Chapter 36 International Financial Policy
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Balance of payments
is a country’s record of transactions between its residents and
residents of foreign nations
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Current account
is balance of payments account in short term
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Capital account
are long term payments listed in balance of payments account
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US gov can influence exchange rate by buying selling
official reserves
which are gov
holdings of foreign currencies
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Current account made of – merchandise, services, net investments, net transfers
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Difference between value of goods exported and value of goods imported is
balance of
merchandise trade
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Balance of trade
is the difference between value of goods and services exported and
imported
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Financial and capital account made of – payments between countries for stocks, bonds,
and ownership – capital account, which includes debt forgiveness, migrant’s transfer, and
transfer related to sale of fixed assets; the financial account, which includes trade in
assets such as business firms, bonds, stocks, and ownership to real estate
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To buy US assets, foreigners need dollars
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When country is running payments deficit or surplus, they are excluding government’s
financial transactions
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Exchange rate is determined in the
forex market
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$2 trillion traded every day
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Comparing currencies of only two countries, supply of one currency equals demand for
the other currency
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Total balance of payments is always in equilibrium – quantity of a currency supplied
always equal quantity demanded
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