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Assume that the following information is available as of today.

U.S. Germany
Real rate of interest required by investors 1% 1%
Nominal interest rate -- 3%
Spot rate -- ($/?)1.08
One-year forward rate -- ($/?)1.12

Find out the nominal interest rate in U.S. In your process for deriving the nominal interest rate, clearly explain which principle(s), i.e. parity, you are using.

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Assuming Interest Rate Parity (IRP) holds,

Forward Rate = (1 + ...

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