Assume that you are a U.S. investor. The nominal return on a U.S. bond is 5% and the nominal return on a German bond is 6%. Both bonds mature in one year. The current exchange rate is 1.18 €/$. If uncovered exchange rate parity holds, you would expect the exchange rate a year from now to be €/$. (Round your response to two decimal places.) As a U.S. investor you exchange dollars for euros and purchase the German bond today. One year from now, it turns out that the exchange rate, E, is actually 0.98 (1 dollar = 0.98 euros). Your realized return in dollars is %. (Enter your response as a whole number.) Investing in the U.S. bond would have yielded %. (Enter your response as a whole number.) Are the differences in rates of return consistent with the uncovered interest rate parity condition? O A. Such differences in interest rates demonstrate that the uncovered interest parity does not hold. O B. Investors would never expect the currency to appreciate if it is going to depreciate in practice. O C. Such differences in interest rates are consistent with the uncovered interest parity. O D. Because uncovered interest parity holds, the example above is unrealistic.
Assume that you are a U.S. investor. The nominal return on a U.S. bond is 5% and the nominal return on a German bond is 6%. Both bonds mature in one year. The current exchange rate is 1.18 €/$. If uncovered exchange rate parity holds, you would expect the exchange rate a year from now to be €/$. (Round your response to two decimal places.) As a U.S. investor you exchange dollars for euros and purchase the German bond today. One year from now, it turns out that the exchange rate, E, is actually 0.98 (1 dollar = 0.98 euros). Your realized return in dollars is %. (Enter your response as a whole number.) Investing in the U.S. bond would have yielded %. (Enter your response as a whole number.) Are the differences in rates of return consistent with the uncovered interest rate parity condition? O A. Such differences in interest rates demonstrate that the uncovered interest parity does not hold. O B. Investors would never expect the currency to appreciate if it is going to depreciate in practice. O C. Such differences in interest rates are consistent with the uncovered interest parity. O D. Because uncovered interest parity holds, the example above is unrealistic.
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![Assume that you are a U.S. investor. The nominal return on a U.S. bond is 5% and the nominal return on a German bond is 6%. Both bonds mature in one
year. The current exchange rate is 1.18 €/$.
If uncovered exchange rate parity holds, you would expect the exchange rate a year from now to be
€/$. (Round your response to two decimal places.)
As a U.S. investor you exchange dollars for euros and purchase the German bond today. One year from now, it turns out that the exchange rate, E, is actually
0.98 (1 dollar = 0.98 euros).
Your realized return in dollars is %. (Enter your response as a whole number.)
Investing in the U.S. bond would have yielded %. (Enter your response as a whole number.)
Are the differences in rates of return consistent with the uncovered interest rate parity condition?
O A. Such differences in interest rates demonstrate that the uncovered interest parity does not hold.
O B. Investors would never expect the currency to appreciate if it is going to depreciate in practice.
C. Such differences in interest rates are consistent with the uncovered interest parity.
O D. Because uncovered interest parity holds, the example above is unrealistic.](/v2/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcontent.bartleby.com%2Fqna-images%2Fquestion%2Fb22875bb-7b7c-480a-ab01-2fcc06dee7e3%2F2016e5fa-cfe2-491e-a3ce-278d224c8ee0%2Frtg7fib_processed.jpeg&w=3840&q=75)
Transcribed Image Text:Assume that you are a U.S. investor. The nominal return on a U.S. bond is 5% and the nominal return on a German bond is 6%. Both bonds mature in one
year. The current exchange rate is 1.18 €/$.
If uncovered exchange rate parity holds, you would expect the exchange rate a year from now to be
€/$. (Round your response to two decimal places.)
As a U.S. investor you exchange dollars for euros and purchase the German bond today. One year from now, it turns out that the exchange rate, E, is actually
0.98 (1 dollar = 0.98 euros).
Your realized return in dollars is %. (Enter your response as a whole number.)
Investing in the U.S. bond would have yielded %. (Enter your response as a whole number.)
Are the differences in rates of return consistent with the uncovered interest rate parity condition?
O A. Such differences in interest rates demonstrate that the uncovered interest parity does not hold.
O B. Investors would never expect the currency to appreciate if it is going to depreciate in practice.
C. Such differences in interest rates are consistent with the uncovered interest parity.
O D. Because uncovered interest parity holds, the example above is unrealistic.
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