Under flexible exchange rates, the exchange rate is set by

A) the International Monetary Fund.
B) the U.S. Federal Reserve's Board of Governors.
C) the intersection of demand and supply curves in the currency markets.
D) negotiations among central banks of the major industrial powers.


Answer: C

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