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31 August, 20:52

Assume the U. S. interest rate is 7.5 percent, the New Zealand interest rate is 6.5 percent, the spot rate of the NZ$ is $.52, and the one-year forward rate of the NZ$ is $.50. At the end of the year, the spot rate is $.48. Based on this information, what is the effective financing rate for a U. S. firm that takes out a one-year, uncovered NZ$ loan?

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  1. 31 August, 21:08
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    about - 1.7%

    Explanation:

    % change in pound

    =$0.48-$0.52/0.52

    =-0.04/0.52

    =-7.7%

    Effective financing rate =

    (1 + 6.5%) [1 + (-7.7%) ] - 1

    = about - 1.7%

    Therefore the effective financing rate for a U. S. firm that takes out a one-year, uncovered NZ$ loan is about - 1.7%
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