Question 3: Foreign Exchange Market Suppose on 1 January 2022 interest rate in US (home country) was 0.25% and in Japan was -0.1%, whereas the spot exchange rate was 115 ¥/$. On 15 June 2022, US increased interest rate to 1.75% while Japan interest rate remained the same, the Japanese exchange rate depreciated from 115 ¥/S to 137 ¥/$. (*Using proper diagram(s) and interest rate parity condition) A) Explain why exchange rate changed from 115€ per dollar to 137¥ per dollar. B) With US inflation reached new 40-year high in June 2022 of 9.1%, it is expected that US will keep increasing her interest rate toward the end of this year. a) How the expectation will affect the current spot exchange rate?

Question 3: Foreign Exchange Market Suppose on 1 January 2022 interest rate in US (home country) was 0.25% and in Japan was -0.1%, whereas the spot exchange rate was 115 ¥/$. On 15 June 2022, US increased interest rate to 1.75% while Japan interest rate remained the same, the Japanese exchange rate depreciated from 115 ¥/S to 137 ¥/$. (*Using proper diagram(s) and interest rate parity condition) A) Explain why exchange rate changed from 115€ per dollar to 137¥ per dollar. B) With US inflation reached new 40-year high in June 2022 of 9.1%, it is expected that US will keep increasing her interest rate toward the end of this year. a) How the expectation will affect the current spot exchange rate?

International Financial Management

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Chapter7: International Arbitrage And Interest Rate Parity

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