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  1. Chapter 5 The International Monetary System and Exchange Rate Arrangements
  2. Objectives • To classify international monetary systems • To outline the history of exchange rate arrangements • To outline the pros and cons of fixed and flexible exchange rates • To examine the Australian exchange rate arrangements Copyright 2010 McGraw-Hill Australia Pty Ltd PPTs t/a International Finance: An Analytical Approach 3e by Imad A. Moosa Slides prepared by Afaf Moosa 5-2
  3. Definition • The IMS is the framework of rules, regulations and conventions that govern the financial relations among countries Copyright 2010 McGraw-Hill Australia Pty Ltd PPTs t/a International Finance: An Analytical Approach 3e by Imad A. Moosa Slides prepared by Afaf Moosa 5-3
  4. Components of the IMS • A public component consisting of a series of agreements • A private component represented by the banking and finance industry Copyright 2010 McGraw-Hill Australia Pty Ltd PPTs t/a International Finance: An Analytical Approach 3e by Imad A. Moosa Slides prepared by Afaf Moosa 5-4
  5. Classification according to reserve assets • Pure commodity standards (e.g. the gold standard) • Pure fiat standards • Mixed standards (e.g. the Bretton Woods system) Copyright 2010 McGraw-Hill Australia Pty Ltd PPTs t/a International Finance: An Analytical Approach 3e by Imad A. Moosa Slides prepared by Afaf Moosa 5-5
  6. Classification according to flexibility of exchange rates • Several systems may arise by restricting, or otherwise, the exchange rate Copyright 2010 McGraw-Hill Australia Pty Ltd PPTs t/a International Finance: An Analytical Approach 3e by Imad A. Moosa Slides prepared by Afaf Moosa 5-6
  7. Fixed exchange rates • The exchange rate is fixed by the central bank and is not allowed to move • The FX market is likely to be out of equilibrium Copyright 2010 McGraw-Hill Australia Pty Ltd PPTs t/a International Finance: An Analytical Approach 3e by Imad A. Moosa Slides prepared by Afaf Moosa 5-7
  8. Perfectly flexible exchange rates • The exchange rate moves continuously, propelled by market forces, to maintain equilibrium in the FX market • Under this system, currencies appreciate and depreciate Copyright 2010 McGraw-Hill Australia Pty Ltd PPTs t/a International Finance: An Analytical Approach 3e by Imad A. Moosa Slides prepared by Afaf Moosa 5-8
  9. Fixed but adjustable exchange rates • Countries alter the fixed values of their exchange rates • Devaluation and revaluation are implemented to ‘correct’ some economic fundamentals such as the BOP Copyright 2010 McGraw-Hill Australia Pty Ltd PPTs t/a International Finance: An Analytical Approach 3e by Imad A. Moosa Slides prepared by Afaf Moosa 5-9
  10. Fixed exchange rates and flexible within a band • Exchange rates are flexible within upper and lower limits defined by a band around the par value • Central bank intervention is required to keep the exchange rate within the band Copyright 2010 McGraw-Hill Australia Pty Ltd PPTs t/a International Finance: An Analytical Approach 3e by Imad A. Moosa Slides prepared by Afaf Moosa 5-10
  11. Crawling peg • The par value of the exchange rate is revised periodically according to its recent behaviour or economic indicators such as inflation Copyright 2010 McGraw-Hill Australia Pty Ltd PPTs t/a International Finance: An Analytical Approach 3e by Imad A. Moosa Slides prepared by Afaf Moosa 5-11
  12. Dual exchange rates • A commercial (fixed) rate is used for imports and exports • A financial (flexible) rate is used for trading in financial assets Copyright 2010 McGraw-Hill Australia Pty Ltd PPTs t/a International Finance: An Analytical Approach 3e by Imad A. Moosa Slides prepared by Afaf Moosa 5-12
  13. Managed floating • The exchange rate is flexible, but the central bank intervenes to limit the frequency and amplitude of exchange rate fluctuations Copyright 2010 McGraw-Hill Australia Pty Ltd PPTs t/a International Finance: An Analytical Approach 3e by Imad A. Moosa Slides prepared by Afaf Moosa 5-13
  14. Target zones • Major countries establish a set of mutually consistent targets for real effective exchange rates Copyright 2010 McGraw-Hill Australia Pty Ltd PPTs t/a International Finance: An Analytical Approach 3e by Imad A. Moosa Slides prepared by Afaf Moosa 5-14
  15. The classical gold standard • This system operated between approximately 1870 and 1914 • It is remembered with nostalgia because the world economy prospered during that period Copyright 2010 McGraw-Hill Australia Pty Ltd PPTs t/a International Finance: An Analytical Approach 3e by Imad A. Moosa Slides prepared by Afaf Moosa 5-15
  16. Pillars of the gold standard • The monetary authorities fix the price of gold in terms of their currencies, which produces a fixed exchange rate • The market exchange rate can move above or below the fixed rate by certain limits: the gold points Copyright 2010 McGraw-Hill Australia Pty Ltd PPTs t/a International Finance: An Analytical Approach 3e by Imad A. Moosa Slides prepared by Afaf Moosa 5-16
  17. The collapse of the gold standard • The gold standard collapsed in 1914 as the warring countries suspended the convertibility of their currencies and prohibited the export of gold Copyright 2010 McGraw-Hill Australia Pty Ltd PPTs t/a International Finance: An Analytical Approach 3e by Imad A. Moosa Slides prepared by Afaf Moosa 5-17
  18. The inter-war period • Between the end of World War I and 1926 a system of flexible exchange rates was adopted • In 1925, Britain re-established the convertibility of the pound into gold, signalling the creation of the gold exchange standard Copyright 2010 McGraw-Hill Australia Pty Ltd PPTs t/a International Finance: An Analytical Approach 3e by Imad A. Moosa Slides prepared by Afaf Moosa 5-18
  19. The collapse of the gold exchange standard • In 1931 Britain abolished the convertibility of the pound, bringing to an end the era of the gold exchange standard • This was followed by the decade of the Great Depression (1931-1939) Copyright 2010 McGraw-Hill Australia Pty Ltd PPTs t/a International Finance: An Analytical Approach 3e by Imad A. Moosa Slides prepared by Afaf Moosa 5-19
  20. Failure of the inter-war experiment: reasons • The golden age was a myth • The world economy experienced significant changes Copyright 2010 McGraw-Hill Australia Pty Ltd PPTs t/a International Finance: An Analytical Approach 3e by Imad A. Moosa Slides prepared by Afaf Moosa 5-20
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