Forex Information - The Mysterious Workings Of The Exchange Rate And The Impact On Forex (Part 3)

You’ve just effectively changed the currency exchange rate from DOL/DIM=.10 to DOL/DIM=.11. That means every dollar is now worth 11 dimes instead of ten – and if you want to buy $100 worth of dimes, you’ll get 90 dimes, not 100.

The same thing happens in the international currency market. If you want to buy goods in Japan, you need to trade with Japanese money. If all you have is dollars, then you need to exchange your dollars for yen. If lots of people are trying to buy yen at the same time, then you’re going to end up paying (exchanging) more dollars for less yen – and the products that you’re buying cost you more.

So why would people want to buy more yen?

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