The Transatlantic Economy Dollar vs Euro relations amid the Global Financial Crisis

Avellaneda, Maria Belen (2008): The Transatlantic Economy Dollar vs Euro relations amid the Global Financial Crisis.

Abstract

The present study intends to describe and analyze recent trends in foreign exchange markets, specifically the United States Dollar and the Euro relations as well as the fundamentals behind monetary assets. It brings to light the relationship between economic variables and monetary policy as well as the importance of geostrategic positions and power. Fundamentally, it analyzes the current financial crisis and the importance of monetary decisions.

• Item Type: MPRA Paper
• Language: English
• Keywords: Monetary Policy; Economy; Transatlantic; Dollar; Euro; Financial Crisis; Foreign Exchange; Markets; Market; Money; Currencies; Currency
• Subjects: O - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth > O4 - Economic Growth and Aggregate Productivity > O42 - Monetary Growth Models; E - Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics > E0 - General; P - Economic Systems > P4 - Other Economic Systems > P43 - Public Economics ; Financial Economics; A - General Economics and Teaching > A1 - General Economics; O - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth > O5 - Economywide Country Studies; N - Economic History > N2 - Financial Markets and Institutions; O - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth > O1 - Economic Development > O16 - Financial Markets ; Saving and Capital Investment ; Corporate Finance and Governance; E - Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics > E4 - Money and Interest Rates

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