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g by investors and speculators in the foreign exchange market. Currencies can be traded at spot and foreign exchange options markets. The spot market represents current exchange rates, whereas options are derivatives of exchange rates.

Manipulation of exchange rates[edit]

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A country may gain an advantage in international trade if it controls the market for its currency to keep its value low, typically by the national central bank engaging in open market operations. The People's Republic of China has been acting this way over a long period of time.[13]

Balance of payments model[edit]
Asset market model[edit]
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Other nations, including Iceland, Japan, Brazil, and so on also devalue their currencies in the hopes of reducing the cost of exports and thus bolstering their economies. A lower exchange rate lowers the price of a country's goods for consumers in other countries, but raises the price of imported goods and services, for consumers in the low value currency country.[14]

3 Exchange rate regime
4 Fluctuations in exchange rates
5 Purchasing power of currency
Fluctuations in exchange rates[edit]
Purchasing power of currency[edit]
Bilateral vs. effective exchange rate[edit]
In general, a country that exported

See also[edit]
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Tables of historical exchange rates to the USD====

ign exchange dealers and forms of exchange, and these variations can be significant. For example, consumer exchange rates used by Visa and MasterCard offer the most favorable exchange rates available, according to a Currency Exchange Study conducted by CardHub.com.[3] This studied consumer banks in the U.S., and Travelex, showed that the credit card networks save travelers about 8% relative to banks and roughly 15% relative to airport companies.[3]

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