exchange rate
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When the dollar depreciates (dollar price of foreign currencies rises), U.S. exports rise and U.S imports fall.
A pair of currencies traded in the foreign exchange market (forex) that does NOT include the US dollar.
Currencies always roll in pairs. To determine what is the rate of USD first you need to decide against which currency. For example: EUR/USD, USD/CAD etc'
It is getting weaker against other currencies
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The value will decrease by 50%.
When the dollar depreciates (dollar price of foreign currencies rises), U.S. exports rise and U.S imports fall.
A pair of currencies traded in the foreign exchange market (forex) that does NOT include the US dollar.
A pair of currencies traded in the foreign exchange market (forex) that does NOT include the US dollar.
Currencies always roll in pairs. To determine what is the rate of USD first you need to decide against which currency. For example: EUR/USD, USD/CAD etc'
Different currencies are usually compared against the US dollar or the Euro in Europe. Each of these currencies has a different standard, and when comparing another currency to it, such as the British Pound, the exact value can be determined. All currencies have different values.
China and Japan manged to weaken their currencies compared to the American dollar by mass producing a number of objects and then continuing to sell them up until their output exceeded their input.
It is getting weaker against other currencies
Against what currency?
Overtime the US dollar does NOT appreciate. Most currencies lose their value over time. It is a totally normal and healthy process. Recently the US dollar has gained value relative to other currencies. This is due to the processes in the foreign exchange market and the recent liquidity crisis of the American dollar as the economy slows and money becomes "rarer".
an appreciating US dollar relative to foreign currencies provides that more units of foreign currency will be needed to buy one USD. As a result US exports become more expensive to countries using alternative currencies, which reduces demand for US exports. On the other hand the USD will now buy more units of foreign currency, making goods denominated on those currencies less expensive on a relative basis. The enhanced ability of the USD to purchase goods denominated in foreign currencies increases the demand of foreign goods and increases imports to the US. Ultimately GDP will decline in an atmosphere of an appreciating USD.