Use the information below to answer the following questions. Suppose interest rate parity holds, and the current risk-free rate in the United States is 5 percent per six months. Use the approximate interest rate parity condition to answer this question.What must the six-month risk-free rate be in Australia? (Do not round intermediate calculations and enter your answer as a percent rounded to 2 decimal places, e.g., 32.16.)Risk-free rate       %What must the six-month risk-free rate be in Japan? (Do not round intermediate calculations and enter your answer as a percent rounded to 2 decimal places, e.g., 32.16.)Risk-free rate       %What must the six-month risk-free rate be in Great Britain? (Do not round intermediate calculations and enter your answer as a percent rounded to 2 decimal places, e.g., 32.16.)Risk-free rate       %   Currency per U.S. $ Australia dollar 1.2374 6-months forward 1.2359 Japan yen 100.3000 6-months forward 100.0800 U.K. pound .6795 6-months forward .6778

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Suppose interest rate parity holds, and the current risk-free rate in the United States is 5 percent per six months. Use the approximate interest rate parity condition to answer this question.What must the six-month risk-free rate be in Australia? (Do not round intermediate calculations and enter your answer as a percent rounded to 2 decimal places, e.g., 32.16.)Risk-free rate       %What must the six-month risk-free rate be in Japan? (Do not round intermediate calculations and enter your answer as a percent rounded to 2 decimal places, e.g., 32.16.)Risk-free rate       %What must the six-month risk-free rate be in Great Britain? (Do not round intermediate calculations and enter your answer as a percent rounded to 2 decimal places, e.g., 32.16.)Risk-free rate       %

 

Currency per U.S. $

Australia dollar

1.2374

6-months forward

1.2359

Japan yen

100.3000

6-months forward

100.0800

U.K. pound

.6795

6-months forward

.6778

 

   

 

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