Exam 6: International Finance and Trade

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Under the system of flexible exchange rates that began in 1943,exchange rates are determined by the actual process of supply and demand in the foreign exchange market.

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Holding demand constant,an increase in supply for one currency relative to another will cause its value to depreciate relative to that currency.

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A stronger U.S.dollar generally

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The banker's sight draft provides an exchange rate that is lower than either the banker's time draft or cable rate.

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The lowest quotation on foreign exchange is given for:

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Special Drawing Rights are international reserve assets created by the International Monetary Fund that can be drawn upon by member nations.

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The International Monetary Fund (IMF)was created to promote world trade through monitoring and maintaining fixed exchange rates and by making loans to countries with payment problems.

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A statement by a bank guaranteeing acceptance and payment of a draft up to a stated amount is called a (n)

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Up until the start of the Vietnam War,the international monetary system operated mostly under a gold standard in which the currencies of major countries were convertible into gold at fixed exchange rates.

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Traveler's letters of credit are:

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The direct quotation method expresses the number of foreign currency units needed to buy one U.S.dollar.

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The exporter's bank may offer considerable assistance to the exporter by:

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An expected decline in a currency may lead to an attempt to accelerate collection of accounts receivable with funds transferred quickly to another country.

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The Export-Import Bank is a corporation owned by the Federal Reserve Banks.

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The manager of the foreign exchange office of a multinational corporation could,in anticipation of a decline in the value of currency of one of its foreign accounts:

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The United Nations operates a world central bank that provides a world monetary unit to accommodate commerce across national boundaries.

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The direct quotation method indicates the amount of a foreign currency necessary to purchase one unit of the home country's currency.

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Under conditions of purchasing power parity (PPP),a country with a relatively _______ expected inflation rate will have its currency _______ relative to a country with a relatively _______ inflation rate.

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For most of the remainder of the decade after the September 11th terrorist attacks the Fed maintained a high liquidity,low interest rate environment,which was accompanied by:

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In purchasing a claim to foreign exchange:

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