I profitti speculativi delle banche avvengono a spese degli operatori?

Banks extract large profits through speculative trading on the foreign exchange markets and some authors have argued that banks are the winners and that the traders of goods and services are the losers in this game of foreign exchange dealing. The author argues that banks earn a return through provi...

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Main Author: H.G. GRUBEL
Format: Article
Language:Italian
Published: Associazione Economia civile 2013-10-01
Series:Moneta e Credito
Online Access:https://rosa.uniroma1.it/rosa04/moneta_e_credito/article/view/10900
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Summary:Banks extract large profits through speculative trading on the foreign exchange markets and some authors have argued that banks are the winners and that the traders of goods and services are the losers in this game of foreign exchange dealing. The author argues that banks earn a return through providing a service of smoothing exchange rates over time and that this represents a benefit to international traders in other markets. It is argued that the banks' speculative trade raises economic efficiency in the real economy by reducing the volatility of exchange rates.    JEL Codes: F31, G21  
ISSN:2037-3651