In: Economics
Which of the following is likely to cause a depreciation of the domestic currency?
expansionary monetary policy |
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contractionary monetary policy |
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expansionary fiscal policy. |
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rising domestic interest rates. |
Rising domestic interest rates.
Explanation:
Depreciation of domestic currencies occurs when there is decline in the value of domestic currency in relation to any other foreign currency.Rising domestic interest rate is likely to cause a depreciation of the domestic currency due to expected higher rate of inflation,thus it has triggering effect in the depreciation of domestic currency.