FOUNDATIONS OF FINANCE-MYFINANCELAB
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Chapter 16, Problem 11SP
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To determine: Spot exchange rate of ($/€).
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A. Suppose the dollar interest rate and the
euro interest rate are the same and equal 2
percent per year. Suppose the expected
future $/€ exchange rate is $1.20 per 1 €.
Suppose now Euro interest rate decreases to 1
percent per year. Determine how the new
equilibrium $/€ exchange rate will change if
the US interest rate remains constant.
B. Indicate how the change in the Euro
interest rate will affect the equilibrium $/€
exchange rate and the expected return on
euro assets. Explain the changes on the
graph.
α) Suppose that the annual interest rate of the Euro (€) is 2% and the annual interest rate of the US Dollar ($) is 1%. The current $/€ exchange rate is $1 = €1.10. The expected exchange rate from a European investor after one year is 1.10 5 (1$= 1.105€). Is there arbitrage margins from the point of view of a European investor provided that his expectation for the future exchange rate is verified? Show what this investor can do.
Suppose the current USD/EUR spot exchange rate is 1.20$/ €. At the same the euro interest
rate amount to 10% per year while the dollar interest rate is 0% per year.
a. What is the no-arbitrage one-year USD/EUR forward exchange?
b. Suppose the one-year USD/EUR forward exchange was 1.25$/ €. How could you make
money from this situation?
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FOUNDATIONS OF FINANCE-MYFINANCELAB
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