Multiple Choice
One lesson which could be learned from the exchange rate crises of the 1990s is that
A) globalisation has made exchange rate crises less likely.
B) controls on capital movements will not reduce speculation.
C) when central banks act together they can use their reserves to offset speculation.
D) a floating currency is the only long- term defence against speculation.
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