Finance glossary
Exchange Rate
Definition
The price of one currency in terms of another.
An exchange rate tells you how much of one currency is needed to buy another. Rates float based on supply and demand, influenced by interest rates, inflation, and trade flows. They affect import and export competitiveness and the value of foreign investments.
In a sentence
A weaker exchange rate made the country's exports cheaper for foreign buyers.
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