Bukannya ini bisa dioffset dengan pendapatan dari penjualan gas ke jepang? PGAS ada ekspor ke jepang kan?!
indeks bei3000 wrote: > Buat yg punya PGAS > Coba diperhatikan Hutang USD dan JPY > sebagai informasi: > Curency 1 Jan 08 30 Okt 08 Percentage > > USD/IDR 9.199 10.653 14% > IDR/JPY 8.432 10.829 28% > > > > Impact of Yen Appreciation on Japanese Consumption > > <http://www.jdr-japan.com/blog/2008/03/28/impact-of-yen-appreciation-on-japanese-consumption/> > > "Yen daka" (yen appreciation) is now a common word flowing around > Japanese websites, newspapers and TV programs. The US dollar/yen > exchange rate was 95 yen on March 17, falling below 100 yen for the > first time since 1995. This has resulted in certain booms in the > Japanese market: > > * *Boom of Foreign Currency Buying* > > The high value of yen to US dollars has encouraged Japanese customers > to buy foreign currencies. Sources say that there has been an increase > in customers opening bank accounts to start foreign currency > transactions. The customers want to buy a large number of US dollars > while the value of the dollar is low. This has helped the business of > Japanese financial institutions a little, which has been severely hit > by subprime-related losses. > > * *Boom of Overseas Travelling* > > Thanks to yen appreciation, the number of Japanese travelling overseas > has increased, especially the number visiting the United States. > Importantly, the high value of the yen has helped travel agencies to > recover the losses they have experienced due to high oil prices, which > had reduced the number of travellers overseas. HIS, a Japanese travel > agency, cheerfully says on its advertisement for overseas travel > services: "Now, take this chance! Take advantage of the high value of > the yen." > > * *Boom of Imported Goods Sales* > > The high value of the yen also helps retailers to attract customers > wanting imported goods. "Bargain sales of imported goods!" is the > catchphrase for supermarkets, such as ItoYokado, to advertise fruit > and vegetables from the USA, with low prices being offered on the web, > in newspapers and on flyers to get the customer's attention. > > *But…* > It is not all good news; there is some bad news also. The yen > appreciation hurts Japanese exporters, while it benefits Japanese > consumers buying imports at a lower cost. Japanese stock prices > continue to fall due to the loss in foreign investors, and Japanese > politics are uncertain. The high value of the yen has cheered up the > Japanese economy a little bit for now: but just for now. > > > > > > Currency Carry Trade > > > What does it Mean? A strategy in which an investor sells a certain > currency with a relatively low interest rate and uses the funds to > purchase a different currency yielding a higher interest rate. A > trader using this strategy attempts to capture the difference between > the rates, which can often be substantial, depending on the amount of > leverage the investor chooses to use. > > Investopedia Says... Here's an example of a "yen carry trade": a > trader borrows 1,000 yen from a Japanese bank, converts the funds into > U.S. dollars and buys a bond for the equivalent amount. Let's assume > that the bond pays 4.5% and the Japanese interest rate is set at 0%. > The trader stands to make a profit of 4.5% (4.5% - 0%), as long as the > exchange rate between the countries does not change. Many professional > traders use this trade because the gains can become very large when > leverage is taken into consideration. If the trader in our example > uses a common leverage factor of 10:1, then she can stand to make a > profit of 45%. > > The big risk in a carry trade is the uncertainty of exchange > rates. Using the example above, if the U.S. dollar was to fall in > value relative to the Japanese yen, then the trader would run the risk > of losing money. Also, these transactions are generally done with a > lot of leverage, so a small movement in exchange rates can result > in huge losses unless hedged appropriately. > > > > > > ------------------------------------ + + + + + + + Mohon saat meREPLY posting, text dari posting lama dihapus kecuali diperlukan agar CONTEXTnya jelas. + + + + + + +Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/obrolan-bandar/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/obrolan-bandar/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
