Singapores monetary policy stands out globally because it focuses on managing the exchange rate rather than adjusting ...

The currency exchange rates that we see and use every day are nominal exchange rates. They tell us what we get if we swap a unit of one currency for another – for example, a pound-dollar exchange rate ...

The Economic Issues series was inaugurated in September 1996. Its aim is to make some of the economic research being produced in the International Monetary Fund on topical issues accessible to a broad ...

This paper presents a model of an economy that uses nominal exchange rate policy to keep the real exchange rate constant at a certain target level, under an assumption of imperfect asset ...

Tara Iyer of the University of Oxford’s economics department takes a look at monetary policy in emerging market economies, writing that the majority of households in such economies are excluded from ...

Understanding how to calculate an exchange rate is essential for anyone dealing with foreign currencies, whether you're traveling, investing, or conducting international business. Exchange rates ...

Inflation in Türkiye has been high since 2021. This paper investigates the sources of this inflation and the impact of ...

Exchange rate stabilization or currency “pegs” are among the most prevalent interventions in international financial markets. Removing a peg to a safer currency can make the home currency more risky ...

AROUND $5 trillion is traded on the foreign-exchange markets every single day, according to a recent survey sponsored by the world’s big central banks. That compares with global trade in goods and ...