Suppose that investors are risk-neutral and the linear UIP equation holds. You are given the following information: UK interest rate: i = 0.07 US interest rate: i* = 0.02 Expected future spot rate e^e = 8. What is the current spot rate, e? (State your answer as a number to 2 decimal places. Exchange rates are Pounds per Dollar, in natural logs)
Suppose that investors are risk-neutral and the linear UIP equation holds. You are given the following information: UK interest rate: i = 0.07 US interest rate: i* = 0.02 Expected future spot rate e^e = 8. What is the current spot rate, e? (State your answer as a number to 2 decimal places. Exchange rates are Pounds per Dollar, in natural logs)
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