To identify the basic factors affecting exchange rates in a
floating exchange rate system To calculate the amount of currency appreciation or To describe the motives and different forms and consequences of central bank intervention in the foreign exchange market To explain how and why expectations affect exchange rates
depreciation associated with a given exchange rate change
Some basic concepts:
Foreign exchange ①The system of dealing in and converting the currency of one country into that of another. (dynamic) ②The foreign currency compared with the currency circulated in the domestic country, usually convertible. (static)
Basic rate------the relative price between the domestic currency and the key currency/vehicle currency (eg, RMB to US$ ) Cross rate------the relative price of two currencies calculated through the basic rate of the two currencies (eg, RMB to US$, Japanese ¥ to US$, then Japanese¥ to RMB)