What Is an Exchange Rate? List the Top 3 Countries

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Essay

What is an exchange rate? List the top 3 countries for foreign exchange trading volume in order. Which currency is most commonly traded?

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Definitions:

World Trade Organization

An international organization that regulates international trade and ensures that trade flows as smoothly, predictably, and freely as possible.

Rent-Seeking Activity

Efforts by individuals or firms to gain unfair economic benefits through manipulation or exploitation of the regulatory or political environment, without contributing to productivity.

Tariffs and Quotas

Government-imposed restrictions on trade, where tariffs are taxes on imported goods, and quotas are limits on the amount of goods that can be imported.