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Use Figure 21.1 to answer the following questions. Suppose interest rate parity holds, and the current six-month risk-free rate in the United States is 1.3

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Use Figure 21.1 to answer the following questions. Suppose interest rate parity holds, and the current six-month risk-free rate in the United States is 1.3 percent. The six-month risk-free rate in Great Britain, Japan, and Switzerland must be percent, percent, and Ipercent, respectively. (Enter your answers as a percent rounded to 2 decimal places, e.g., 32.16.) Currencies U.S.-dollar foreign-exchange rates in late New York trading US$ vs, - Thurs YTD chg in US$ per US$ (%) US$ vs, Thurs YTD chg Country/currency in US$ per US$ %) Americas Argentina peso .1250 8.0001 22.7 Brazil real .4476 2.2339 -5.4 Canada dollar .9126 1.0958 3.2 Chile peso .001773 564.00 7.3 Colombia peso .0005169 1934.50 0.2 Ecuador US dollor 1 1 unch Mexico peso .0767 13.0434 unch Peru new sol .3561 2.808 0.2 Uruguay peso .04379 22.83557.8 Venezuela b. fuerte 157480 6.3500 unch Country/currency Europe Czech Rep. koruna Denmark krone Euro area euro Hungary forint Norway Krone Poland zloty Russia ruble Sweden krona Switzerland franc 1-mos forward 3-mos forward 6-mos forward Turkey lira UK pound 1-mos forward 3-mos forward 6-mos forward .05050 1858 1.3869 .004524 .1683 .3306 .02807 .1537 1.1373 1.1376 1.1381 1.1391 4749 1.6893 1.6889 1.6881 1.6867 19.800 5.3816 7210 221.06 5.9433 3.0246 35.620 6.5068 .8793 .8791 8786 .8779 2.1057 .5920 .5921 5924 5929 -0.4 -0.8 -0.9 2.2 -2.1 0.1 8.2 1.1 -1.5 -1.6 -1.6 -1.6 -2.0 -2.0 -2.0 -2.0 -2.0 Asia-Pacific Australian dollar .9274 1.0783 -3.9 1-mos forward .9255 1.0805 -4.0 3-mos forward .9216 1.0851 -4.0 6-mos forward .9157 1.0920 -3. 9 China yuan .1598 6.2590 3.4 Hong Kong dollar .1290 7.7528 unch India rupee .01663 60.150 -2.8 Indonesia rupiah .0000865 11555 -5.0 Japan yen .009773 102.32 -2.8 1-mos forward .009775 102.31 -2.9 3-mos forward .009778 102.27 -2.9 6-mos forward .009784 102.21 -2.9 Malaysia ringgit New Zealand dollar 8633 1.1584 -4.8 Pakistan rupee .0101498.645 -6.4 Philippines peso .0224 44.610 0.5 Singapore dollar .7982 1.2528 -0.8 South Korea won .0009682 1032.80 -2.2 Taiwan dollar .03305 30.256 1.1 Thailand baht .03090 32.367 -1.1 Vietnam dong .00004742 21090 -0.2 Middle East/Africa Bahrain dinar 2.6527 Egypt pound .1427 Israel Shekel .2896 Jordan dinar 1.4123 Kuwait dinar 3.5606 Lebanon pound .0006596 Saudi Arabia riyal .2666 South Africa rand .0953 UAE dirham .2723 3770 unch 7.0081 0.8 3.4528 -0.5 7081 0.1 2809 -0.6 1516.10 0.7 3.7507 unch 10.4879 unch 3.6731 unch Close Net Chg %ChgYTD%Chg WSJ Dollar Index 72.85 -0.01 -0.01 -1.31 Sources: ICAP plc., WSJ Market Data Group Use Figure 21.1 to answer the following questions. Suppose interest rate parity holds, and the current six-month risk-free rate in the United States is 1.3 percent. The six-month risk-free rate in Great Britain, Japan, and Switzerland must be percent, percent, and Ipercent, respectively. (Enter your answers as a percent rounded to 2 decimal places, e.g., 32.16.) Currencies U.S.-dollar foreign-exchange rates in late New York trading US$ vs, - Thurs YTD chg in US$ per US$ (%) US$ vs, Thurs YTD chg Country/currency in US$ per US$ %) Americas Argentina peso .1250 8.0001 22.7 Brazil real .4476 2.2339 -5.4 Canada dollar .9126 1.0958 3.2 Chile peso .001773 564.00 7.3 Colombia peso .0005169 1934.50 0.2 Ecuador US dollor 1 1 unch Mexico peso .0767 13.0434 unch Peru new sol .3561 2.808 0.2 Uruguay peso .04379 22.83557.8 Venezuela b. fuerte 157480 6.3500 unch Country/currency Europe Czech Rep. koruna Denmark krone Euro area euro Hungary forint Norway Krone Poland zloty Russia ruble Sweden krona Switzerland franc 1-mos forward 3-mos forward 6-mos forward Turkey lira UK pound 1-mos forward 3-mos forward 6-mos forward .05050 1858 1.3869 .004524 .1683 .3306 .02807 .1537 1.1373 1.1376 1.1381 1.1391 4749 1.6893 1.6889 1.6881 1.6867 19.800 5.3816 7210 221.06 5.9433 3.0246 35.620 6.5068 .8793 .8791 8786 .8779 2.1057 .5920 .5921 5924 5929 -0.4 -0.8 -0.9 2.2 -2.1 0.1 8.2 1.1 -1.5 -1.6 -1.6 -1.6 -2.0 -2.0 -2.0 -2.0 -2.0 Asia-Pacific Australian dollar .9274 1.0783 -3.9 1-mos forward .9255 1.0805 -4.0 3-mos forward .9216 1.0851 -4.0 6-mos forward .9157 1.0920 -3. 9 China yuan .1598 6.2590 3.4 Hong Kong dollar .1290 7.7528 unch India rupee .01663 60.150 -2.8 Indonesia rupiah .0000865 11555 -5.0 Japan yen .009773 102.32 -2.8 1-mos forward .009775 102.31 -2.9 3-mos forward .009778 102.27 -2.9 6-mos forward .009784 102.21 -2.9 Malaysia ringgit New Zealand dollar 8633 1.1584 -4.8 Pakistan rupee .0101498.645 -6.4 Philippines peso .0224 44.610 0.5 Singapore dollar .7982 1.2528 -0.8 South Korea won .0009682 1032.80 -2.2 Taiwan dollar .03305 30.256 1.1 Thailand baht .03090 32.367 -1.1 Vietnam dong .00004742 21090 -0.2 Middle East/Africa Bahrain dinar 2.6527 Egypt pound .1427 Israel Shekel .2896 Jordan dinar 1.4123 Kuwait dinar 3.5606 Lebanon pound .0006596 Saudi Arabia riyal .2666 South Africa rand .0953 UAE dirham .2723 3770 unch 7.0081 0.8 3.4528 -0.5 7081 0.1 2809 -0.6 1516.10 0.7 3.7507 unch 10.4879 unch 3.6731 unch Close Net Chg %ChgYTD%Chg WSJ Dollar Index 72.85 -0.01 -0.01 -1.31 Sources: ICAP plc., WSJ Market Data Group