In: Economics
"Other things the same, an increase in the US interest rate"
shifts money demand outward |
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incentivizes firms to invest less |
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makes the dollar depreciate |
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decreases the opportunity cost of holding dollars |
Other things the same, an increase in the US interest rate:
a) When the interest rate rises, there is a movement along the money demand curve. The money demand curve does not shift as a result of an increase in the US interest rate. (Option 1 is incorrect)\
b) When the rate of interest increases, the cost of borrowing and investing increases. As a result, the investment with a lower rate of return than the interest rate become economically unviable and as a result, the investment falls. (Option 2 is correct)
c) When the interest rate in the United States increases, foreign investors increase their investments in the US markets and as a result, the demand for US dollars in the foreign exchange market increases. This results in the depreciation of the US dollar. (Option 3 is incorrect)
d) The opportunity cost of holding dollars in cash is the foregone interest rate on the cash which would have been earned had it been deposited in a bank account. When the interest rate increases, the opportunity cost of holding dollars increases. (Option 4 is incorrect)
Ans: incentivizes firms to invest less