Chapter8: Relationships Among Inflation, Interest Rates, And Exchange Rates
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Deriving Forecasts of the Future Spot Rate
As of today, assume the following information is available:
U.S. |
MEXICO |
|
Real rate of interest required by investors |
2% |
2% |
Nominal interest rate |
11% |
15% |
Spot rate |
— |
$.20 |
One-year forward rate |
— |
$.19 |
- Use the forward rate to
forecast the percentage change in the Mexican peso over the next year. - Use the differential in expected inflation to forecast the percentage change in the Mexican peso over the next year.
- Use the spot rate to forecast the percentage change in the Mexican peso over the next year.
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