1.A research institution has just published projected inflation rates for the United States and Germany for the next year. U.S. inflation is expected to be at 10% per year while German inflation is expected to be at 4% per year. If the current exchange rate is $0.95/€, what should be the exchange rate for the next years? 4. Suppose exchange rate for the British pound, Euro, and Australia dollar were $1.400, $1.225, and $0.875, respectively. At the time, the associated 90-day interest rates (annualized) were 12%, 6%, and 4%, while the U.S. 90-day interest rate (annualized) was 8%. What was the 90-day forward rate on a Dollar Currency portfolio (DCP) (DCP 1 = £1 + €1 + AU$1) if interest parity were to hold?

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1.A research institution has just published projected inflation rates for the United States and
Germany for the next year. U.S. inflation is expected to be at 10% per year while German inflation
is expected to be at 4% per year. If the current exchange rate is $0.95/€, what should be the
exchange rate for the next years?


4. Suppose exchange rate for the British pound, Euro, and Australia dollar were $1.400, $1.225, and
$0.875, respectively. At the time, the associated 90-day interest rates (annualized) were 12%, 6%,
and 4%, while the U.S. 90-day interest rate (annualized) was 8%. What was the 90-day forward
rate on a Dollar Currency portfolio (DCP) (DCP 1 = £1 + €1 + AU$1) if interest parity were to
hold?

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