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Suppose that the following conditions all hold: uncovered and covered interest rate parity, real interest rate...

Suppose that the following conditions all hold: uncovered and covered interest rate parity, real interest rate parity, relative and absolute purchasing power parity. And suppose you have the following information:

- The current nominal interest rate for a 1 year deposit in a Brazilian bank is 20%.

- Inflation is expected to be 10 percentage points higher in Brazil than Argentina over the next year.

- The forward exchange rate between Brazil and Argentina is 1.1 (Brazilian real / Argentinian peso).

For each of the following, compute a value using the information above, or state if there is not enough information given above to do this. Show your work in each case and name which parity conditions you are using.

a. real exchange rate (Brazil/Argentina)

b. expected future spot exchange rate for one year from now (Brazilian real / Argentinian peso)

c. real interest rate in Brazil

d. current spot exchange rate (Brazilian real / Argentinian peso) Suppose you learn that the current exchange rate for the Japanese Yen is $1 = 120 yen.

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