Suppose that the annualized inflation in the US is 3% while annual inflation in Europe is 1%. If the current exchange rate is $1.40 per Euro that would you expect the exchange rate to be in one year? If the exchange rate one year from now turns out to be $1.50 per Euro, what has happened to the real exchange rate?
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- Suppose the current exchange rate for the Polish zloty is Z3.3. The expected exchange rate in 5 years. The expected exchange rate in 5 years is Z3.56. What is the difference in the annual inflation rates for the United States and Poland over this period? Assume that the anticipated rate is constant for both countries.Suppose the current USD/EUR spot exchange rate is 1.20$/ €. At the same the euro interest rate amount to 10% per year while the dollar interest rate is 0% per year. a. What is the no-arbitrage one-year USD/EUR forward exchange? b. Suppose the one-year USD/EUR forward exchange was 1.25$/ €. How could you make money from this situation? 4A. Suppose the dollar interest rate and the euro interest rate are the same and equal 2 percent per year. Suppose the expected future $/€ exchange rate is $1.20 per 1 €. Suppose now Euro interest rate decreases to 1 percent per year. Determine how the new equilibrium $/€ exchange rate will change if the US interest rate remains constant. B. Indicate how the change in the Euro interest rate will affect the equilibrium $/€ exchange rate and the expected return on euro assets. Explain the changes on the graph.
- The current exchange rate is $1.19 / Euro. The expected inflation rate for the next year in the U.S. is 0.62% while it is 0.79% in the EU. What would be the expected exchange rate in one year’s time if Purchasing Power Parity holds? Provide your answer till 4 digits after the decimal point. Is the Euro expected to appreciate or depreciate?Suppose the british pound U-S.dollar exchange rate is currently So =£.50.Further suppose that the inflation rate in britain is predicted to be 10percent over the year coming year and(for the moment)the inflation rate in the united states is predicted to be zero. What do you think the exchange rate will be in a yearIf the current exchange rate between the US and the UK is such that the current price of a pound is $1.20. What is the expected future exchange rate in one year if the US risk free rate is 2% and the UK risk free rate is 2.5% (use 5 decimal places)?
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- Suppose that the Eurozone is the domestic country and the United States is the foreign country. The spot exchange rate quote is S=e:$ = $1.25. Suppose further that the expected annual U.S. inflation rate is 8.91 percent and the expected Eurozone annual inflation rate is 12.87 percent. Calculate the expected spot rate and the approximate expected spot rate one year away) Suppose the spot exchange rate for the Hungarian Forint is HUF 209/USD. The infiation rate in the US is 3.5% per year and 5.7% in Hungary. What do you predict the exchange rate will be in two-years? _What is the-expected appreciation or depreciation of the USD over this period?Suppose the dollar interest rate and the pound sterling interest rate are the same, 6 percent per year. What is the relation between the current equilibrium dollar/pound exchange rate and its expected future level? O A. Expected dollar/pound exchange rate is higher than the current one. O B. Expected dollar/pound exchange rate is lower than the current one. C. Expected dollar/pound exchange rate is equal to the current one. O D. One cannot tell given the information above. Suppose the expected future exchange rate, $1.44 per pound, and the US interest rate remain constant, while Britain's interest rate rises to 8 percent per year. What is the new equilibrium dollar/pound exchange rate? New equilibrium exchange rate is $ per pound. (Enter your response to the nearest penny.)