currency intervention
1Currency intervention — is the buying or selling of currency by central banks in an attempt to manipulate the price of a particular currency. Contents 1 Japanese Yen 2 Chinese Yuan 3 United States and the Great Depression …
2Currency War of 2009–2011 — The Currency War of 2009–2011 is an episode of Competitive devaluation which became prominent in September 2009. Competitive devaluation involves states competing with each other to achieve a relatively low valuation for their own currency, so as …
3Currency war — Brazilian Finance Minister Guido Mantega, who made headlines when he raised the alarm about a Currency War in September 2010. In July 20 …
4intervention — in‧ter‧ven‧tion [ˌɪntəˈvenʆn ǁ tər ] noun [countable, uncountable] the act of becoming involved in a situation in order to help deal with a problem: • His financial intervention saved the firm from liquidation. intervention in • the degree of… …
5intervention rate — ➔ exchange rate * * * intervention rate UK US noun [C] ECONOMICS, FINANCE ► the rate above or below which a government acts to prevent its currency changing too much in value: cut/lower the intervention rate »The central bank reduced the… …
6Currency — For other uses, see Currency (disambiguation). Coins and banknotes are the two most common forms of currency. Pictured are several denominations of the euro …
7currency overvaluation — Applies mainly to international equities: (1) consideration that a currency is overvalued if private demand for the currency at the going exchange rate is less than total private supply ( i.e., central banks are buying up the difference,… …
8Intervention Band — Formal exchange rate limits within which a government or central bank allows its currency to trade without intervention. Also known as a trading band. It is sometimes coupled with a crawling peg system of gradual appreciation or depreciation.… …
9intervention currency — unit of currency used by a country for international business dealings …
10intervention mechanism — /ˌɪntə venʃən ˌmekənɪz(ə)m/ noun a method used by central banks in maintaining exchange rate parities (such as buying or selling foreign currency) …
