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Ch 21 Foreign Exchange Rates: complete notes
Neat, exam-ready notebook-style notes for Ch 21 Foreign Exchange Rates, following the Cambridge IGCSE 0455 syllabus. This chapter is part of the complete IGCSE Economics 0455 Complete Notes: All 22 Chapters with Diagrams and Mark Schemes (Cambridge 2027–2029).
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Topics in this chapter
- 6.3 Foreign exchange rates
- 6.3.1 Definition
- 6.3.2 Reasons for buying and selling foreign currencies
- 6.3.3 Determination of the exchange rate
- Causes of foreign exchange rate fluctuations
- 6.3.4 Consequences of changes in foreign exchange rates
“I can” checklist: what you must be able to do
- define an exchange rate, convert prices and explain the six reasons for buying and selling currencies
- define floating exchange rate, appreciation and depreciation
- draw the market for a currency and show the equilibrium exchange rate
- analyse how exports, imports, interest rates, speculation and central banks change the rate
- explain the effects of appreciation and depreciation on export and import prices and demand
- discuss whether a change in the exchange rate, or a floating rate, benefits an economy
What is inside the full chapter notes
- Concept notes, foreign exchange market diagrams, 8 worked examples (conversions, percentage changes, model answers)
- Exam skills for Paper 2; common mistakes from the examiner report
- 20 Paper 1 style multiple-choice questions, explained
- One Section A data-response question and two Section B questions (Paper 2 style), all with full mark schemes
- Quick-reference table, "I can" checklist
What you get in the pack
- All 22 chapters of the Cambridge IGCSE Economics 0455 syllabus (exams 2027–2029): the basic economic problem, demand and supply, elasticity, market failure, money and banking, workers, firms and markets, government policy, growth, unemployment, inflation, development, international trade, exchange rates and the balance of payments
- Every syllabus statement covered in order, with clear notes and economics diagrams drawn for these notes
- Worked examples (calculations and model answers), exam skills and key definitions in every chapter
- Common mistakes taken from Cambridge examiner reports, so you know where marks are lost
- 20 Paper 1 style MCQs per chapter with answers and explanations
- Original exam-style questions in the style of Paper 1 (multiple choice) and Paper 2 (structured questions), with full mark schemes (no past-paper reprints)
- Quick-reference sheet and an "I can" checklist at the end of every chapter
- Colour PDF and a black and white copy of every chapter for printing
- Independent notes; not endorsed by or affiliated with Cambridge University Press & Assessment
All chapters in this pack
- Ch 1 The Basic Economic Problem
- Ch 2 Markets, Demand and Supply
- Ch 3 Price Determination and Price Changes
- Ch 4 Price Elasticity of Demand
- Ch 5 Price Elasticity of Supply
- Ch 6 The Market Economic System and Market Failure
- Ch 7 The Mixed Economic System
- Ch 8 Money, Banking and Households
- Ch 9 Workers
- Ch 10 Firms and Production
- Ch 11 Firms' Costs, Revenue and Objectives
- Ch 12 Types of Markets
- Ch 13 Government Intervention and Fiscal Policy
- Ch 14 Monetary Policy and Supply-side Policy
- Ch 15 Economic Growth
- Ch 16 Employment and Unemployment
- Ch 17 Inflation and Deflation
- Ch 18 Living Standards and Poverty
- Ch 19 Population and Economic Development
- Ch 20 Specialisation, Free Trade and Globalisation
- Ch 21 Foreign Exchange Rates
- Ch 22 The Current Account of the Balance of Payments