Suppose the Swiss National Bank (SNB) stabilizes (or wants to keep fixed) the value of the franc at its initial exchange rate, $1.05/CHF, as Swiss households and firms increase their demand for U.S. goods, services, and assets. Show on the figure the "excess" demand or supply of the Swiss Franc and describe what the Swiss National Bank would do through intervention in the foreign exchange market, in both francs and dollars, in order to accomplish this objective.

Suppose the Swiss National Bank (SNB) stabilizes (or wants to keep fixed) the value of the franc at its initial exchange rate, $1.05/CHF, as Swiss households and firms increase their demand for U.S. goods, services, and assets. Show on the figure the "excess" demand or supply of the Swiss Franc and describe what the Swiss National Bank would do through intervention in the foreign exchange market, in both francs and dollars, in order to accomplish this objective.

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