Recent Posts Tagged With 'major currencies and exchange systems'

• The Federal Reserve System

  Posted on Thursday January 8th, 2009 at 04:32 in major currencies and exchange systems

  Like the other central banks, the Federal Reserve of the USA affects the foreign exchange markets in three general areas.+ the discount rate+ the money market instruments+ foreign exchange operationsFor the foreign exchange operations most significan...

• Kinds of Exchange Systems

  Posted on Wednesday January 7th, 2009 at 20:07 in major currencies and exchange systems

  Trading with BrokersForeign exchange brokers, unlike equity brokers, do not take positions for themselves, they only service banks. Their roles are:+ bringing together buyers and sellers in the market+ optimizing the price they show to their customer...

• Kinds of Major currencies

  Posted on Wednesday January 7th, 2009 at 19:40 in major currencies and exchange systems

  U.S. DollarThe United States dollar is the world's main currency. All currencies are generally quoted in U.S. dollar terms. Under conditions of international economic and political unrest, the U.S. dollar is the main safe-haven currency which was pro...