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| The [[:en:exchange-rate|exchange rate]] has an influence in the real economy through various channels. It affect exports and imports, prices, capital flows and investment. | The [[:en:exchange-rate|exchange rate]] has an influence in the real economy through various channels. It affect exports and imports, prices, capital flows and investment. | ||
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| - | ===== Fluctuations of the Nominal Exchange Rate ===== | + | |
| The nominal exchange rate is a price. It's determined by supply and demand. | The nominal exchange rate is a price. It's determined by supply and demand. | ||
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| Central Banks can play an important role in the nominal exchange rate. Big countries like China, and smaller countries like Argentina, have central banks that intervene directly in the forex market, puchasing and selling foreign exchange . But the European Central Bank and the Federal Reserve also play an important role, by periodically adjunting the interest rate of government bonds. | Central Banks can play an important role in the nominal exchange rate. Big countries like China, and smaller countries like Argentina, have central banks that intervene directly in the forex market, puchasing and selling foreign exchange . But the European Central Bank and the Federal Reserve also play an important role, by periodically adjunting the interest rate of government bonds. | ||
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| + | ====== Nominal Effective Exchange Rate (NEER) ====== | ||
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| + | The exchange rate can be calculated using only two countries or using more than two countries. When only two countries are used for the calculation of the nominal exchange rate, it's called "bilateral". When multiple countries are used for the calculation, it's called multilateral. | ||
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| + | The **nominal effective exchange rate (NEER) **takes multiple countries into account. Each country can be weighted by the volume of it's trade. | ||
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| + | For example, the European Central Bank (ECB) uses 19 bilateral euro exchange rates to calculate the Nominal Effective Exchage Rate of the euro. It choses 19 trading partners of the EU. Countries with more trade whith the EU have more weight: China, United States and United Kingdom are the most important trading partners. | ||
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| + | [[http://www.ecb.europa.eu/stats/balance_of_payments_and_external/eer/html/index.en.html|http://www.ecb.europa.eu/stats/balance_of_payments_and_external/eer/html/index.en.html]] | ||
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| + | The Nominal Effective Exchange Rate (NEER), together with the Real Effective Exchange Rate (REER), are commonly used as indicators of external competitiveness. | ||
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| + | ===== The Nominal Exchange Rate vs the Real Exchange Rate ===== | ||
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| + | The nominal exchange rate measure relative prices of currencies, while the real exchange rate measure relative prices of goods between countries. | ||
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| + | The real exchange rate is the price of foreign goods, expressed in local goods. Mathematically, it's the foreign price index times the nominal exchange rate, divided the local price index: | ||
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| + | Real Exchange Rate = EP*/P | ||
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| + | Where: | ||
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| + | E: nominal exchange rate\\ | ||
| + | P*: foreign price index\\ | ||
| + | P: local price index | ||
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