Assume that the interest rate on one-year Japanese government bonds is 2 percent, one-year U.S. Treasury bills

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Assume that the interest rate on one-year Japanese government bonds is 2 percent, one-year U.S. Treasury bills pay 3 percent, and the exchange rate is 100 yen per dollar.

a. Assuming the yen–dollar exchange rate is fi xed, explain how you could make a riskless profi t.

b. Assuming the yen–dollar exchange rate is a fl oating rate, what would you expect it to be in one year?

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Money Banking And Financial Markets

ISBN: 9780073375908

3rd Edition

Authors: Stephen Cecchetti, Kermit Schoenholtz

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