When a US Firm Borrows a Foreign Currency and Has No Offsetting

question 9

Multiple Choice

When a U.S. firm borrows a foreign currency and has no offsetting position in this currency, it will incur an effective financing rate that is always above the ____ if the currency ____.

• A) foreign currency's interest rate; appreciates
• B) foreign currency's interest rate; depreciates
• C) domestic interest rate; depreciates
• D) domestic interest rate; appreciates

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