Suppose you have been offered a new job in Australia in one year and you want tomake sure your investments give you similar spending power. If the interest rate inSingapore is 1.80 % and Australian interest is 0.35 %, the AUD/SGD spot exchangerate is 0.97 (0.97 AUD for 1 SGD), finally the one year ahead expected inflation inAustralia is 3.80 % and for Singapore is 2.90 %. The real interest in Australia wouldbeif Singapore real interest rate is 0.30 percent.Your Answer:Answer

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Suppose you have been offered a new job in Australia in one year and you want to make sure your investments give you similar spending power. If the interest rate in singapore is 1.80 % and Australian interest is 0.35 %, the AUD/SGD spot exchange ate is 0.97 (0.97 AUD for 1 SGD), finally the one year ahead expected inflation in ustralia is 3.80 % and for Singapore is 2.90 %. The real interest in Australia would if Singapore real interest rate is 0.30 percent. ur Answer:

Suppose you have been offered a new job in Australia in one year and you want to make sure your investments give you similar spending power. If the interest rate in singapore is 1.80 % and Australian interest is 0.35 %, the AUD/SGD spot exchange ate is 0.97 (0.97 AUD for 1 SGD), finally the one year ahead expected inflation in ustralia is 3.80 % and for Singapore is 2.90 %. The real interest in Australia would if Singapore real interest rate is 0.30 percent. ur Answer:

International Financial Management

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Chapter9: Forecasting Exchange Rates

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