Answer the following questions regarding PPP and the IFE. Assume
that the nominal interest rate in Mexico is 48% and the interest
rate in the United States is 8% for 1-year securities that are free
from default risk. a. What does the IFE suggest about the
differential in expected inflation in these two countries? (10
points) b. Using this information and the PPP theory, what is the
expected nominal return to U.S. investors who invest in Mexico?
Assume that the...
Fortunately, the theories of both purchasing power parity
and interest rate parity do not have any problems. Do you
agree with this statement? In 300 words, defend your position.
What is the concept of the Law of One Price? What is absolute PPP? What is relative PPP? What is the rationale behind PPP? What are some possible explanations for the deviations from the purchasing power parity?
Recall the theories of purchasing power parity (PPP)
and international Fisher effect (IFE) in Chapter 8. If these
theories were used to forecast exchange rates, which techniques
would they be classified? Why?
Use Purchase Power Parity (PPP) and International Fisher Effect
(IFE) to make foreign currencies forecasts for Nvidia Corporation.
You need to explain what these are and discuss the accuracy of
these techniques in forecasting exchange rate. In making one-year
currency forecasts, for the IFE use the current spot exchange rates
and the interest rates, and for the PPP use the current spot
exchange rates and the inflation rate forecasts for 2020. For the
IFE, if you cannot find the bond...
1. Explain the two concepts of absolute and relative purchasing
power parity. Do you believe that either absolute and/or relative
PPP hold?
2. Why does the carry trade offer such attractive returns?
Question 6. In your own words, explain interest rate parity. Do
we observe interest rate parity in the real-world data (e.g.
between Canada and the United States)? Why or why not?
explain the difference between the real exchange rate
and the purchasing power parity(PPP) exchange rate, and discuss a
situation in which you would use each of these different exchange
rates.
Questions 1 and 2 will use the results of uncovered interest
rate parity. Uncovered interest rate parity states that
the domestic return must equal the foreign return (FR), where FR =
- i* + (Ee– E)/E. This
relationship can also be solved for the spot rate, which would
yield E = Ee/ (1 + i -
i*)
1. This question concerns the determination of the
foreign return. Assume that the expected exchange rate is equal to
2.5 and that the foreign interest rate is equal...