
Currency Boards - Cato Institute
... ABSTRACT: In contrast to central banks, currency boards are rulebound monetary institutions without discretionary monetary policies. Currency boards first appeared in the mid-nineteenth century, were widespread prior to World War II, were replaced by central banks after the war, and have made someth ...
... ABSTRACT: In contrast to central banks, currency boards are rulebound monetary institutions without discretionary monetary policies. Currency boards first appeared in the mid-nineteenth century, were widespread prior to World War II, were replaced by central banks after the war, and have made someth ...
Post-Hearing Submission of Metals Service Center Institute (“MSCI
... The equilibrium value of a currency is that which is sustainable over the long run. An exchange rate is sustainable if the current account balance is not generating an explosive path for net foreign assets relative to both domestic and foreign wealth. Sustainability generally implies a small value o ...
... The equilibrium value of a currency is that which is sustainable over the long run. An exchange rate is sustainable if the current account balance is not generating an explosive path for net foreign assets relative to both domestic and foreign wealth. Sustainability generally implies a small value o ...
One Country, One Currency? Dollarization and the Case for
... limits ensured against future inflationary pressures arising from monetization of government debt. In this policy environment, the remaining benefits from maintaining separate national moneys appeared small, the efficiency gains from a single European currency and a fully integrated European financi ...
... limits ensured against future inflationary pressures arising from monetization of government debt. In this policy environment, the remaining benefits from maintaining separate national moneys appeared small, the efficiency gains from a single European currency and a fully integrated European financi ...
Will the Renminbi replace the US Dollar as the world currency?
... transaction currency and in subsequently replacing the US Dollar in the near future. Renminbi denominated bilateral swaps- Majority of China’s trade with other countries has started getting invoiced in the Chinese currency already. After the sub-prime crisis and in order to internationalize its curr ...
... transaction currency and in subsequently replacing the US Dollar in the near future. Renminbi denominated bilateral swaps- Majority of China’s trade with other countries has started getting invoiced in the Chinese currency already. After the sub-prime crisis and in order to internationalize its curr ...
Exchange Rate and Currency Depreciation
... Table 1 illustrates how the rand performed against major international currencies. As can be seen, the rand depreciated on a quarterly basis. The rand has however been gaining strength; it gained significant strength and closed at R10.33 on Friday the 26th of May 2014 (table2). Table 2: The volatili ...
... Table 1 illustrates how the rand performed against major international currencies. As can be seen, the rand depreciated on a quarterly basis. The rand has however been gaining strength; it gained significant strength and closed at R10.33 on Friday the 26th of May 2014 (table2). Table 2: The volatili ...
American Depositary Receipts And The U.S. Dollar
... An American Depositary Receipt (ADR) is a negotiable certificate issued by a U.S. depositary bank, such as the Bank of New York, and represents a specific number or fraction of shares in the non-U.S. company. The shares of the non-U.S. corporation trade on a non-U.S. exchange and typically trade in ...
... An American Depositary Receipt (ADR) is a negotiable certificate issued by a U.S. depositary bank, such as the Bank of New York, and represents a specific number or fraction of shares in the non-U.S. company. The shares of the non-U.S. corporation trade on a non-U.S. exchange and typically trade in ...
Answers to Textbook Problems
... to a point where home interest rates return to their original level Rh,1 and the exchange rate falls back to E1. 2. A fall in a country’s population would reduce money demand, all else being equal, because a smaller population would undertake fewer transactions and thus demand less money. This effec ...
... to a point where home interest rates return to their original level Rh,1 and the exchange rate falls back to E1. 2. A fall in a country’s population would reduce money demand, all else being equal, because a smaller population would undertake fewer transactions and thus demand less money. This effec ...
Currency

A currency (from Middle English: curraunt, ""in circulation"", from Latin: currens, -entis) in the most specific use of the word refers to money in any form when in actual use or circulation as a medium of exchange, especially circulating banknotes and coins. A more general definition is that a currency is a system of money (monetary units) in common use, especially in a nation. Under this definition, British pounds, U.S. dollars, and European euros are examples of currency. These various currencies are stores of value, and are traded between nations in foreign exchange markets, which determine the relative values of the different currencies. Currencies in this sense are defined by governments, and each type has limited boundaries of acceptance.Other definitions of the term ""currency"" are discussed in their respective synonymous articles banknote, coin, and money. The latter definition, pertaining to the currency systems of nations, is the topic of this article. Currencies can be classified into two monetary systems: fiat money and commodity money, depending on what guarantees the value (the economy at large vs. the government's physical metal reserves). Some currencies are legal tender in certain jurisdictions, which means they cannot be refused as payment for debt. Others are simply traded for their economic value. Digital currency arose with the popularity of computers and the Internet.