Suppose the interest rate on 1-year loans in the United States is 5% while in the United
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Suppose the interest rate on 1-year loans in the United States is 5% while in the United Kingdom the interest rate is 6%. The spot exchange rate is US$1.55/£ and the forward rate is US $1.54/£. In what country would you choose to borrow? To lend? Can you profit from this situation?
Exchange RateThe value of one currency for the purpose of conversion to another. Exchange Rate means on any day, for purposes of determining the Dollar Equivalent of any currency other than Dollars, the rate at which such currency may be exchanged into Dollars...
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