International Economics

CFA Level I Financial Reporting & Analysis · 4:09

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[Verse 1]
Balance of payments tells the story clear
Three accounts that matter every year
Current account tracks the goods we trade
Plus services and income that gets paid
Capital shows the transfers flowing free
Financial holds investments we can see

[Chorus]
PPP and IRP, exchange rates dancing free
Current, capital, financial - that's our BOP trilogy
Fixed or floating, pegged or board
Trade advantage is our reward
International money flows
That's how global finance grows

[Verse 2]
Purchasing power parity shows the way
What a basket costs in every nation's pay
Absolute compares the total price
Relative just tracks how it moves precise
Interest rate parity keeps things fair
Covered with forwards, uncovered if you dare

[Chorus]
PPP and IRP, exchange rates dancing free
Current, capital, financial - that's our BOP trilogy
Fixed or floating, pegged or board
Trade advantage is our reward
International money flows
That's how global finance grows

[Bridge]
Comparative advantage drives the trade
Lower opportunity cost gets paid
Tariffs raise the price up high
Quotas limit the supply
FDI brings factories new
Portfolio flows just pass right through

[Verse 3]
Currency regimes come in many forms
Floating free through market storms
Fixed exchange rates hold in place
Pegged systems move at measured pace
Currency boards lock it tight
Dollarization ends the fight

[Chorus]
PPP and IRP, exchange rates dancing free
Current, capital, financial - that's our BOP trilogy
Fixed or floating, pegged or board
Trade advantage is our reward
International money flows
That's how global finance grows

[Outro]
Balance of payments
Exchange rates dancing
International flows
That's how the money goes

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