If Nominal British Interest Rates Are 3 Percent and Nominal

question 6

Multiple Choice

If nominal British interest rates are 3 percent and nominal U.S. interest rates are 6 percent, then the British pound (£) is expected to ____ by about ____percent, according to the international Fisher effect (IFE) .

• A)depreciate; 2.9
• B)appreciate; 2.9
• C)depreciate; 1.0
• D)appreciate; 1.0
• E)none of the above

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