Is it possible for a country to run a trade deficit and yet have the value of its currency not change? Use a supply and demand model of a foreign exchange market to explain how this could occur.

What will be an ideal response?


A trade deficit means that the country is importing more than it is exporting, which means a decreased demand for its currency and a depreciation of the currency; the exchange rate falls. However, the country's assets may be attractive to foreign investors. This would increase the demand for the currency, and if this upward pressure is strong enough to balance the downward pressure, the exchange rate may not change. In fact, based on which effect is stronger, the exchange rate might decrease or even increase.

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