Decline in US Dollar: Implications for International Trade and Commerce

Running head: SELF REFLECTION
Self Reflection
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1SELF REFLECTION
The exchange rate between US dollar and Chinese RMB stands at one US dollar
being equivalent to 6.91 RMB. This present exchange rate does not speak too highly of US
economic progress. It implies that US goods in China are far cheaper than they were before
and Chinese goods cost more in the USA. The current exchange rate is also not too different
from the exchange rate that was seen to be in place in the year of 2008 when one US dollar
was equivalent to 6.87 RMB. The decline in the value of the dollar is not good for US
economy at all as it means that the value of the US economic program is reducing greatly in
the eyes of the rest of the world, as far as international trade and commerce is concerned
(based on the case study provided).
The MNC should hold currencies with countries that have very strong and centralized
banking systems The MNC should immediately diversify when it comes to the production of
its goods and services The dollar position should be potentially reduced at a time when the
dollar is seen to swing in upward motion. Given the fact that the dollar is one of the strongest
of international currencies it would not make sense for the MNC to sell off its US dollars.
Forward Contracts should be used for mitigating this currency risk. The risk should be
hedged with the help of specialized and exchange traded funds Politicians speak positively
about the US dollar because a low dollar can present a number of valuable opportunities.
Firstly, investors who invest their money in US MNC stocks will be in a position to earn a
significant amount of money through their overseas ventures (based on the case study
provided). Bottom lines are likely to get significantly boosted as companies are now going to
be able to send their products across the globe at far lower rates. MNC’s tend to benefit a
great deal when the value of the dollar falls because products and services of such MNC’s
when consumed in countries where the currencies are steering ahead of the dollar will lead to
huge profits for such MNC’s. US MNC’s will feel compelled to manufacture goods and
services in the home country that is in the USA as the cost of foreign goods will be much