ie the differential in Japaneese yen and a kenyan shiiling compared to the Dollar and the relative economy of the 2 countries {KENYA AND JAPAN}
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Currencies are based on purchasing power, and interest rates in nations. If there are high interest rates that exsists in say the U.S. and low interest rates in Japan the exchange rates will move in the favor of the U.S.  If inflation is high in the U.S. compared to Kenya the U.S. dollar will fall to the shilling. To maintain equal purchasing or investing power between the two nations. This happens because in a free market world economy the prices of all similar goods and services will have very similar if not the same prices.
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I heard 25% of our deficit is owed to Japan and China.  I don't know the exact amount per country.
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I like this question and feel stupid that I don't know the answer. I should have taken that class on Central Banks. My guess is that it is a combination of the money supply, interest rates and government assets held (tresuries) by other countries.
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Easy. Comparative Advantage. It's all about technology and manufacturing. America is not the manufacturing powerhouse it was before the World War II. It just does not have the capabilities to match the Japanese anymore. We have molded ourselves into a more services-based economy, which is good for America in general, but bad for automobile companies like GE.
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I know nothing about exchange rate from US dollar, but I know prices in US dollars\nIt is between 750$ to 2500$ depends on specifications
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4200 yen.\n\nx = cost\nfull price = 1.2x\n10% off full price = 1.08x\n.08x = 280\n280/.08 = 3500\n3500 * 1.2 = 4200
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NO!!! people complaun about the different currencies but inteligence just over idiot can keep it straught. i miss the different looks & textures. i still, after all this time, hear complaints from the richer countries that the euro has thrashed their wealth. the poorer countries complain about the prices of goods. i hope uk never adopts it, it would be disasterous for the britton. travel in eu isnt better but its not worse unless i intend on buying low & selling high.
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Here's just a small part of why the dollar is weak and none of that's good. It is correct that it will make the trade deficit LOOK better than it is. The stock market has very little to do with the economy-it has to do with buying and selling. For the most part, the stock market today loves the inflation numbers which say inflation is low overall, but largely because it includes prices of vehicles, clothes and luxury items most of us can't buy. Food and housing costs are way up-and that's what most people need first. Corporate earnings are falsely inflated by cost cutting not by true growth. Our ever-increasing deficit-yes, our Treasuries-our US debt is 51% foreign owned. China is our largest foreign debtor. Most pundits as well as the administration don't want to tell us the bad news because US optimism-the will to shop-and the US consumer's desire to ignore problems-leads to "growth" and "profits". Sure, War is Peace and Debt is Wealth.\n\nLONDON (AFP) - The dollar sank to a 20-month low against the euro and a 14-year low against the pound as investors seized on weak manufacturing data in the US to drive the currency lower, dealers said. \n\nThe Chicago PMI index of business activity fell to 49.9 in November from 53.5 in October, well below analysts' expectations for a pick-up to 54.5, data showed.\n\nAnalysts said the data could portend a fall in the closely watched ISM manufacturing index which is to be published on Friday.\n\nCalyon currency analyst Mitul Kotecha played down talk of a recession in the US, which has been driving heavy selling of the dollar in recent days.\n\nThe euro has gained 3.7 percent agaist the dollar since November 21, taking it from 1.28 dollars to its present level of 1.32.\n\n"It's maybe too early to talk about a recession," said Kotecha.\n"Clearly the risk of a recession has increased in recent months.\n\nBank of New York currency analyst Michael Woolfolk said the Chicago PMI, combined with other income and spending data, "were the one-two punch that knocked the dollar back on the ropes, leaving little doubt over the near-term direction in the beleaguered greenback".\n\nLONDON (AFX) - The dollar stayed weak, hovering around the 1.32 mark against the euro and staying at 14-year lows against the pound following disappointing US weekly jobless claims numbers. \nUS jobless claims surged by 34,000 to 357,000 in the week just gone, well below analysts' forecasts for a fall in claims to 314,000, although the figures are likely to have been distorted by the Thanksgiving holiday. \nThe news broadly offset a stronger-than-expected core PCE deflator, the measure of inflation favoured by the Federal Reserve. \n"A larger than expected rise in jobless claims, even though the Labor Department says the Thanksgiving holiday skewed the data, is being emphasized by the market more than the unexpectedly firm core PCE deflator," said Jamie Coleman at Thomson IFR Markets. \nThe PCE measure showed that core inflation rose by 2.4 pct on an annual basis, above expectations for a more moderate 2.3 pct.
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a) Demand for dollars declines, reducing its value.\n\nb) Payments in China are in US currency, but if prices are lower, demand for dollar will decline as will its value.\n\nc) Assuming no decline in imports, demand for dollars increases, increasing its value.\n\nd) Increased supply likely, so value goes down.\n\ne) Relative demand for foreign currency increased, thus moving value of dollar down.\n\nMake sure you vote!\n\nc
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Tourists comprise a very small amount of the Foreign Exchange market.  Shifts in tourist patterns have much less effect on currency prices than demand by institutional traders.  Interest rates, fiscal deficits, trade deficits, and the strength of the economy that issues the currency tend to be the factors affect currency values most (for those currencies that are allowed to float)
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It boils down to "what can that currency buy?" The pound has always been very strong vs the dollar. It has much to do with the economy of both nations, and what each is doing to keep its finances in check.\nThe UK economy is strong, has influence in the world, and I doubt that Mr.Blair is running a Trillion dollar deficit.
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Go here for up-to-date currency exchange rates:\n\nhttp://www.xe.com/ucc/\n\nThe conversion charts are bulky as you have to cross-referrence them.  On-line is based on specific dates and time due to constant fluxuations in the money markets.
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http://www.gocurrency.com/currency-trading.htm
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1 dollar = 0.5717 Pound\n1 dollar = 0.829 Euro
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We have different currencies because countries wish to maintain control of their own finances. The state of the  national currency is an important part of a nation's sovereign power.\n\nHow it works is really simple in principle. Currency is just another commodity for which people have varying needs and for which they are willing to pay varying amounts. Absent currency controls the value of a dollar, euro, yen or whatever is determined by what amount of other currencies people are willing to pay for them.
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It was the Lira but now they use the Euro. You can check the current rate of exchange on a yahoo or google search under currency converter.