If we borrow money from the UK we will have money in the form of the euro which is expensive as compared to the dollar (1 Eur = 0.92 dollar) and if the interest rate is 3% for the next year in the US still we can't make money as Dollar is weaker then euro, we can only make money if the dollar will become stronger then euro in the Forex market.
Given the information: Interest rate in US (Rh): 4% Interest rate in UK (RF): 2% Line of credit in US USD 15,000,000 Line of credit in UK GBP 10,000,000 The current spot rate for GBP (SRo: $1.50 Suppose your forecast tells you that the spot rate of GBP one year later (SR2) will be $1.52. Then, based on your estimated uncovered rates (Ruh & Ruf), you should borrow in and invest in GBP: USD USD: GBP
If the interest rate in the US is 6% and in the UK is 5% and interest rate parity (IRP) holds, is the forward premium for the dollar per pound positive or negative? Does the market expect the dollar to depreciate or appreciate relative to the pound?
The US 1-year interest rate is 5% per year and the 1-year UK interest rate is 3%. The spot rate is $1.55/pound and the 1-year forward rate is $1.60/pound. The optimal strategy is for an investor to borrow pounds because the pound is at a forward premium The optimal strategy is for an investor to borrow dollars Interest Rate Parity holds, so there is no advantage to borrowing dollars or pounds The optimal strategy is to borrow pounds because UK...
investors in both the US and the UK require the same real interest rate, 3% on their lending. there is a consensus in the capital market that the annual inflation rate is likely to be 2% in the US and 1.5% in the UK for the next three years. the spot exchange rate is currently 1.50 using panity conditions, what is the most likely forward dollar-pound exchange rate for one-year maturity?
1) Assume the interest rate is 4% in the UK and 8% in Australia. The forward GBP/AUD is 187 AUD. Compute the spot GBP/AUD that makes the IRP hold. Show your work . 2) The spot EUR/USD is 1.12 and the forward rate is 1.1. The interest rate in France is 3% and 4% in the US. a) Does the iRP hold? b) If not, how could you make a CIA profit by using 1000 EUR? Show your work. c)...
investors in both the US and the UK require the same real interest rate, 3% on their lending. there is a consensus in the capital market that the annual inflation rate is likely to be 2% in the US and 1.5% in the UK for the next three years. the spot exchange rate is currently 1.50 using panity conditions, what is the most likely forward dollar-pound exchange rate for one-year maturity?
Let the six-month interest rate be 3% in UK, the spot rate be $1.60/₤, and the six-month forward rate be $1.61/₤. Assume the IRP condition holds. Find the six-month interest rate in the U.S.
Let the six-month interest rate be 3% in UK, the spot rate be $1.60/₤, and the six-month forward rate be $1.61/₤. Assume the IRP condition holds. Find the six-month interest rate in the U.S.
Let the six-month interest rate be 3% in UK, the spot rate be $1.60/₤, and the six-month forward rate be $1.61/₤. Assume the IRP condition holds. Find the six-month interest rate in the U.S.
The 3-year US dollar interest rate is 3% and the 3-year Russian ruble interest rate is 8%. The spot exchange rate is RUB25/$ and the 3-year forward exchange rate is RUB30/$. A covered interest arbitrage opportunity exists: borrow dollars Borrow rubles because the ruble is at a forward discount A covered interest arbitrage opportunity exists: borrow rubles Borrow dollars because US interest rates are lower.