Assume That the Real Interest Rate in the United States

question 1

True/False

Assume that the real interest rate in the United States and in the United Kingdom is 3 percent. The expected annual inflation in the United States is 3 percent, while in the United Kingdom it is 4 percent. The forward rate on the pound should exhibit a premium of about 1 percent.

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