Periodically, the Economist magazine judges the value of currencies based on the prices of Big Macs.
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This time around the burger price comparison found only two currencies to be overvalued relative to the US dollar: the Norwegian krone and the Swiss franc.
The franc was almost 20% overvalued according to their analysis – click here for chart.
Earlier in the week the US Treasury added Switzerland to its “monitoring list” of trading partners whose currency practices merit close attention.
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Economist article (in English)
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