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4.Disagree.Ifthecountryhasasurplus(apositivevalue)foritsofficialsettlementsbalance,thenthevalueforitsofficialreservesbalancemustbeanegativevalueofthesameamount(sothatthetwoaddtozero).Anegativevalueforthisassetitemmeansthatfundsareflowingoutinorderforthecountrytoacquiremoreofthesekindsofassets.Thus,thecountryisincreasingitsholdingsofofficialreserveassets.
6.ItemeisatransactioninwhichforeignofficialholdingsofU.S.assetsincrease.Thisisapositive(credit)itemforofficialreserveassetsandanegative(debit)itemforprivatecapitalflowsastheU.S.bankacquirespoundbankdeposits.ThedebititemcontributestoaU.S.deficitintheofficialsettlementsbalance(whilethecredititemisrecorded"
belowtheline,"
permittingtheofficialsettlementsbalancetobeindeficit).Allothertransactionsinvolvedebitandcredititemsbothofwhichareincludedintheofficialsettlementsbalance,sothattheydonotdirectlycontributetoadeficit(orsurplus)intheofficialsettlementsbalance.
8.a.Merchandisetradebalance:
$330-198=$132
Goodsandservicesbalance:
$330-198+196-204=$124
Currentaccountbalance:
$330-198+196-204+3-8=$119
Officialsettlementsbalance:
$330-198+196-204+3-8+102-202+4=$23
b.Changeinofficialreserveassets(net)=-officialsettlementsbalance=-$23.
Thecountryisincreasingitsnetholdingsofofficialreserveassets.
10.a.Internationalinvestmentposition(billions):
$30+20+15-40-25=$0.
Thecountryisneitheraninternationalcreditornoradebtor.Itsholdingofinternationalassetsequalsitsliabilitiestoforeigners.
b.Acurrentaccountsurpluspermitsthecountrytoaddtoitsnetclaimsonforeigners.Forthisreasonthecountry'
sinternationalinvestmentpositionwillbecomeapositivevalue.Theflowincreaseinnetforeignassetsresultsinthestockofnetforeignassetsbecomingpositive.
Chap3
2.Exportsofmerchandiseandservicesresultinsupplyofforeigncurrencyintheforeignexchangemarket.Domesticsellersoftenwanttobepaidusingdomesticcurrency,whiletheforeignbuyerswanttopayintheircurrency.Intheprocessofpayingfortheseexports,foreigncurrencyisexchangedfordomesticcurrency,creatingsupplyofforeigncurrency.Internationalcapitalinflowsresultinasupplyofforeigncurrencyintheforeignexchangemarket.Inmakinginvestmentsindomesticfinancialassets,foreigninvestorsoftenstartwithforeigncurrencyandmustexchangeitfordomesticcurrencybeforetheycanbuythedomesticassets.Theexchangecreatesasupplyofforeigncurrency.Salesofforeignfinancialassetsthatthecountry'
sresidentshadpreviouslyacquired,andborrowingfromforeignersbythiscountry'
sresidentsareotherformsofcapitalinflowthatcancreatesupplyofforeigncurrency.
4.TheU.S.firmobtainsaquotationfromitsbankonthespotexchangerateforbuyingyenwithdollars.Iftherateisacceptable,thefirminstructsitsbankthatitwantstousedollarsfromitsdollarcheckingaccounttobuy1millionyenatthisspotexchangerate.ItalsoinstructsitsbanktosendtheyentothebankaccountoftheJapanesefirm.Tocarryoutthisinstruction,theU.S.bankinstructsitscorrespondentbankinJapantotake1millionyenfromitsaccountatthecorrespondentbankandtransfertheyentothebankaccountoftheJapanesefirm.(TheU.S.bankcouldalsouseyenatitsownbranchifithasabranchinJapan.)
6.Thetraderwouldseekoutthebestquotedspotrateforbuyingeuroswithdollars,eitherthroughdirectcontactwithtradersatotherbanksorbyusingtheservicesofaforeignexchangebroker.Thetraderwouldusethebestratetobuyeurospot.Sometimeinthenexthourorso(or,typicallyatleastbytheendoftheday),thetraderwillentertheinterbankmarketagain,toobtainthebestquotedspotrateforsellingeurosfordollars.Thetraderwillusethebestspotratetosellherpreviouslyacquiredeuros.Ifthespotvalueoftheeurohasrisenduringthisshorttime,thetradermakesaprofit.
