Definitions

Exchange rates/Trade Flow

  • The value of a currency relative to other countries.
  • If the currency is cheap, then its country's export would be cheap.
  • If it's expensive, then the demand of the country's exports would be low.


Interest Rates

  • Investors want to be in markets that are most attractive to them.
  • Countries with high interest rates are the most appealing.
  • Therefore, the demand for the country's currency is very high.


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Examples:

United States dollar in exchange for the chinese Yuan