In each case below, does the U.S. exchange rate appreciate or
depreciate, and what happens to the net export of U.S.?
a. A drought in Russia destroys the wheat crop, resulting in
increased purchases of wheat from the United States.
The U.S. exchange rate will _________________ and net export ______________.
(Click to select) depreciate; may increase, decrease, or stay unchanged depreciate; will decrease appreciate; will increase appreciate; may increase, decrease, or stay unchanged depreciate; will increase appreciate; will decrease
b. Federal Reserve conducts expansionary monetary policy, thus
decreasing interest rate in US.
The U.S. exchange rate will _________________ and net export
______________.
(a) Appreciate, Increase
Higher Russian purchase of US wheat increases Russian demand for US dollar, appreciating US dollar. Also, higher exports will increase US net exports (= exports - imports).
(b) Depreciate, Increase
Lower US interest rate will decrease foreign investment in US, which will decrease the demand for US dollar, depreciating US dollar. Also, lower foreign investment will increase net capital outflow (= capital outflow - capital inflow), and since net capital outflow is equal to net exports, higher net capital outflow will increase net exports.
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