Tuesday, June 11, 2013

Exchange Rate...


Article;
RBI to Intervene in Forex Market Only to Curb Volatility-D Subbarao

Comment;
I think Subbarao is right when he says he is not targeting the exchange rate. I agree that it is futile because exchange rate tells, unlike before what i used to to think, about the stage of development. It tells us nothing.... For an exmaple i would mention the exchange rate of Japan which is above 100 Yen and now today i read that the value of Indonesian rupaiyah at 10 000 i mean it is so cheap, the currencies, and cheaper than INDIA. So why target a level? Cheap Goods and Services increase welfare through trade (better income) but it is an irony that the government bets on another people (foreign) income to increase demand for their products and internally we fight in deflation...

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