ECONOMICS (CBSE/UGC NET)

Detailed explanation-1: -What Is Currency Appreciation? Currency appreciation is an increase in the value of one currency in relation to another currency. Currencies appreciate against each other for a variety of reasons, including government policy, interest rates, trade balances, and business cycles.

Detailed explanation-2: -A currency is said to appreciate when the base currency becomes more expensive in the currency pair w.r.t. quote currency. So for the USD/INR pair where $1 = Rs. 75 previously and now is $1 = Rs. 76, the Dollar is said to have appreciated w.r.t. Indian rupees.

Detailed explanation-3: -The exchange rate of a currency is how much of one currency can be bought for each unit of another currency. A currency appreciates if it takes more of another currency to buy it, and depreciates if it takes less of another currency to buy it.

Detailed explanation-4: -When a country’s currency appreciates in relation to foreign currencies, foreign goods become cheaper in the domestic market and there is overall downward pressure on domestic prices. In contrast, the prices of domestic goods paid by foreigners go up, which tends to decrease foreign demand for domestic products.

Detailed explanation-5: -Because that wealth can be affected by economic behaviours and trends, countries can take mitigating measures related to the value of money. One such measure is devaluation. It means the value of one currency is reduced against another.