Foreign Exchange Rate Fluctuation 1 Your company wants to trade in foreign currency to build its portfolio It is a European company and currently holds most of its value in the Euro Visit OANDA’s...

Foreign Exchange Rate Fluctuation

1 Your company wants to trade in foreign currency to build

its portfolio It is a European company and currently holds most of its value

in the Euro Visit OANDA’s Currency Converter and compare the exchange rates of

various currencies, including the dollar, euro, yen, and renminbi What is the

rate for these currencies today with respect to the Euro? What was the

euro-dollar exchange rates one year ago? What factors might have caused the

fluctuation in this rate during the year? Develop a 4-6 slide presentation that

outlines your findings and makes recommendations to your company about the best

currency in which to invest

2 Read the news article “Exchange Rate Restrictions

Lifted in Interbank Market” and discuss on the following questions

– Why did Belarus decide to abolish the currency trading

restriction?

– What is the effect of this change on the investment of

multinational firms in Belarus?