In Looking at the Foreign Exchange Rates in the Wall

question 68

Essay

In looking at the foreign exchange rates in the Wall Street Journal you notice the U.S. dollar-euro spot rate is 1.085€/U.S.$ and the six-month forward rate is 1.098€/$. What does this imply?

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