πŸ“Š International Financial Management
Q. The World Bank's Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA):
  • (A) offers various forms of export insurance.
  • (B) offers various forms of import insurance.
  • (C) offers various forms of exchange rate risk insurance.
  • (D) provides loans to developing countries.
πŸ’¬ Discuss
βœ… Correct Answer: (A) offers various forms of export insurance.
πŸ“Š International Financial Management
Q. Suppose the exchange rates between the United States and Euro Area are in long-run equilibrium as defined by the idea of purchasing power parity. If the law of one price holds perfectly, then differences between U.S. and Euro Area rates of inflation would
  • (A) have no effect on nominal exchange rates.
  • (B) be completely offset by changes in the real exchange rate.
  • (C) be completely offset by changes in the nominal exchange rate.
  • (D) violate the conditions for the law of one price.
πŸ’¬ Discuss
βœ… Correct Answer: (D) violate the conditions for the law of one price.
πŸ“Š International Financial Management
Q. An Austrian firm that buys foreign exchange because its managers expect the euro to depreciate is
  • (A) increasing the supply of foreign exchange.
  • (B) increasing the demand for foreign exchange.
  • (C) speculating.
  • (D) Both A and B.
πŸ’¬ Discuss
βœ… Correct Answer: (A) increasing the supply of foreign exchange.
πŸ“Š International Financial Management
Q. All else equal, if Euro Area raises its interest rates,
  • (A) the dollar depreciates.
  • (B) the U.S. demand for euros increases.
  • (C) the Euro Area supply of euros increases.
  • (D) Both A and B.
πŸ’¬ Discuss
βœ… Correct Answer: (B) the U.S. demand for euros increases.
πŸ“Š International Financial Management
Q. All else equal and under a system of floating exchange rates, if a country enters a period of exceptionally strong growth,
  • (A) the pressure on its currency is to revalue.
  • (B) the pressure on its currency is to devalue.
  • (C) the pressure on its currency is to depreciate.
  • (D) the pressure on its currency is to appreciate.
πŸ’¬ Discuss
βœ… Correct Answer: (A) the pressure on its currency is to revalue.
πŸ“Š International Financial Management
Q. Covered interest arbitrage involves both
  • (A) the purchase of a foreign asset and a forward contract in the market for foreign exchange.
  • (B) the purchase of a domestic asset and a spot contract in the market for foreign exchange.
  • (C) the sale of a foreign asset and the purchase of a forward contract in the market for foreign exchange.
  • (D) the sale of domestic stocks and the purchase of foreign bonds.
πŸ’¬ Discuss
βœ… Correct Answer: (D) the sale of domestic stocks and the purchase of foreign bonds.
πŸ“Š International Financial Management
Q. In order to protect against foreign exchange risk, firms can use
  • (A) the spot market for foreign exchange.
  • (B) interest rate arbitrage.
  • (C) purchasing power parity.
  • (D) the forward market for foreign exchange.
πŸ’¬ Discuss
βœ… Correct Answer: (B) interest rate arbitrage.
πŸ“Š International Financial Management
Q. When an individual or firm in a particular country requests that a bank sell foreign exchange, the bank will probably
  • (A) call a foreign bank and arrange a purchase.
  • (B) call the central bank and arrange a purchase.
  • (C) call another bank customer with foreign exchange holdings.
  • (D) call another domestic bank and arrange a purchase.
πŸ’¬ Discuss
βœ… Correct Answer: (A) call a foreign bank and arrange a purchase.
πŸ“Š International Financial Management
Q. A firm that buys foreign exchange in order to take advantage of higher foreign interest rates is
  • (A) speculating.
  • (B) demonstrating purchasing power parity.
  • (C) engaging in interest rate arbitrage.
  • (D) responding to fluctuations in the business cycle.
πŸ’¬ Discuss
βœ… Correct Answer: (B) demonstrating purchasing power parity.
πŸ“Š International Financial Management
Q. Reducing a current account deficit requires a country to:
  • (A) Increase private saving relative to investment
  • (B) Increase private consumption relative to saving
  • (C) Increase private investment relative to consumption
  • (D) Increase private investment relative to saving
πŸ’¬ Discuss
βœ… Correct Answer: (A) Increase private saving relative to investment