When Japanese Interest Rates Rise, and Exchange Rate Expectations Remain

question 27

Multiple Choice

When Japanese interest rates rise, and exchange rate expectations remain unchanged, the most likely effect is that the supply of loanable funds provided by Japanese investors to the United States will ____, and U.S. interest rates will ____.

• A)increase; increase
• B)increase; decrease
• C)decrease; decrease
• D)decrease; increase

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