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Need help solving part 6 and 7, please show ALL needed work! Thank you! Given interest rates: Deposit rate: 0.40% in & 1.0% in Borrow

Need help solving part 6 and 7, please show ALL needed work! Thank you!

  • Given interest rates:
    • Deposit rate: 0.40% in & 1.0% in
    • Borrow rate: 0.50% in & 1.1% in
  • Investment Plan:
    • You use your own funds: $100
    • You can borrow additional funds either 250 or 200
  • Spot rates:
    • EUR/USD = 1.2 & GBP/USD = 1.5
  • Expectation:
    • USD is expected to depreciate by 2.5% against EUR in 1 month.
    • USD is expected to appreciate by 1.5% against GBP in 1 month.
  1. Exchange rate in 1 month (1.8 points)
    1. EUR/USD = $1.2308

$1.20/ (1-2.5%) = 1.2308

  1. USD/EUR = 0.8125

1 / (EUR/USD) 1/ $1.2308 = 0.8125

  1. GBP/USD = $1.4778

$1.50/ (1 + 1.5%)

= $(1.5/ 1.015)

= $1.4778

  1. USD/GBP = 0.6768

1/ (GBP/USD) 1/$1.4778= 0.6767

  1. GBP/EUR = 1.2012

(GBP/USD) x (USD/EUR)

=$1.4778 / .1.2308

=1.2007

  1. EUR/GBP = .8328

1/ (GBP/EUR). 1/ 1.2012 = .8328

Or you can multiply to get the same answer

  1. Cross rates (2 point)
    1. GBP (appreciates/depreciates) against EUR by -3.94%

(1.2007-1.25) / 1.25= -3.94%

  1. EUR (appreciates/depreciates) against GBP by 4.10%

(.8328-.80) / .80= 4.10%

  1. Where to borrow? (1point)

Borrow today

Payoff after 1 month

Payoff after 1 month in

250

251.25

251.25

200

202.2

242.7662

So, it is cheaper to borrow from GBP

  1. Where to invest? (1point)

Investing today

Withdraw after 1 month

Withdraw after 1 month in

250

251

251

200

202

242.53

So, it is better to invest in EUR

  1. Today (2points)
    1. Change:

$100 to __ __________________

  1. Borrow & Convert:

Borrow ____________ with _________ borrowing rate and then change __ to __

__________________

__________________

  1. Deposit:

Deposit with __________________

Total deposit: __________________

  1. After 1 month (2points)
    1. Receive (or withdraw):

__________________

  1. Repayment:

Total payment in ____: ____________________________________

Total payment in ____: ____________________________________

After payment in ____: ____________________________________

  1. Convert: __________________

  1. Profit/Loss: __________________ (0.2 points)

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