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There are two basic types of exchange rate movements - and no, I don't mean "up" and "down". The first type occurs when international demand for goods and services of one country increases, with the effect that its currency tends to appreciate. Conversely, when demand for goods and services decreases, its currency tends to depreciate. The second type of exchange rate movement reflects the rebalancing of portfolios in financial markets Jakob Silfverberg Olympics Jersey , which may have nothing to do with current demand for goods and services. One such example would be a flight of capital to so-called "safe havens" during an international financial crisis. Another example is a movement that relates to expectations of what might be necessary to do in order to resolve global imbalances, as in the case of the US foreign trade deficit.
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By observing the fluctuations in exchange rates and whether such fluctuations are the proximate result of either the first or the second type of exchange movements, Central Banks are then in a position to forecast aggregate demand for goods and services and Gabriel Landeskog Olympics Jersey , thus, set monetary policy. When aggregate demand falls, they will stimulate the economy by lowering interest rates. Conversely, when aggregate demand exceeds aggregate supply, the economy will push against its capacity limits and inflationary pressures will tend to build over time so that Marcus Kruger Olympics Jersey , therefore, interest rates will be increased. Of course, any shift in interest rates will necessarily affect real estate markets.
By monitoring the strength or weakness of a currency over time it is possible, therefore, to anticipate whether Central Banks will ease or tighten monetary policy by stimulating the economy through lower interest rates or by reducing the stimulus through higher interest rates. And Carl Hagelin Olympics Jersey , therefore, it will be possible to predict the impact that anticipated shifts in interest rates will have on demand for domestic real capital assets.
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