If Interest Rates on the Euro Are Consistently Below U

question 27

Multiple Choice

If interest rates on the euro are consistently below U.S. interest rates, then for the international Fisher effect (IFE) to hold:​

• A) ​the value of the euro would often appreciate against the dollar.
• B) ​the value of the euro would often depreciate against the dollar.
• C) ​the value of the euro would remain constant most of the time.
• D) ​the value of the euro would appreciate in some periods and depreciate in other periods, but on average have a zero rate of appreciation.

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