The Slope of a Horizontal Straight Line Is Infinity

question 59

True/False

The slope of a horizontal straight line is infinity.

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Definitions:

Forward Rate

The forward rate is the agreed-upon interest rate for a financial transaction that will occur at a future date, often used in the context of foreign exchange and bonds.

Interest Rate Parity

An economic theory stating that the difference between interest rates in two countries is equal to the expected change in exchange rates between their currencies.

Relative PPP

Relative Purchasing Power Parity, a theory which states that the rate of inflation between two countries will be offset by an equal but opposite change in the exchange rate.

International Fisher

An economic theory stating that the difference in nominal interest rates between two countries is directly proportional to the expected change in the exchange rates between their currencies.