currency Y depreciate against USD by _________% Let’s say currency Y used to be at 1=$1 USD on fixed peg, now it changed to 1.25 = $1USD, how much has currency X depreciate

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Chapter29: Exchange Rates And International Capital Flows
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Problem 14RQ: What does it mean to say that a currency appreciates? Depreciates? Becomes stronger? Becomes weaker?
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  1. currency Y depreciate against USD by _________%

Let’s say currency Y used to be at 1=$1 USD on fixed peg, now it changed to 1.25 = $1USD, how much has currency X depreciate?

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Depreciation is the decrease in the value of the currency in terms of other currency.

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