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The effect estimates future exchange rates based on the relationship between nominal interest rates. Multiplying the current spot exchange rate by the nominal annual U.S. interest rate and dividing by the nominal annual U.K. interest rate yields the estimate of the spot exchange rate 12 months from now:
A currency future, also known as an FX future or a foreign exchange future, is a futures contract to exchange one currency for another at a specified date in the future at a price (exchange rate) that is fixed on the purchase date; see Foreign exchange derivative. [1] [2] Typically, one of the currencies is the US dollar.
Governments prefer to stabilize the exchange rate because excessive short-term volatility erodes market confidence and affects both the financial market and the real goods market. When there is inordinate instability, exchange rate uncertainty generates extra costs and reduces profits for firms. As a result, investors are unwilling to make ...
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(+) is the expected future spot exchange rate at time t + k k is the number of periods into the future from time t S t is the current spot exchange rate at time t i $ is the interest rate in one country (for example, the United States) i c is the interest rate in another country or currency area (for example, the Eurozone)
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