If the 60-day interest rates (simple, p.a.) are 3% at home (usd) and 4% abroad (eur) and the spot rate moves from 1.000 to 1.001. (a) What is the actual change in the forward rate? (b) What is the predicted change in the swap rate computed from the return differential? (c) What is the actual change in the swap rate?

If the 60-day interest rates (simple, p.a.) are 3% at home (usd) and 4% abroad (eur) and the spot rate moves from 1.000 to 1.001. (a) What is the actual change in the forward rate? (b) What is the predicted change in the swap rate computed from the return differential? (c) What is the actual change in the swap rate?

Intermediate Financial Management (MindTap Course List)

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Chapter27: Multinational Financial Management

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