GENERAL KNOWLEDGE

GK

ACCOUNTING

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
The exchange rate system that best characterizes the present international monetary arrangement used by industrialized countries is
A
pegged or fixed exchange rates
B
freely fluctuating exchange rates
C
managed floating exchange rates
D
adjustable pegged exchange rates
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -With a dirty float, the exchange rate is allowed to fluctuate on the open market, but the central bank can intervene to keep it within a certain range, or prevent it from trending in an unfavorable direction. Dirty, or managed floats are used when a country establishes a currency band or currency board.

Detailed explanation-2: -An exchange rate regime is a way a monetary authority of a country or currency union manages the currency about other currencies and the foreign exchange market.

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