sume that U.S. interest rates fall relative to Mexican interest rates. All else being equal, how would the above affect: (i) U.S. demand for Mexican pesos ii) supply of pesos for sale? iii) equilibrium value of the peso? Please detail each of these changes
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Assume that U.S. interest rates fall relative to Mexican interest rates. All else being equal, how would the above affect:
(i) U.S. demand for Mexican pesos
ii) supply of pesos for sale?
iii) equilibrium value of the peso?
Please detail each of these changes
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- Match each term in Column A with its related definition in Column B. Column A 1. ____________ Spot rate 2. ____________ Currency appreciation 3. ____________ Translation risk 4. ____________ Transaction risk 5. ____________ Exchange rate Column B a. The rate at which one currency can be traded for another currency. b. The possibility that future cash transactions will be affected by changing exchange rates. c. A month ago, 1 U.S. was worth 8.5 Mexican pesos. Today, 1 is worth 9.0 Mexican pesos. The U.S. dollar has undergone what? d. The degree to which a firms financial statements are exposed to exchange rate fluctuation. e. The exchange rate of one currency for another for immediate delivery (today).Suppose the real exchange rate is constant – say, at the level required for net exports (or the current account) to equal zero. In this case, if foreign inflation is higher than domestic inflation, what must happen to the nominal exchange rate over time?Assume that interest rate parity holds. The Mexican interest rate is 50 percent, and the U.S. interest rate is 8 percent. Subsequently, the U.S. interest rate decreases to 7 percent. According to interest rate parity, the peso's forward ____ will ____. a. premium; increase b. discount; decrease c. discount; increase d. premium; decrease can you give the steps and why
- Mexican interest rates are normally substantially higher than U.S. interest rates. What does this imply about the forward rate as a forecast of the future spot rate? Does the forward rate reflect a forecast of appreciation or depreciation of the Mexican peso? Explain how the degree of the expected change implied by the forward rate forecast is tied to the interest rate differential. Do you think that today’s forward rate or today’s spot rate of the peso provides a better forecast of the future spot rate of the peso?Consider the following table. There are two countries and two goods. Assume both countries have the same price table: Time t t+1 P1 $8 $10 P2 $4 $5 a. Assume commodity price parity. What is the foreign currency price of the two goods at the two points in time? What is the domestic inflation rate? What is the foreign inflation rate. b. Suppose PPP is known to hold as is covered interest parity between two countries. What determines any differences between the expected real returns on risk free interest bearing assets in the two countries?The next two questions are based on the following information Consider the following prices in the international money markets: Spot rate: USD1.275/GBP One-year Forward rate: USD1.364/GBP Interest Rate (UK): 2.39% Interest Rate (US): 11.66% Assuming no transaction costs, which of the following statements is true? An arbitrage can be obtained by borrowing in the currency that is expressing the other currency. An arbitrage can be obtained by investing in the currency that is expressing the other currency. An arbitrage can be obtained by borrowing in the currency that is being expressed by the other currency. O d. An arbitrage cannot be obtained by investing in the currency that is being expressed by the other currency. O e. None of the option in this question are correct. O a. O b. O c. What should the forward rate be for the International Fisher Effect to hold? GBP1.4875/USD GBP1.3904/USD USD1.3904/GBP d. USD1.4875/GBP O e. None of the options in this question. a. O b. Oc
- if we to use the monetary approach to exchange rate determination, what would be the predicted effect on the xchange rate of domestic currency if domestic real income increasesAssume that interest rate parity holds. The Mexican interest rate is 50%, and the U.S. interest rate is 8%. Subsequently, the U.S. interest rate decreases to 7%. According to interest rate parity, the peso's forward ____ will ____. A. discount; decrease B. discount; increase C. premium; increase D. premium; decreaseUnder a flexible exchange rate system, an increase in the value of the U.S. dollarin tems of other currencies is referred to as Answer 1. a depreciation of the U.S. dollar. 2. an appreciation of the U.S. dollar. 3. a monetizing of the U.S. dollar. 4. a devaluation of the U.S. dollar.
- Assume that interest rate parity holds. The Mexican interest rate is 50 percent, and the U.S. interest rate is 8 percent. Subsequently, the U.S. will interest rate decreases to 7 percent. According to interest rate parity, the peso's forward O a. premium; decrease O b. premium: increase O c. discount; decrease O d. discount; increaseLet a flexible exchange rate system. Assume a current account deficit of $100 billion. Then the capital account balance must be a . a surplus of something more than $100 million. b . a deficit of $100 billion. c . a surplus of $100 billion. d . None of the answers is correctAssume that the U.S. inflation rate is higher than the New Zealand inflation rate. This will cause U.S. consumers to ____ their imports from New Zealand and New Zealand consumers to ____ their imports from the U.S. According to purchasing power parity (PPP), this will result in a(n) ____ of the New Zealand dollar (NZ$). A. reduce; increase; depreciation B. reduce; increase; appreciation C. reduce; increase; appreciation D. increase; reduce; appreciation
