Required: Suppose you conduct currency carry trade by borrowing $1 million at the start of each year and investing in the New Zealand dollar for one year. One-year interest rates and the exchange rate between the U.S. dollar ($) and New Zealand dollar (NZ$) are provided below for the period 2000-2009. Note that interest rates are one-year interbank rates on January 1st each year, and that the exchange rate is the amount of New Zealand dollar per U.S. dollar on December 31 each year. The exchange rate was NZ$1.9126 per $ on January 1, 2000. Fill out columns (4)-(7) and compute the total dollar profits from this carry trade over the ten-year period. Also, assess the validity of uncovered interest rate parity based on your solution of this problem. You are encouraged to use the Excel spreadsheet software to tackle this problem. Note: Negative value should be entered with a minus sign. Enter profit value answers in dollars, rather than in millions of dollars. Do not round intermediate calculations. Round Interest rate spread, rate of appreciation, and difference between the two to 2 decimal places. Round profit values to nearest dollar value. Year 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 INZ8(%) 6.91 7.08 5.29 6.32 6.26 7.05 7.66 8.41 9.48 5.48 (%) 6.69 6.19 2.63 1.64 1.65 3.29 5.03 5.52 4.41 2.19 SNZS-/S 2.2637 2.4053 1.9155 1.5268 1.3883 1.4720 1.4220 1.3032 1.7150 1.3780 INZS-Is ONZS/S (4)-(5) $ Profit

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On July 1, 2020, Mifflin Company borrowed 200,000 euros from a foreign lender evidenced by an interest-bearing note due on July 1, 2021. The note is denominated in euros. The U.S. dollar equivalent of the note principal is as follows: LO 9-2 LO 9-2 LO 9-2 LO 9-2, 9-3 Problems 1. Which of the following combinations correctly describes the relationship between foreign currency transactions, exchange rate changes, and foreign exchange gains and losses? LO 9-1 Type of Transaction Foreign Currency Foreign Exchange Gain or Loss a. Export sale Appreciates Loss b. Import purchase Appreciates Gain c. Import purchase Depreciates Gain d. Export sale Depreciates Gain Date Amount July 1, 2020 (date borrowed). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $225,000 December 31, 2020 (Mifflin’s year-end). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 220,000 July 1, 2021 (date repaid). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 210,000 In its 2021 income statement, what amount should Mifflin include as a…

Suppose that the U.S. firm Halliburton buys construction equipment from the Japanese firm Komatsu at a price of ¥250 million The equipment is to be delivered to the United States and paid for in one year. The current exchange rate is ¥96 = $1. The current interest rate on one-year U.S. Treasury bills is 6%, and on one-year Japanese government bonds the interest rate is 4%. a. If Halliburton exchanges dollars for yen today and invests the yen in Japan for one year, it will need to exchange today in order to have ¥250 million in one year. (Round your response to the nearest dollar)

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…

The GBPUSD exchange rate was $1.4500 per pound on June 10, 2021.  The GBPUSD exchange rate today is $1.2500 per pound. In the past 12 months, has the value of the British pound (relative to the U.S. dollar) increased in value, decreased in value, or remained the same?

Suppose the annual rate of inflation in Taiwan is 6.66%, and the annual rate of inflation in Mexico is 5.99%. If the Mexican peso depreciates relative to the Taiwan dollar by 4% in real terms, then which of the following would be correct? a, Nominal exchange rate appreciation by 4.825%. b. Nominal exchange rate depreciation by 3.393%. c. Nominal exchange rate appreciation by 3.512%. d. Nominal exchange rate depreciation by 4.603%. e. There is no change in the nominal exchange rate.

The following is information on interest-rates and exchange rates for Australia and the U.K. being quoted by ANZ bank (assume there are no bid-ask spreads, for simplicity). The spot exchange rate for the number of AUD (Australian dollars) per GBP (British pound) is 1.8005. The annualized 6 month interest-rate in Australia (respectively, the U.K.) is 10% (respectively, 8%). Using the formula given in class, what is the 6 month forward exchange rate (consistent with no arbitrage) expressed as the number of AUD per GBP? Assume 6 months is exactly 0.5 years. Give your answer to 4 decimal places (because Canvas only accepts 4 decimal places).

suppose you purchased a 10 million one-year Australian dollar loan that pays 7 percent interest annually. The spot rate of U.S. dollars for Australian dollars (AUD/USD) is $0.820/A$1.  What is par value of the loan in U.S. dollars?

Suppose that Boeing Corporation exported a Boeing 747 to Lufthansa and billed €10 million payable in one year. The money market interest rates and foreign exchange rates are given as follows: The U.S. one-year interest rate: 6.10% per annum; The euro zone one-year interest rate: 9.00% per annum; The spot exchange rate: $1.50/€; and The one-year forward exchange rate: $1.46/€. Assume that Boeing sells a currency forward contract of €10 million for delivery in one year, in exchange for a predetermined amount of U.S.dollars. Which of the following is/are true? On the maturity date of the contract Boeing will (0) have to deliver €10 million to the bank (the counter party of the forward contract). (ii) take delivery of $14.6 million (iii) have a zero net euro exposure (iv) have a profit, or a loss, depending on the future changes in the exchange rate, from this sale. Oi) and (iv) O (0) and (iv) O (i), (ii), and (iv) (0.0) and (iii)