Assume That the One-Year Interest Rate in the U

question 55

Multiple Choice

Assume that the one-year interest rate in the U.S. is 7% and in the U.K. is 5%. According to the international Fisher effect, British pound's spot exchange rate should ____ by about ____ over the year.

• A) depreciate; 1.9%
• B) appreciate; 1.9%
• C) depreciate; 3.94%
• D) appreciate; 3.94%

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