International Financial Management
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ISBN: 9780357130698
Author: Madura
Publisher: Cengage
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Earlier this morning, the annual U.S. interest rate was 6 percent and Mexico’s annual interest rate was 8 percent. The spot rate of the Mexican peso was $.17. The one-year forward rate of the peso was $.15. Assume that as covered interest arbitrage occurred this morning, the interest rates were not affected, and the spot rate was not affected, but the forward rate was affected, and consequently interest rate parity now exists. Explain which type of investor (Mexican or U.S.) engaged in covered interest arbitrage, whether they were buying or selling pesos forward, and how that affected the forward rate of the peso.
In December 1994 the government of Mexico officially changed the value of the Mexican peso from 3.2 pesos per dollar to 5.5 pesos per dollar.
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What was the percentage change in its value? Was this a depreciation, devaluation, appreciation, or revaluation? Explain.
Calculate the Percentage Change in Value Values of Peso - Initial exchange rate (peso/$) 3.20 New exchange rate (peso/$) 5.50
On April 10, the annualized six-month Aussie dollar rate in the Sydney market was 2.98％, the annualized six-month US dollar rate in the New York market was 0.32％, the spot exchange rate was $1=A$1.0689～1.0699, the six-month forward premium was 40~ 50, and a US bank borrowed 1 million US dollar to do the interest rate arbitrage. What will be the result of the transaction?
please give your answer in intergers (unit: US dollars)
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