Is Australian dollar is substantially overvalued? No. As we know‚ the BMI is based upon the price of a Big Mac in one country relative to another country‚ and comparing that with their exchange rate. However‚ is the BMI a reliable method? It has a major flaw; that of which it does not account for non-tradable goods. The index assumption that the costs of the goods are the same and purchasing power parity would hold‚ but that is not always the case. The BMI fails to account for non-tradable goods
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Pros and Cons of an appreciation in Australian dollar In the recent days‚ Australian dollar has witnesses a significant appreciation and keeps strong. To put in a simple way‚ appreciation of Australian dollar‚ for our ordinary consumer‚ means we can buy more goods than before using the same amount of money. This is caused by an increase of purchase power of Australian dollar. As for choices of consumers‚ foreign goods are especially welcomed for the simple reason that they become relatively cheaper
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IMPACT OF GFC ON AUSTRALIAN DOLLAR As United States of America and other European countries faced recession there were few developing Asian countries such as China and India which were least affected. China and India recorded 9.7 and 10% GDP growth respectively from 2006. Australia has abundant natural resources such as Iron ore‚ coal‚ Uranium etc. As these two hugely populated large economies which also consume huge resources was the main factor which helped Australia in surviving GFC (IMF 2009)
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Question 2 a) A fall in the value of the Australian dollar (AUD) against the U.S. dollar (USD) benefit Billabong in two folds‚ strengthened price competitiveness and translation advantage. Firstly‚ the Americas segment accounts for about 50% of Billabong’s sales revenue in 2008 and 2009. (Appx.1) In case of depreciation of AUD against USD‚ the price of imported surfwear to the U.S. in terms of USD will decrease. The US importers demand more for Billabong’s products. The sales increases from the
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factor‚ which can affect the supply and demand of Australian dollars‚ is intervention in the market by the Reserve Bank of Australia. DEMAND The demand for Australia’s currency in the foreign exchange market (Forex) is a derived demand. It is derived from the demand for a country’s exports of goods and services and its assets. In simple terms‚ people who may have a demand for the Australian dollar could include: Foreigners wanting to purchase Australian exports International tourists visiting Australia
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Summary As we know the Australian dollar was floated in 1983. And after that‚ it becomes the most of impact currency in the world. Within current year‚ the Australian dollar hit a highly record‚ especially the period of Global Financial Crisis. In this report‚ it will take United State dollar (USD)‚ Japanese Yen (JPY)‚ Chinese’s Renmingbi (CNY)‚ Euro dollar (EUR) and the New Zealand dollar NZD as examples‚ which are the major countries’ currencies to influence Australia dollar. Also‚ it will illustrate
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Australian Dollar Analysis History: * The Australian Dollar is the currency of the Common Wealth of Australia‚ including Christmas Island‚ Cocos (Keeling) Islands and Norfolk Islands as well as the independent Pacific Island States of Kiribati‚ Nauru and Tuvalu. Within Australia it is almost always abbreviated with the dollar sign ($)‚ with A$ sometimes used to distinguish it from other dollar-denominated currencies. It is subdivided into 100 cents. * Prior to 1983‚ Australia maintained
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Life without services is unimaginable. Today everything we need or do is a service. Service is usually defined as something intangible. However‚ it is not the norm nowadays. From education to electricity‚ services have taken over everything. The Australian Roundtable Services defined services as a source for delivering any intellectual content or an experience. It may also include some kind of help‚ care or utility or even some information. But the main point is that the major part of that activity
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Appreciating Australian Dollar Essay Discuss the impacts on the Australian economy of a sustained appreciation of the $A The Australian economy can fluctuate due to many factors‚ but exchange rates in particular can have great influences on the economy. Over the last two decades the dollar has been appreciating at a sustainable rate‚ because demand of the $A is increasing and supply of $A is decreasing‚ which has seen such effects as a worsening of the CAD‚ reduction in GDP along with a few
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Hungarian tallér‚ Danish and Norwegian (rigs) daler‚ Swedish (riks) daler‚ Icelandic dalur‚ Dutch (rijks) daalder or daler‚ Ethiopian ታላሪ ("talari")‚ Italian tallero‚ Flemish daelder‚ Polish Talar‚ Persian Dare‚ as well as - via Dutch - into English as dollar. A later Dutch coin depicting a lion was called the leeuwendaler (English lion daler). The Dutch Republic produced these coins to accommodate its booming international trade. The leeuwendaler or leeuwendaalder circulated throughout the Middle East
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