FX rates still have a strong impact on trade flows, says IMF

IMF report concludes that exchange rates and trade flows are still connected

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Exchange rate movements have substantial effects on the flow of international trade, says a paper published by the International Monetary Fund on September 28. Unusually large currency movements hint at significant redistribution of real net exports across economies, it continues.

The paper – Exchange rates and trade flow: disconnected? – studies the relationship between exchange rate changes and trade flows in 23 advanced and 37 emerging market and developing economies over three decades. It

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