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Economics (AS & A Level) · Feb / March 2023 · Paper 12 · Question 23

9708Exchange rates

Which change affecting the foreign exchange market for the US$ would be most likely to result in a shift to the right of the demand curve and a movement along the supply curve?

  1. AThe US government reduces subsidies on exports to the EU.
  2. BForeign currency speculators in Switzerland believe that the US$ is undervalued and act accordingly.
  3. CThe US government intervenes in the foreign exchange market so as to bring about a drop in the value of the US$.
  4. DUS pharmaceutical companies experience a fall in demand for their products from the rest of the world.

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Correct answer: B. Foreign currency speculators in Switzerland believe that the US$ is undervalued and act accordingly.

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