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The value swings represent changing ideas in the minds of human beings about the value of the underlying currency. If you want the value of a currency to be st
by blakdawg 9y ago
The value swings represent changing ideas in the minds of human beings about the value of the underlying currency.
If you want the value of a currency to be stable, you need to be in a position to economically support the stable price - if lots of people want to sell, the stabilizer must be prepared to buy a lot of the currency at the stable price. If a lot of people want to buy, the stabilizer must be prepared to sell a lot of the currency at the stable price. This is potentially a very, very expensive - and perhaps impossible - undertaking.
See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monetary_policy https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monetary_policy for more.
Ultimately, value isn't something that's designed, it's the overall effect of a lot of individuals' preferences and guesses about the future.