Interest Rate Parity
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Suppose the interest rate on 1-year loans in the United States is 3 percent while in the United Kingdom the interest rate is 5 percent. The spot exchange rate is $1.87/£ and the 1-year forward rate is $1.84/£. In what country would you choose to borrow? To lend? Can you profit from this situation?
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Determines in which country to borrow using interest rate parity condition.
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Suppose the interest rate on 1-year loans in the United States is 3 percent while in the United Kingdom the interest rate is 5 percent. The spot exchange rate is $1.87/£ and the 1-year forward rate is $1.84/£. In what country would you choose to borrow? To lend? Can you profit from this situation?
In what country would you choose to borrow?
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