Section 3 Flashcards
Foreign exchange rate
Is the price of a currency in the currencies of other nations.
Foreign exchange market
The currencies of different countries are bought and sold.
Fixed rate of exchange
The currency of one nation is fixed, or constant, in relation to other countries.
Flexible rate of exchange
Is a system in which the exchange rate for currency changes as supply and demand for a currency changes.
Trade weighted value of the dollar
Is a measure of the international value of the dollar.
Balance of trade
Is the difference between the value of its imports and exports.
Balance of payments
Is a record of all the transaction that occurred between the individuals, businesses, and government units of one nation and those of the rest of the world.
Trade surplus
Exports more than it imports.
Trade deficit
Imports more than it exports.