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A-LevelEconomicsInternational Trade and FinanceMay/June 2019Paper 1 Q271 Mark

Under a system of floating exchange rates, what determines the foreign exchange value of a currency?

Athe overall supply of and demand for a currency on currency markets
Bthe purchasing power of the currency relative to the purchasing power of foreign currencies
Cthe surplus or deficit on the balance of payments on current account
Dthe differential between domestic and foreign interest rates

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About This A-Level Economics Question

This multiple-choice question appeared in the Cambridge A-Level Economics (9708) May/June 2019 examination, Paper 1 Variant 2. It tests the topic of International Trade and Finance and is worth 1 mark.

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