Assignment: Macroeconomics of Open Economies
Questions:
1. If investors expect an increase in the interest rate paid on US deposits, how the Australian exchange rate will change? Explain.
2. If there is a permanent exogenous decrease in the US money supply, siscuss its short run and long run effects on the US and Australian money markets, and the exchange rate, US$/AU$.
3. On 22nd of March 2018, US Federal Reserve raised interest rate by 0.25%. Correspondingly, however, Australian dollar (AU$) appreciated relative to the US dollar. Search relevant information and use what you have learnt from this unit to explain this AU$ appreciation.
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