Which of the Following Was Not a Characteristic of the Fixed

question 19

Multiple Choice

Which of the following was not a characteristic of the fixed exchange rate system of the finance and monetary structure?

• A) The price of gold was fixed at $35 an ounce.
• B) The formal and informal rules of this system reflected a political bargain between the United States and Western Europe whereby the United States provided security to Western Europe in exchange for its acceptance of U.S. hegemony.
• C) The IMF used a variety of borrowing measures to regulate currency value adjustments.
• D) Currency values were allowed to adjust up or down freely according to supply and demand conditions in the market for the U.S. dollar.

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