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    A strong or weak United States dollar is a huge component of the world’s economy. Both have advantages and disadvantages, but which is the best for the United States? To answer this question, one must know the difference between a weak and strong dollar, the benefits and drawbacks of both, and how other countries react to the value. There are many factors that determine whether the United States dollar is strong or weak. These factors include supply and demand of products, market psychology of thoses buying and selling in the United States stock market, interest rates on imports and exports, and the purchasing power between the United States and other countries. Due to these features, the United States dollar fluctuates often. A strong United States dollar is a dollar whose value is higher in comparison to other countries. This means that the United States can purchase more foreign currency of weaker dollar countries. In 2015, the United States dollar was its strongest since the early 2000’s, but in the long run it has weakened. Compared to other countries, the US dollar is still considered strong. The benefits of a strong dollar include an increase in imports, more goods for consumers at a lower price, and an increase in income for multinational companies who have a…

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    centuries. There has been many unimaginable commodities like stones, pottery, tobacco, and after many errors of the wrong one, human kind embraced Gold. People did not randomly adopt Gold; it was rare, dense, shiny and easily identifiable. Even nowadays all people go crazy for a piece of gold, and would even kill. The gold standard would open up opportunities for the United States which is why it’s back into debate. Transitioning to the gold standard would stabilize the monetary system, limit…

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    Canada Exchange Rates

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    employment and growth by implementing monetary policy and inform us on the state of the economy. Currency and the exchange rate is based on supply and demand. Central banks buys currency holds it in reserve to increase the value of the currency. To decrease the value of the currency, reserves are sold back to the market by the Central Bank. When there is positive trade balance where exports are more than a country’s imports, this increases demand for the…

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    Bretton Wood Effect

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    There have been many ups and down within the United States economy that have effected why our economy is the way it is today. Being knowledgeable about what went wrong in the past can help the United States not make the same mistakes in the future. Although the Bretton Woods Agreement seemed logical at the time it was established we soon find out the effects it had on the economy when it all came crashing down. So now the questions we need to ask are; What is the Bretton Wood Agreement? How…

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    Penny's are a National waste in terms of currency. They are unused, overproduced, and do more harm to the taxpayers then good. This currency is just too small to be of widespread use of the economic system we have today. This is why the United states should remove this insignificant currency. First off because the penny goes unused and is still being manufactured it is driving down the amount of money the government has to spend on other things like, Schools for the children. You wouldn't…

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    1973 the Forex market was started as the Bretton Woods Accord was ended. The Bretton Woods system was started after the second World War, it consisted of a set of rules and procedures to regulate the international monetary system, and it tied all its member countries ' currencies to the US currency and this last one to gold. In 1971 the US ended the convertibility of the dollar to gold. As countries started to leave the Gold Standard, their currencies would become free floating and the currency…

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    to buy a dollar. But, if the US increases the value of its dollar, the exchange rate would increase and it would cost more Pounds to buy a dollar. An increase in the exchange rate would affect the net exports. Higher exchange rates increase prices of the goods and services, the US products would be more expensive for the British consumer and these, in turn, would reduce the US Exports. The Exchange rates vary…

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    Rolls Royce

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    Answer 1: A higher worth currency does make the exports of a country more expensive and makes the import cheaper in the domestic markets. Similarly, a lower worth currency makes the exports of a country cheaper and makes its imports more expensive in the domestic markets. Here the domestic currency is the British pound and the foreign currency is the USD. The large civil engine contracts were set and fixed in US dollar terms and conditions. If the dollars gets strengthened, Rolls Royce will be…

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    The US uses 1.5 cents to make just one penny last year. That is .5 cents more than the price of the penny causing the US to lose millions each year. This fact leads to arguments on why the useless penny should be abolished. As a growing country, pennies represent the expanding nation for everyone to see. But, the country will not be able to grow any more if people lose millions each year from useless pieces of zinc. Although the penny displays the nation's growth and can save people money over…

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    sharing the reason(s) they believe are the cause(s) of the current state of turmoil. And it goes without saying, they are anything but hesitant to bestow America’s foreseeable future as seen through their telescopic lens’. Despite the vanguard of “economic downfalls,” they and their devotees strongly believe reenactment of the Gold Standard will bring…

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