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Capital Flows and the FX Market

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Concepts

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Formulas

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Decisions

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Key Concepts

5 concepts covered in this module.

Balance of Payments

Current account (trade, income, transfers) + Capital account + Financial account = 0. CA deficit = net capital inflow.

Current Account

Goods trade balance + services + primary income (investment) + secondary income (transfers). Deficit = spending > income.

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Formulas

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Balance of Payments Identity

Current Account + Capital Account + Financial Account = 0

Where: When one account is in deficit, another must be in surplus

Decision Frameworks

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Impact of current account deficit?

  • Currency depreciation pressure (more demand for foreign currency)
  • Must be financed by capital inflows (foreign investment)

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Balance of Payments

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Current account (trade, income, transfers) + Capital account + Financial account = 0. CA deficit = net capital inflow.
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