The Signaling Effect of Foreign Exchange Intervention

question 8

Multiple Choice

The signaling effect of foreign exchange intervention

• A) never has any effect on exchange rates.
• B) can alter the market's view of exchange rates independent from the stance of monetary and fiscal policies.
• C) cannot cause an immediate exchange rate change when bonds denominated in different currencies are perfect substitutes.
• D) never leads to actual changes in monetary or fiscal policy.
• E) can alter the market's view of future monetary policies and cause an immediate exchange rate change.

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