Indirect intervention
What Indirect intervention means in Economics A-Level, as defined for AQA.
Definition of Indirect intervention
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Relying on monetary policy, specifically altering interest rates, to influence the exchange rate.
Topics that use Indirect intervention
- Exchange rate systems (AQA A-Level)
Related terms
- Appreciation
- Asymmetric economic shock
- Balance of payments
- Currency union
- Depreciation
- Fixed exchange rate systems
- Floating exchange rate systems
- Freely floating exchange rate system
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