Question: Table 1: Foreign currency Forecasts: Source NAB September 28, 2020 Exchange rate forecast Dec-20 Mar-21 Jun-21 Sep-21 Dec-21 Mar-22 Jun-22 Sep-22 Majors AUD/USD 0.74 0.76


Table 1: Foreign currency Forecasts: Source NAB September 28, 2020 Exchange rate forecast Dec-20 Mar-21 Jun-21 Sep-21 Dec-21 Mar-22 Jun-22 Sep-22 Majors AUD/USD 0.74 0.76 0.77 0.77 0.78 0.79 0.80 0.80 0.66 0.67 0.68 0.69 0.70 0.70 0.72 0.72 NZD/USD USD/JPY 103 103 100 100 100 99 98 98 EUR/USD 1.22 1.23 1.25 1.26 1.27 1.28 1.30 1.31 GBP/USD 1.36 1.40 1.40 1.43 1.44 1.45 1.47 1.48 USD/CHF 0.91 0.91 0.91 0.91 0.91 0.92 0.91 0.91 USD/CAD 1.32 1.29 1.28 1.28 1.27 1.26 1.25 1.25 USD/CNY 6.70 6.60 6.55 6.50 6.45 6.40 6.35 6.30 Australian Cross Rates AUD/NZD AUD/JPY 1.13 1.13 1.13 1.12 1.11 1.12 1.11 1.11 76 78 77 77 78 78 78 78 AUD/EUR 0.61 0.61 0.62 0.61 0.62 0.62 0.61 0.61 AUD/GBP 0.54 0.54 0.55 0.54 0.54 0.54 0.54 0.54 AUD/CHF 0.67 0.69 0.70 0.72 0.71 0.72 0.73 0.73 AUD/CAD 0.97 0.98 0.99 0.99 0.99 0.99 1.00 1.00 AUD/CNY 4.96 4.99 5.04 5.03 5.05 5.04 5.06 5.04 Effective 28 September 2020 You are given foreign currency forecasts for a number of currency pairs in Table 1. You are a forex trader and wish to use the forecasts for September 2021 to make a profit. Required (a) (i) Obtain spot rates for five currency pairs chosen from those listed in table 1. Please specify the date and time at which you obtained the quotes. ii)) Which currency pairs indicate profit opportunities if you buy at the spot rate indicated in your answer a) and sold at the predicted rate shown in table 1? iii) Which currency pair gives the highest rate of return
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