Suppose the nomianal interest rate for 1-year borrowing and lending in the U.S (i$) is currently...

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Suppose the nomianal interest rate for 1-year borrowing andlending in the U.S (i$) is currently 5%,while the nominal interestrate on 1 -year borrowing and leading in the U.K (1£) is 3%.Suppose,too, that nominal British pound/U.s. dollar exchange rateis to be £1.60/$ next year (i.e-1(£/$)e= £1.60/$).

A.According to the theory of Interest Rate Parity, what is thecurrent equilibrium nominal exchange rate between the pound and thedollar (E0(£/$))?

B. All else equal, if the U.S. interest rate increased to 8%,what would be the new equilibrium

exchange rate?

C.All else equal (i.e. with both i$and E eat their initiallevels), if the U.K. interest rate increased to 8%, what would thenew equilibrium exchange rate be?

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