Define the following terms: Exchange rate, Depreciation of the currency, Devaluation Appreciation, Terms of trade

      

Define the following terms:
- Exchange rate
- Depreciation of the currency
- Devaluation
- Appreciation
- Terms of trade

  

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Dana
Exchange rate is the price of one currency in terms of the currency of another country
Depreciation of the currency is the decline brought about by a market force in the price of a domestic currency in terms of a foreign currency
Devaluation of the currency is a decline brought about by the intervention of the government in the price of a domestic currency in terms of a foreign currency
Appreciation of the currency is the rise brought about by the market forces in the price of a domestic currency in terms of a foreign currency
Terms of trade is the ratio of exchange between the exports and imports of a country

Dana05 answered the question on August 14, 2019 at 07:34


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