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标题: Stupid currency question [打印本页]

作者: badonkus    时间: 2011-7-13 13:08     标题: Stupid currency question

let's say

2009 JPY/USD@90
2010 JPD/USD@100

from "complicated calculation," we can see USD appreciate by 11.11%. And we will say JPY depreciate by the same extent 11.11%, right.

But actually, from strict calculation, yen only depreciate by 10%. One currency appreciate by A% against another currency, which does not mean another currency depreciate by the exact A%(approximately depreciate by A%.) right?
作者: chandsingh    时间: 2011-7-13 13:08

inverse your ratios i.e. 1/90 = 0.0111 and do the same for 1/10
作者: SpyAli    时间: 2011-7-13 13:08

I think your question can be answered by this analogy. Say you have $100. If it drops 50% it becomes $50. What does it become if it then rises 50%? back to $100? No, it goes to $75. Same thing with your example. 100 rises by 10% to 110, but when it drops 10% it doesn't become 90.




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