You observe that the inflation rate in the United States is 1.1 percent per year and...

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You observe that the inflation rate in the United States is 1.1 percent per year and that T- bills currently yield 1.6 percent annually. Use the approximate international Fisher effect to answer the following questions. a. What do you estimate the inflation rate to be in Australia, if short-term Australian government securities yield 6 percent per year? (Enter your answer as a percent rounded to 1 decimal place, e.g., 32.1.) b. What do you estimate the inflation rate to be in Canada, if short-term Canadian government securities yield 9 percent per year? (Enter your answer as a percent rounded to 1 decimal place, e.g., 32.1.) c. What do you estimate the inflation rate to be in Taiwan, if short-term Taiwanese government securities yield 11 percent per year? (Enter your answer as a percent rounded to 1 decimal place, e.g., 32.1.) a. Australian inflation rate b. Canadian inflation rate c. Taiwanese inflation rate % % % You observe that the inflation rate in the United States is 1.1 percent per year and that T- bills currently yield 1.6 percent annually. Use the approximate international Fisher effect to answer the following questions. a. What do you estimate the inflation rate to be in Australia, if short-term Australian government securities yield 6 percent per year? (Enter your answer as a percent rounded to 1 decimal place, e.g., 32.1.) b. What do you estimate the inflation rate to be in Canada, if short-term Canadian government securities yield 9 percent per year? (Enter your answer as a percent rounded to 1 decimal place, e.g., 32.1.) c. What do you estimate the inflation rate to be in Taiwan, if short-term Taiwanese government securities yield 11 percent per year? (Enter your answer as a percent rounded to 1 decimal place, e.g., 32.1.) a. Australian inflation rate b. Canadian inflation rate c. Taiwanese inflation rate % % %