Foreign exchange developments and the minerals industry

Raputsoane, Leroi (2024): Foreign exchange developments and the minerals industry.

Abstract

This paper analyses the reaction of the minerals industry to foreign exchange developments in South Africa. This is achieved by augmenting a Taylor rule type central bank monetary policy reaction function with the foreign exchange rate. The results provide evidence that, following an a percentage point increase in foreign exchange rate, output of the minerals industry decreases and bottoms out after 3 months. The results further show that the effect of an increase in foreign exchange rate on output of minerals industry is statistically significant up to 5 months. The results are consistent with the dominant currency pricing paradigm, with the U.S. dollar being the most dominant currency, hence appreciation of the dollar against other currencies predicts a decline in the volume of trade between these countries. Most currencies, including the rand, follow a freely floating exchange rate regime with little direct or indirect intervention for the purpose of influencing their exchange rates. As a result, the exporters and importers could use the available strategies and financial instruments to manage the exchange rate risk and to minimise the adverse

• Item Type: MPRA Paper
• Language: English
• Keywords: Foreign exchange rate, Minerals industry, Economic cycles
• Subjects: C - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods > C1 - Econometric and Statistical Methods and Methodology: General > C11 - Bayesian Analysis: General; E - Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics > E5 - Monetary Policy, Central Banking, and the Supply of Money and Credit > E52 - Monetary Policy; F - International Economics > F3 - International Finance > F31 - Foreign Exchange; L - Industrial Organization > L7 - Industry Studies: Primary Products and Construction > L72 - Mining, Extraction, and Refining: Other Nonrenewable Resources

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