EFFECT OF INTEREST RATE ON FOREIGHN EXCHANGE RATE (EVIDENCE FROM ASIAN REGION) ABSTRACT: In this article we investigate the impact of a change in U.S. short term interest rates relative to those in some Asian countries like Bangladesh‚ Thailand‚ Japan‚ Pakistan‚ and China on the bilateral foreign exchange rates between the U.S dollar and each country’s currency. Several factors determine the exchange rate of a country. A higher currency makes a country’s exports more expensive and imports cheaper
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INFLATION RATES AND INTEREST RATES: THE FISHER EQUATION NOTES by: Chadia Mathurin Economists differentiate between real and nominal interest rates where: real interest: is defined as the increase or decrease in a consumer’s purchasing power experienced as a result of changes in the interest rate. nominal interest: is defined as the interest payed by the bank. Let: i denote the nominal interest rate r the real interest rate pi ‚ the inflation rate The equation for the real interest rate
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CONCEPT OF THE TERM STRUCTURE OF INTEREST? WHAT INFLUENCE DOES THE BANK OF ENGLAND HAVE OVER THE TERM STRUCTURE AND WHY IS IT IMPORTANT FOR MONETARY POLICY To understand the term structure of interest rate we need to elaborate how interest rates function and how they are determined. Interest rates are a vital tool to all the macro-economic policy objectives of a government such as control of inflation‚ investment as well as employment. Interest rates refer to the price paid by deficit agents for borrowing
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The term structure of interest rates‚ also known as the yield curve‚ is a very common bond valuation method. Constructed by graphing the yield to maturities and the respective maturity dates of benchmark fixed-income securities‚ the yield curve is a measure of the market’s expectations of future interest rates given the current market conditions. Treasuries‚ issued by the federal government‚ are considered risk-free‚ and as such‚ their yields are often used as the benchmarks for fixed-income securities
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Structure of Interest Rate. Candidate number 25909 Section 2 In this section‚ I will introduce some essential components about term structure‚ explain the IS/LM model to reveal the relation between term structure and GDP growth and lastly bring in some empirical evidence to support this relation. 2.1 Some basic terminologies and equations Bond‚ being one of the most popular financial products‚ is one example of firm’s and nation’s lending and borrowing. There are two ways a bond delivers its
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exchange rates‚ interest rates • In this lecture we will learn how exchange rates accommodate equilibrium in financial markets. For this purpose we examine the relationship between interest rates and exchange rates. Interest rates are the return to holding interest-bearing financial assets. In the previous lecture we have pointed out that as being a financial asset exchange rates tend to adjust more quickly to new information that goods prices. Like exchange rates‚ interest rates are also the prices of financial
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CHAPTER 14 INTEREST RATE AND CURRENCY SWAPS SUGGESTED ANSWERS AND SOLUTIONS TO END-OF-CHAPTER QUESTIONS AND PROBLEMS QUESTIONS 1. Describe the difference between a swap broker and a swap dealer. Answer: A swap broker arranges a swap between two counterparties for a fee without taking a risk position in the swap. A swap dealer is a market maker of swaps and assumes a risk position in matching opposite sides of a swap and in assuring that each counterparty fulfills its contractual obligation
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company in March realizes that it needs to raise $25 million zero-coupon bond in August for a period of 6 months. Zero-coupon bond of similar quality is currently yielding 4%‚ a cost‚ which the treasurer finds acceptabl(e) The treasurer is of the view that interest rate will rise before the company will issue the debt‚ hence will increase the cost of debt. So to hedge the interest rate risk the treasurer decided to hedge the risk using September Eurodollar futures contract. September 90-day Eurodollar
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A $100 deposit today that earns an annual interest rate of 10% is worth how much at the end of two years? Assume all interest received at the end of the first year is reinvested the second year. 2) An investment of $100 today is worth $116.64 at the end of two years if it earns an annual interest rate of 8%. How much interest is earned in the first year and how much in the second year of this investment? 3) Which of the following investments has a larger future value? A $100 investment earning
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67 vol. 2‚ 2012 TARGETING OF KEY INTEREST RATE AS A SOURCE OF CRISIS YANA SOKOLOVA St. Petersburg State University‚ Faculty of Economics‚ Russia Abstract In response to the world economic crisis of 2008 the authorities of many countries have launched policies of interest rate reduction through large-scale asset purchases on the open key rate targeting. The author explains how changes of the federal funds rate increased bank interest rate risk and provoked the recession of 2007-2009
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