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Suppose you purchase a 8-year AAA-rated Swiss bond for par that is paying an annual coupon of 8 percent and has a face value of

Suppose you purchase a 8-year AAA-rated Swiss bond for par that is paying an annual coupon of 8 percent and has a face value of 2,200 Swiss francs (SF). The spot rate is U.S. $0.66667 for SF1. At the end of the year, the bond is downgraded to AA and the yield increases to 10 percent. In addition, the SF depreciates to U.S. $0.74074 for SF1.

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What is the loss to a Swiss investor who holds this bond for a year? (Input the amount as a positive value. Do not round intermediate calculations. Round your answer to 2 decimal places. (e.g., 32.16))

Loss to Swiss investor= %

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