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Consider the balance sheets of Bank A and Bank B. Bank A is in London, Bank B is in New York. The current exchange rate is & pound;1.00 = $2.00. Show the correct balances in each account if a currency trader employed at Bank A buys £50,000 from a currency trader at Bank B for $100,000 using its correspondent relationship with Bank B.
Bank A (London) 000s | ||||||||||||||||
Assets | Liabilities and Equity | |||||||||||||||
OLD | NEW | OLD | NEW | |||||||||||||
£ deposit at B | £ | 500 | B's Eurodollar deposit | $ | 850 | |||||||||||
$ deposit at B | $ | 1,000 | B's £ deposit | £ | 100 | |||||||||||
Cash in the Vault | £ | 200 | Other Liabilities | £ | 300 | |||||||||||
Other Assets | £ | 400 | Owners Equity | £ | 775 | |||||||||||
Total Assets | £ | 1,600 | Total Liabilities & Equity | £ | 1,600 | |||||||||||
Bank B (NYC) 000s | ||||||||||||||||
Assets | Liabilities and Equity | |||||||||||||||
OLD | NEW | OLD | NEW | |||||||||||||
Eurodollar Deposit at A | $ | 850 | A's £ deposit | £ | 500 | |||||||||||
£ deposit at A | £ | 100 | A's $ deposit | $ | 1,000 | |||||||||||
Cash in the Vault | $ | 200 | Other Liabilities | $ | 200 | |||||||||||
Other Assets | $ | 1,000 | Owners Equity | $ | 50 | |||||||||||
Total Assets | $ | 2,250 | Total Liabilities & Equity | $ | 2,250 | |||||||||||