Assume the current U.S. dollar-yen spot rate is $0.0088/¥. Further, the current nominal 1-year rate of return in Japan is -0.112% and 0.14% in the United States. What is the estimated forward exchange rate for 270 days? Use maximal decimals in your calculations. ¥113.42/$ ¥113.85/$ ¥113.64/$ ¥113.35/$

Q4) Assume the current U.S. dollar-yen spot rate is 109.00¥/$. Further, the current nominal 360-day rate of return in Japan is 0.10% and 1.95% in the United States. What is the approximate forward exchange rate for 360 days? A) 110.85¥/$ 109.00¥/$ 107.02\/$ 111.01\/$

Assume the following information is available for the United States and Europe: Nominal interest rate Expected inflation Spot rate One-year forward rate a. Does IRP hold? IRP -Select- $ U.S. 4% 2% $ in this case. b. According to PPP, what is the expected spot rate of the euro in one year? Do not round intermediate calculations. Round your answer to three decimal places. EUROPE 6% 5% $1.13 $1.10 c. According to the IFE, what is the expected spot rate of the euro in one year? Do not round intermediate calculations. Round your answer to three decimal places. d. Reconcile your answers to parts (a) and (c). Parts a and c combined say that the forward rate premium or discount is [-Select- of the euro. ✓the expected percentage appreciation or depreciation

The current spot rate between the euro and dollar is €1.0951/S. The annual inflation rate in the U.S is expected to be 2.93 percent and the annual inflation rate in euroland is expected to be 2.39 percent. Assuming relative purchasing power parity holds, what will the exchange rate be in two years? Group of answer choices €1.0892/$ €1.0775/$ €1.0833/$ €1.1070/$ €1.1010/S

Answer the following questions related to the foreign exchange rate and market. (1) The current exchange rate between the U.S. dollar and the Australian dollar is U.S. $1 = AUD$1.31. If the U.S. dollar is expected to appreciate by 5% relative to the Australian dollar, what is the new expected exchange rate? (2) The Argentinean peso trades at 0.06 peso per U.S. dollar. How many Argentinean pesos would you tip a taxi driver if you give her a $9 bill? (3) During the 1997 Asian financial crisis, the Thai baht was trading at $0.02475 per Thai baht. The Thai baht is trading at $0.03093 per Thai baht now. What is the percentage change in the Thai baht's value? Would you consider it an appreciation or depreciation? (4) Suppose that the U.S. Federal Reserve decides to raise interest rates to combat inflation. How will this decision affect the exchange rate between the U.S. dollar and the euro? Discuss with references or a practical example.

Assume interest rate parity holds. The one-year risk-free rate in the U.S. is 4.98 percent and the one-year risk-free rate in Japan is 5.37 percent. The spot rate between the Japanese yen and the U.S. dollar is ¥116.85/$. What is the one-year forward exchange rate?   Multiple Choice ¥117.28/$ ¥119.15/$ ¥120.12/$ ¥116.85/$ ¥116.42/$

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Use the following information for the next 2 questions. Assume that the U.S. one-year interest rate is 8% and the one-year interest rate on Australian dollars is 13%. The U.S. annual inflation is expected to be 5%, while the Australian annual inflation is expected to be 7%. The current spot exchange rate of an Australian dollar is $0.689. You have $100,000 to invest for one year. Question 4 (6.25 points) You believe that IFE holds. What will be the yield on your investment if you invest in the Australian market? (HINT: You believe that IFE holds, so the spot rate one year later is the rate obtained from IFE. Note that the interest rate given in the problem is the nominal rate.) 13.00% 8.00% 18.23% 7.16%

Assume that the Mexican peso currently trades at 11 pesos to the U.S. dollar. During the year U.S. inflation is expected to average 4%, while Mexican inflation is expected to average 5%. What is the current value of one peso in terms of U.S. dollars? Given the relative inflation rates, what will the exchange rates be 1 year from now? Which currency is expected to appreciate and which currency is expected to depreciate over the next year? The current value of one Mexican peso in terms of U.S. dollars, USS, is US$/MP. (Round to six decimal places.) Given the relative inflation rates, the exchange rate of one U.S. dollar in terms of Mexican pesos, MP, one year from now will be MP/US$. (Round to six decimal places.) Given the relative inflation rates, the exchange rate of one Mexican peso in terms of U.S. dollars, US$, one year from now will be US$ /MP. (Round to six decimal places.) ▼is expected to appreciate, while the is expected to depreciate over the next year. (Select from the…

If the current exchange rate is $1.90/£, the one-year forward exchange rate is $2.06/£, and the interest rate on British government bills is 5% per year, what risk-free dollar-denominated return can be locked in by investing in the British bills? (Do not round intermediate calculations. Round your percentage answer to 2 decimal places.)