A Decrease in the Foreign Interest Rate Causes the Demand

question 36

Multiple Choice

A decrease in the foreign interest rate causes the demand for domestic assets to shift to the ________ and the domestic currency to ________,everything else held constant.

• A)right;appreciate
• B)right;depreciate
• C)left;appreciate
• D)left;depreciate

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Definitions:

Exchange Rate

The price at which one currency can be exchanged for another currency.

Credit Terms

Conditions under which credit is extended by a lender to a borrower, including the repayment period and interest rate.

Direct Quotation

A currency quotation method where the local currency is fixed, and the foreign currency varies.

Bid-ask Spread

The difference between the highest price a buyer is willing to pay for an asset (bid) and the lowest price a seller is willing to accept (ask).