Suppose that international financial markets have adjusted so that there is currently covered interest parity between the euro zone of the European Union and the United States. Suppose now that interest rates in the euro zone increase. How will the financial markets adjust to reach a new covered interest parity? Explain, and use appropriate supply and demand diagrams to illustrate the reactions in all of the relevant markets which are part of the parity relationship.

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Suppose that international financial markets have adjusted so that there is currently covered interest parity between the euro zone of the European Union and the United States. Suppose now that interest rates in the euro zone increase. How will the financial markets adjust to reach a new covered interest parity? Explain, and use appropriate supply and demand diagrams to illustrate the reactions in all of the relevant markets which are part of the parity relationship.

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