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Freely Floating Exchange Rates 



1. Effects of Indirect Intervention. Suppose that the government of Chile reduces one of its key interest rates. The values of several other Latin American currencies are expected to change substantially against the Chilean peso in response to the news. 

	a.	Explain why other Latin American currencies could be affected by a cut in Chile- interest rates.
b.	How would the central banks of other Latin American countries likely adjust their interest rates? How would the currencies of these countries respond to the central bank intervention?
c.	How would a U.S. firm that exports products to Latin American countries be affected by the central bank intervention? (Assume the exports are denominated in the corresponding Latin American currency for each country.)
2. Freely Floating Exchange Rates . Should the governments of Asian countries allow their currencies to float freely? What would be the advantages of letting their currencies float freely? What would be the disadvantages?



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