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exchange ratePrice of one country's money in relation to another's. Exchange rates may be fixed or flexible. An exchange rate is fixed when two countries agree to maintain a fixed rate through the use of monetary policy. Historically, the most famous fixed exchange-rate system was the gold standard; in the late 1850s, one ounce of gold was defined as being worth 20 U.S dollars and 4 pounds sterling, resulting in an exchange rate of 5 dollars per pound. An exchange rate is flexible, or “floating,” when two countries agree to let international market forces determine the rate through supply and demand. The rate will fluctuate with a country's exports and imports. Most world trade currently takes place with flexible exchange rates that fluctuate within relatively fixed limits. See also exchange control, foreign exchange. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| As always, we'll press Vince for his long-term outlook for interest rates, currency exchanges and energy prices. Mattel's international sales rose 7 percent in 2004, but beneficial currency exchanges accounted for about 5 percentage points of that growth. Based on recent interviews and on our analysis of currency exchanges and conditions in the worldwide marketplace, casting imports to the U. |
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