a government committed to<br/>maintaining a fixed exchange rate must ____. A: accept a surplus in its current account. B: not use sterilized intervention. C: increase its level of government expenditure and autonomous<br/>investments. D: intervene in the foreign exchange market to sell foreign currency and<br/>buy domestic currency.
- One disadvantage of gold as the basis for a currency is A: gold is difficult to transport in large quantities. B: a new discovery of gold could quickly change the value of the currency. C: a gold standard can be costly to maintain if the currency comes under speculation. D: all of the above.
- A convertible currency is a currency that may be freely exchanged for______. ( ) A: national currency. B: only silver. C: only copper. D: foreign currencies.
- The __________ price is used for people to sell a currency pair and reflects how much the market will pay for the quote currency in relation to the base currency.