8.a.Thecrossratebetweentheyenandthekroneistoohigh(theyenvalueofthekroneistoohigh)relativetothedollar-foreigncurrencyexchangerates.Thus,inaprofitabletriangulararbitrage,youwanttosellkroneratthehighcrossrate.Thearbitragewillbe:
Usedollarstobuykronerat$0.20/krone,usethesekronertobuyyenat25yen/krone,andusetheyentobuydollarsat$0.01/yen.Foreachdollarthatyousellinitially,youcanobtain5kroner,these5kronercanobtain125yen,andthe125yencanobtain$1.25.Thearbitrageprofitforeachdollaristherefore25cents.
b.Sellingkronertobuyyenputsdownwardpressureonthecrossrate(theyenpriceofkrone).Thevalueofthecrossratemustfallto20(=0.20/0.01)yen/kronetoeliminatetheopportunityfortriangulararbitrage,assumingthatthedollarexchangeratesareunchanged.
10.a.TheincreaseinsupplyofSwissfrancsputsdownwardpressureontheexchange-ratevalue($/SFr)ofthefranc.ThemonetaryauthoritiesmustintervenetodefendthefixedexchangeratebybuyingSFrandsellingdollars.
b.Theincreaseinsupplyoffrancsputsdownwardpressureontheexchange-ratevalue($/SFr)ofthefranc.ThemonetaryauthoritiesmustintervenetodefendthefixedexchangeratebybuyingSFrandsellingdollars.
c.Theincreaseinsupplyoffrancsputsdownwardpressureontheexchange-ratevalue($/SFr)ofthefranc.ThemonetaryauthoritiesmustintervenetodefendthefixedexchangeratebybuyingSFrandsellingdollars.
d.Thedecreaseindemandforfrancsputsdownwardpressureontheexchange-ratevalue($/SFr)ofthefranc.ThemonetaryauthoritiesmustintervenetodefendthefixedexchangeratebybuyingSFrandsellingdollars.
Chap4
2.Youwillneeddataonfourmarketrates:
Thecurrentinterestrate(oryield)onbondsissuedbytheU.S.governmentthatmatureinoneyear,thecurrentinterestrate(oryield)onbondsissuedbytheBritishgovernmentthatmatureinoneyear,thecurrentspotexchangeratebetweenthedollarandpound,andthecurrentone-yearforwardexchangeratebetweenthedollarandpound.Dotheseratesresultinacoveredinterestdifferentialthatisveryclosetozero?
4.a.TheU.S.firmhasanassetpositioninyen—ithasalongpositioninyen.Tohedgeitsexposuretoexchangeraterisk,thefirmshouldenterintoaforwardexchangecontractnowinwhichthefirmcommitstosellyenandreceivedollarsatthecurrentforwardrate.Thecontractamountsaretosell1millionyenandreceive$9,000,bothin60days.
b.Thestudenthasanassetpositioninyen—alongpositioninyen.Tohedgetheexposuretoexchangeraterisk,thestudentshouldenterintoaforwardexchangecontractnowinwhichthestudentcommitstosellyenandreceivedollarsatthecurrentforwardrate.Thecontractamountsaretosell10millionyenandreceive$90,000,bothin60days.
c.TheU.S.firmhasanliabilitypositioninyen—ashortpositioninyen.Tohedgeitsexposuretoexchangeraterisk,thefirmshouldenterintoaforwardexchangecontractnowinwhichthefirmcommitstoselldollarsandreceiveyenatthecurrentforwardrate.Thecontractamountsaretosell$900,000andreceive100millionyen,bothin60days.
6.Relativetoyourexpectedspotvalueoftheeuroin90days($1.22/euro),thecurrentforwardrateoftheeuro($1.18/euro)islow—theforwardvalueoftheeuroisrelativelylow.Usingtheprincipleof"
buylow,sellhigh,"
youcanspeculatebyenteringintoaforwardcontractnowtobuyeurosat$1.18/euro.Ifyouarecorrectinyourexpectation,thenin90daysyouwillbeabletoimmediatelyresellthoseeurosfor$1.22/euro,pocketingaprofitof$0.04foreacheurothatyouboughtforward.Ifmanypeoplespeculateinthisway,thenmassivepurchasesnowofeurosforward(increasingthedemandforeurosforward)willtendtodriveuptheforwardvalueoftheeuro,towardacurrentforwardrateof$1.22/euro.
8.a.TheSwissfrancisataforwardpremium.Itscurrentforwardvalue($0.505/SFr)isgreaterthanitscurrentspotvalue($0.500/SFr).
b.Thecoveredinterestdifferential"
infavorofSwitzerland"
is((1+0.005)⋅(0.505)/0.500)-(1+0.01)=0.005.(Notethattheinterestrate