Problem 1: One-year interest rates are currently 3.30% in the United States and 2.60% in "Euroland." The current spot rate between the euro and dollar is $1.3225/?. What is the expected spot rate in one year if the international Fisher effect holds?
Problem 2: Andrea Cujoli is a currency speculator who enjoys "betting" on changes in the foreign currency exchange market. Currently the spot price for the Japanese yen is ¥129.87/$ and the 6-month forward rate is ¥128.53/$. Andrea thinks the yen will move to ¥128.00/$ in the next six months. If Andrea's expectations are correct, then she could profit in the forward market by __________ and then __________.
Problem 3: A U.S. firm sells merchandise to a British company for £100,000 at a current exchange rate of $1.43/£. If the exchange rate changes to $1.45/£ the U.S. firm will realize a __________ of __________.