A currency swap has a remaining life of 15 months. It involves exchanging interest at 10% on £20 million for interest at 6% on $30 million once a year. The term structure of interest rates in both the United Kingdom and the United States is currently flat, and if the swap were negotiated today the interest rates exchanged would be 4% in dollars and 7% in sterling. All interest rates are quoted with annual compounding. The current exchange rate (dollars per pound sterling) is 1.5500. What is the value of the swap to the party paying sterling? What is the value of the swap to the party paying dollars?

Six-month T-bills have a nominal rate of 3%, while default-free Japanese bonds that mature in 6 months have a nominal rate of 1.50%. In the spot exchange market, 1 yen equals $0.008. If interest rate parity holds, what is the 6-month forward exchange rate? Do not round intermediate calculations. Round your answer to six decimal places. A

A British bank issues a $130 million, three-year Eurodollar CD at a fixed annual rate of 8 percent. The proceeds of the CD are lent to a British company for three years at a fixed rate of 10 percent. The spot exchange rate of pounds for U.S. dollars is £1.50/US$. a-1. Is this expected to be a profitable transaction ex ante? Yes No a-2. What are the cash flows if exchange rates are unchanged over the next three years? (Do not round intermediate calculations. Enter your answers in millions rounded to 2 decimal places. (e.g., 32.16)) Eurodollar CD British Loan t Cash Outflow (U.S.$) (£) Cash Inflow (£) Spread (£) 1 million million million million 2 million million million million 3 million million million million b. If the U.S. dollar is expected to appreciate against the pound to £1.65/$1, £1.815/$1, and £2.00/$1 over the next three years, respectively, what will be the cash flows on this transaction? (Negative amount should be indicated by a minus sign. Do not round intermediate…

Today, each US Dollar can be exchanged for LLL 2.84 in LaLaLand. There is a general belief that three years from now the exchange rate will change to LLL 2.92. This information allows you to find the difference, each year, between the expected inflation rates between the USA and LaLaLand over the next three years. What is it? (Do not round intermediate calculations and enter your answer as a percent rounded to 2 decimal places, e.g., 32.16.) Difference in annual inflation rates %