Suppose the spot rate is $/ = $1.25/ and the 1-year forward rate is F1$/ = $1.20/.
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Suppose the spot rate is $/£ = $1.25/£ and the 1-year forward rate is F1$/£ = $1.20/£. The real interest rate on a risk-free government security is 2 percent in both the United Kingdom and the United States. The US inflation rate is 5%.
A. What is the UK's inflation rate if equilibrium relations continue?
b. What is the nominal yield required for the UK's risk-free government bonds?
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ISBN: 978-0132162760
2nd edition
Authors: Geert Bekaert, Robert J. Hodrick
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