Foreign Exchange Rates & Risks

APRIL 14, 2023

Premature Schadenfreude Directed at the US Dollar

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NOVEMBER 16, 2021

The Purchasing Power Parity Theory Works – Illustrated by the Sad Tale of the Argentine Peso

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OCTOBER 16, 2020

Argentina Seems Headed for Another Currency Crisis (and Perhaps Default)

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AUGUST 2019

Trump Administration Labels China a “Currency Manipulator”: What’s behind the accusation, and who’s right?

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SEPTEMBER 2016

The G20 Summit in China: An Annual “Talking Shop”? Or a Potential Bedrock of Global Civilization?

MAY 2016

Update: Is China a “currency manipulator”? Donald Trump says so

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DECEMBER 2015

The Simple Math: How a Mere Quarter-Percent Interest Rate Hike Can Produce Big Swings on Bond Prices and Foreign Exchange Rates

NOVEMBER 2015

Is China a “currency manipulator”? Donald Trump says so

AUGUST 2015

Hedging Transactions Involving Foreign Exchange Risk – A Primer: Falling in Love with a Puerto Vallarta Condo

Case Study A – The American Buyers’ Perspective 

(Printable Version: Hedging Transactions_Part A_FJContractor_2015)

Case Study B – The Mexican Sellers’ Perspective 

(Printable Version: Hedging Transactions_Part B_FJContractor_2015)

Case Study C – Epilogue 

(Printable Version: Hedging Transactions_Part C_FJContractor_2015)

JANUARY 2015

Is China set to become the world’s largest economy in 2015?

MAY 2014

Whither the Chinese Yuan? Is the RMB Still Undervalued?

APRIL 2014

The US—One of the World’s Most Competitive Manufacturing Locations?