... inflation. Finally, exchange rate changes arenegatively correlated with the inflation and real-growth indicators.Thus, an appreciation of the exchange rate (a positive change inthe exchange rate) ... Repo Rate Finally, panel F shows that the euro depreciated in effective termsbetween 1999 and late 2000, a period during which the repo rate wasrising, and that it appreciated between late 2000 ... Council seems to change rates to “clear theair” rather than to smooth interest rates.Sixth, and finally, the coefficient on the lagged level of the interest rate is negative but only significant...