Question: See bottom for beginning foreign exchange rate Suppose that, instead of funding the $200 million investment in 10 percent German loans with U.S. CDs, the
See bottom for beginning foreign exchange rate
Suppose that, instead of funding the $200 million investment in 10 percent German loans with U.S. CDs, the FI manager in Problem 10 funds the German loans with $200 million equivalent one-year euro CDs at a rate of 7 percent. Now the balance sheet of the FI would be as follows: (LG 9-5)
| Assets | Liabilities |
|---|---|
| $300 million U.S. loans (6%) | $300 million U.S. CDs (4%) |
| $200 million German loans (10%) (loans made in euros) | $200 million German CDs (7%) (deposits raised in euros) |
| a. | Calculate the return on the FI's investment portfolio, the average cost of funds, and the net interest margin for the FI if the spot foreign exchange rate falls to $1.15/1 over the year. |
| b. | Calculate the return on the FI's investment portfolio, the average cost of funds, and the net interest margin for the FI if the spot foreign exchange rate rises to $1.35/1 over the year. |
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| The promised one-year U.S. CD rate is 4 percent, to be paid in dollars at the end of the year; one-year, default riskfree loans in the United States are yielding 6 percent; and default riskfree one-year loans are yielding 10 percent in Germany. The exchange rate of dollars for euros at the beginning of the year is $1.25/1. |
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