The Significance of the Foreign Exchange Market

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What are the money and foreign exchange markets? What forces influence supply and demand in these markets? More
Published: 9 years, 5 month(s) ago by Brendan Mc Cluskey | permalink
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General explanation of money markets and foreign exchange markets, as well as some of the principal factors that influence money market rates and foreign exchange rates.

For further reading: http://www.frbsf.org/education/publications/doctor-econ/2001/june/money-market-foreign-exchange ^[1]

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What Is the Importance of Foreign Exchange? | eHow More
Published: 9 years, 5 month(s) ago by Fernando Ferla | permalink
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Foreign exchange is important for one major reason: it determines the value of foreign investment. A volatile exchange rate discourages foreign investment, as does a high, stable one. A low, stable exchange rate, however, encourages foreign investment, but at the price of the low-valued currency's economy.

For further reading: http://www.ehow.com/facts_6813114_importance-foreign-exchange_.html ^[2]

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Why It's Important To Regulate Foreign Exchange More
Published: 9 years, 5 month(s) ago by Kerwyn | permalink
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In an increasingly globalized economy, the significance of the foreign exchange marketplace cannot be underestimated.
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For further reading: http://www.investopedia.com/articles/forex/041613/why-its-important-regulate-foreign-exchange.asp ^[3]

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Foreign Exchange Markets - Forex - Investopedia Definition | Investopedia More
Published: 9 years, 5 month(s) ago by Alvin Entin | permalink
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The market in which participants are able to buy, sell, exchange and speculate on currencies. Foreign exchange markets are made up of banks, commercial companies, central banks, investment management firms, hedge funds, and retail forex brokers and investors.
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For further reading: http://www.investopedia.com/terms/forex/f/foreign-exchange-markets.asp ^[4]

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What is foreign exchange market? definition and meaning More
Published: 9 years, 5 month(s) ago by Raffi Kassarjian | permalink
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Definition of foreign exchange market: Global market in convertible currencies are traded and their conversion rates are determined. It is the world's largest financial market in which every day, on average, some one and one-half trillion ...

For further reading: http://www.businessdictionary.com/definition/foreign-exchange-market.html ^[5]

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Norene Gilletz, Kerwyn, Fernando Ferla, Raffi Kassarjian, Alvin Entin, Brendan Mc Cluskey

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1. http://www.frbsf.org/education/publications/doctor-econ/2001/june/money-market-foreign-exchange

2. http://www.ehow.com/facts_6813114_importance-foreign-exchange_.html

3. http://www.investopedia.com/articles/forex/041613/why-its-important-regulate-foreign-exchange.asp

4. http://www.investopedia.com/terms/forex/f/foreign-exchange-markets.asp

5. http://www.businessdictionary.com/definition/foreign-exchange-market.html