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Currency (Purchasing Power Parity)

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  • This topic has 3 replies, 2 voices, and was last updated 9 years ago by John Moffat.
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  • June 8, 2016 at 11:34 am #320794
    mpatel14
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    Hi,

    I have watched the currency lectures and practised couple of questions and I want to double check if my understanding is correct regarding the calculation for purchasing power parity.

    If the question stated Z is expected to receive 500,000 (Euro).
    Z could put deposit in the European country at annual interest 3% and borrow at 5%
    Company could deposit in its home currency at 4% and borrow at 6%.

    Inflation in the European country is 3% per year and inflation in the home currency is 4.5%.

    Spot rate is 2 Euro per $

    So this would mean we do 2 (Euro) x 1.03 / 1.045 = 1.97

    However if we assumed the home currency to be Euro then would it be:
    2 (Euro) x 1.045 / 1.03

    Thanks

    June 8, 2016 at 1:28 pm #320831
    John Moffat
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    Yes – you are correct (assuming that you are forecasting what the spot rate will be in 1 years time).

    (If on the other hand you are asked to calculate a forward rate, then you use the interest rate parity formula)

    June 8, 2016 at 10:23 pm #321225
    mpatel14
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    Thank you

    June 9, 2016 at 8:31 am #321349
    John Moffat
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    You are welcome 🙂

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