Question: Use the table, which contains economic, financial, and business indicators from the October 20, 2007, issue of The Economist (print edition),
Implied Real Interest Rates. If the nominal interest rate is the government bond rate, and the current change in consumer prices is used as expected inflation, calculate the "implied real rate of interest" (the nominal rate corrected for expected inflation) by currency.
a. Australian dollar "real" rate
b. Japanese yen "real" rate
c. U.S. dollar "real" rate