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Foreign Exchange Market
* Abbreviation: FOREX
* Over a trillion dollars worth are traded daily.
* Most trading is to finance the purchase of assets
* (e.g., bank deposits), not goods and services.
* OTC (several hundred dealers, mostly banks)
* Wholesale vs. retail
Euro-dollar quote of $1.2120
The euro is the BASE currency.
The dollar is the TERMS currency.
Purchasing Power Parity Theory
A method of calculating exchange rates that attempts to value currencies at rates such that each currency will buy an equal basket of goods.
Creates a balance in trade. When a country has an inflation, its currency depreciates.
Other factors affecting exchange rates
* Tariffs and quotas
* Import demand
* Export demand
* Productivity
Volatility in forex market not explained by PPPT
Purchasing power changes gradually. Exchange rates change rapidly.
Asset Demand Theory
Exchange rates adjust so that expected returns across assets of equal risk are equalized.
So if the expected return on European assets is higher than ones in the U.S. assets, the value of the Euro will appreciate.
In equilibrium all expected returns are equal.
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