These include floating rates, fixed rates, macroeconomic factors, commodities, and the foreign exchange market itself (also known as FX or the forex market).

The Argentine government announced today a sweeping overhaul of its foreign exchange regime, set to take effect on Monday, including the end of currency controls and the introduction of a managed ...

To maintain the fixed exchange rate, the Canadian authorities first intervened on a massive scale. Foreign exchange reserves rose by 40 per cent in less than three months, and the money supply grew ...

While the collapse of the Bretton Woods system in 1973 has traditionally been seen as heralding a major shift towards floating exchange rates, the extent of this transition away from fixed ...

The system of fixed exchange rates adopted at that time ended up being a dismal failure. (See my article on the death of Bretton Woods by clicking “More Articles” at the top of this page).

Inflation has increased in the United States (US) and Central Bank Governor Dr Kevin Greenidge believes that based on Barbados’ fixed exchange rate and ...