Suppose the interest parity condition holds. Also assume that the one-year interest rate in the United States is 6% and that the one-year interest rate in Canada is 6%. What does this imply about the current versus future expected exchange rate (for the U.S. and Canadian dollars)? Explain
What will be an ideal response?
This implies that there are no expected exchange gains or losses from holding foreign currency denominated assets for one year. So, the exchange rate that financial market participants expect to occur in one year is equal to the current exchange rate.
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One source of the supply of dollars in the foreign exchange market is
A) U.S. companies importing foreign goods. B) foreign citizens buying U.S. goods. C) SDRs being converted into dollars. D) the U.S. Mint buying dollars from the Bank of England.
Deadweight losses are associated with
a. taxes that distort the incentives that people face. b. taxes that target expenditures on survivor's benefits for Social Security. c. taxes that have no efficiency losses. d. lump-sum taxes.