Question: Using Excel, calculate: Index values given in local currency and adjust them into US values Calculate average monthly returns for both local currencies return and

Using Excel, calculate:

  • Index values given in local currency and adjust them into US values
  • Calculate average monthly returns for both local currencies return and USD adjusted returns identifying what can be observed from these calculations
  • Calculate the volatility of returns both in local currency terms as well as USD adjusted returns identifying observations
  • Calculate pairwise correlations (in Excel) using USD returns correlating each market return with every other market return individually showing how these markets related or were unrelated to each other and why some markets were correlated to each more than others
Exchange Rate (Foreign per USD) Index Values
Australia China Japan U.K. Australia China Japan U.K. U.S.
12/30/94 1.2898 8.4662 99.6000 0.6384 1505.85 110.98 590.19 8599.66 953.04
01/31/95 1.3201 8.4584 99.4300 0.6323 1455.36 98.56 549.48 8375.34 980.01
02/28/95 1.3550 8.4511 96.6000 0.6313 1544.85 97.06 507.25 8410.73 1019.27
03/31/95 1.3652 8.4464 86.8500 0.6177 1539.75 113.69 496.49 8799.07 1047.99
04/28/95 1.3751 8.4274 84.0400 0.6215 1655.71 102.45 504.14 9036.2 1079.31
05/31/95 1.3908 8.3255 84.6500 0.6303 1640.28 118.88 476.07 9390.99 1119.75
06/30/95 1.4069 8.3211 84.7800 0.6287 1647 108.12 458.11 9390.91 1150.99
07/31/95 1.3537 8.3203 88.3400 0.6258 1726.84 122.97 510.14 9880.91 1193.44
08/31/95 1.3303 8.3298 97.7500 0.6445 1748.37 131.95 547.41 9956.58 1200.18
09/29/95 1.3236 8.3385 99.1000 0.6331 1750.68 134.03 554.45 10061.79 1253.11
10/31/95 1.3132 8.3349 102.2600 0.6326 1706.56 132.39 545.12 10055.92 1251.42

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