Is the Australian dollar overvalued?’ (Sydney Morning Herald February 10, 2017), answer the following questions.
From the article titled ‘Is the Australian dollar overvalued?’ (Sydney
Morning Herald February 10, 2017), answer the following questions. Note
that your analysis is based on US Dollar (USD) and Australian Dollar
(AUD).(a) Briefly summarise the main issues discussed in this article?
[Not exceeding 300 words] – (20 Marks)(b) Using Demand and Supply model
of exchange rate determination briefly explain how AUD is determined in
the forex market, and what factors influence its fluctuations. – (20
Marks)(c) Using nominal exchange rate data and trade weighted index from
Reserve Bank of Australia and graphs (monthly data of last three years)
analyse the movement of AUD relative to that of the USD? Is it in line
with the world commodity price movement during this period? Are there
any other factors contributing to this behaviour of the AUD? – (25
Marks)(d) Assume that you are exporting alcoholic beverages to United
States. Explain the impact of overvalued AUD on your income? What
advantages/disadvantages do you think Australia will have in overvalued
AUD? – (15 Marks)(e) If the market rate is US 76C then what action could
the Reserve Bank of Australia take in order to maintain the exchange
rate at US 72C, and what side effects might this action have on the
Australian economy? Do you think that such actions would be effective? –
(20 Marks)Word Limit: 2000 words maximum. Word count (excluding
references) must be provided. Excess words will not be marked.
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