Even If the Interest Rate Associated with a Foreign Country

question 5

True/False

Even if the interest rate associated with a foreign country is higher than the domestic interest rate, the financing costs of a foreign bond will always be lower than the financing rate of a domestic bond as long as the currency depreciates over the lifetime of a bond.

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