Mid-Term (Critical) Flashcards
How do you determine the rate of return on a foreign currency deposit (in domestic currency terms)?
the rate of return on a foreign currency in domestic currency terms = rate of return in foreign currency terms + rate of appreciation of the foreign currency
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Of critical importance, know that the rate of return on a foreign currency in domestic currency terms is determined by the rate of return in foreign currency terms plus the rate of appreciation of the foreign currency, e.g. the rate of return in dollars for a euro-denominated deposit is: [3:30, 32-35]
What is uncovered interest parity?
When does it occur?
What is the formula?
- UIP is when expected rates of return are equal
- UIP occurs when there are no remaining arbitage opportunities in the f/x market
Of critical importance, know that in the asset approach to the exchange rate, the exchange rate is determined by asset arbitrage between currencies, that is, that the equilibrium is when markets adjust so that the rates of return on the domestic and foreign currencies are equalized. This will be determined by the relationship between the return on domestic currencies (the domestic interest rate) and the return on foreign currencies in domestic terms (see previous bullet point). That is to say, the market is in equilibrium when there is interest parity (also called uncovered interest parity or UIP), which is when the following equation holds: [3:36, 39-40]
How do you graph the interest parity condition?
How does the graph change if the domestic interest rate increases?
How does the graph change if the foreign interest rate increaes?
How does the graph change if there is a change in expected exchange rates?
Book explanationn:
How do you graph the interest parity condition? See image
How does the graph change if the domestic interest rate increases/decreases?
- Figure 14-5 shows a rise in the interest rate on dollars, from to R$ as a rightward shift of the vertical dollar deposits return schedule.
- At the initial exchange rate £$/€, the expected return on dollar deposits is now higher than that on euro deposits by an amount equal to the distance between points 1 and 1’.
- As we have seen, this difference causes the dollar to appreciate to E$/€ (point 2).
- Because there has been no change in the euro interest rate or in the expected future exchange rate, the dollar’s appreciation today raises the expected dollar return on euro deposits by increasing the rate at which the dollar is expected to depreciate in the future.
How does the graph change if the foreign interest rate increasesdecreases?
- Figure 14-6 shows the effect of a rise in the euro interest rate R€.
- This change causes the downward-sloping schedule (which measures the expected dollar return on euro deposits) to shift rightward. (To see why, ask yourself how a rise in the euro interest rate alters the dollar return on euro deposits, given the current exchange rate and the expected future rate.)
- At the initial exchange rate £$/€, the expected depreciation rate of the dollar is the same as before the rise in R€, so the expected return on euro deposits now exceeds that on dollar deposits.
- The dollar/euro exchange rate rises (from El$/€ to E$/€ to eliminate the excess supply of dollar assets at point 1.
- As before, the dollar’s depreciation against the euro eliminates the excess supply of dollar assets by lowering the expected dollar rate of return on euro deposits.
- A rise in European interest rates therefore leads. to a depreciation of the dollar against the euro or, looked at from the European perspective, an appreciation of the euro against the dollar.
How does the graph change if the expected exchange rate increases/decreases?
- If people expect the euro to appreciate in the future, then euro denominated asset will now be converted in the future at a more valuable rate, i.e., compared to before, euros can now buy more dollars in the future.
- The expected rate of return on euros therefore increases, shifting the curve right.
- An expected appreciation of a currency leads to an actual appreciation (a self fulfilling prophecy).
- An expected depreciation of a currency leads to an actual depreciation (a self fulfilling prophecy).
Of critical importance, know how to graph the interest parity condition by showing the returns on both the domestic currency and foreign currency (both returns being expressed in domestic currency terms), with equilibrium being at the intersection between the two. Know how to manipulate the graph with changes in interest rates and the future expected exchange rate [3:44, 46-49]
How is equilibrium determined in the money market?
How is equilibrium achieved in the money market starting from a position of either excess money supply or money demand?
What is the effect of a rise/fall in the money supply on interest rate?
What is the effect of a rise/fall in real income on the interest rate?
How would you show these changes graphically?
How is equilibrium determined in the money market? Graph?
- equilibrium determined by equality of real money suppy (money supply / price level) and real money demand (function of interest rate and income) –> Ms / P = L (R,Y)
How is equilibrium achieved in the money market starting from a position of either excess money supply or money demand? Graph?
- if there is excess money supply, then people try to exchange money for bonds
If Ms > Md, then people want bonds not liquid $ b/c R is high
So Bd > Bs, i.e., more people want bonds at the high R then there are bonds on the market
So Bp rise and R drops as bond prices rise
- if there is excess money demand, then people try to exchange bonds for money
If Md > Ms, then people want liquid $ not bonds b/c R is low
So Bd
So Bp bond prices drop to entice buyers / clear the market
And R rises as bond prices drop
What is the effect of a rise/fall in the money supply on interest rate? Graph?
What is the effect of a rise/fall in real income on the interest rate? Graph?
Of critical importance. Understand that equilibrium in the money market is determined by the equality of real money supply (money supply divided by the price level) and real money demand, which is a function of interest rates and income. [4:20,23]
Understand how equilibrium is achieved in the money market starting from a position of non-equilibrium (whether excess money supply or money demand). The basic mechanism is that people either try to exchange money for bonds (starting from excess money supply) or try to sell bonds for money (starting from excess money demand). The resulting change in bond prices leads to the equilibrating change in interest rates. In other words, we generally take the money supply and income as exogenous in the money market and the interest rate as endogenous [4:21-22]
Be able to manipulate the graph of money market equilibrium for changes in money supply and income [4:24-25]
How would you graph the combined money market and foreign exchange equilibrium?
What determines the exchange rate?
What determines the interest rate?
How do changes in domestic/foreign money supplies affect the interest rate and therefore the exchange rate? How would you graph these changes?
How would you graph the combined money market and foreign exchange equilibrium?
See graph
What determines the exchange rate?
uncovered interest parity in the foreign exchange market
What determines the interest rate?
domestic money market
How do changes in domestic/foreign money supplies affect the interest rate and therefore the exchange rate? How would you graph these changes?
- Think of the direction of causality from domestic Ms, to domestic R, to the exchange rate
- Increase in domestic Ms, lowers domestic R, domestic currency depreciates, and exchange rate rises
- Decrease in domestic Ms, raises domestic R, domestic currency appreciates, and exchange rate falls
- Increase in foreign Ms, lowers foreign R, foreign currency depreciates (expected euro return curve shifts left), and exchange rate rises
- Decrease in foreign Ms, raises foreign R, foreign currency appreciates, and exchange rate falls (expected euro curve shifts right)
Of critical importance. Be very familiar with the diagram showing combined money market and foreign exchange market equilibrium. This is one of the central models of the class. [4:29-34]. In particular:
Understand the relationship with the interest parity diagram of the previous chapter, that is, that the foreign exchange market is still determined by interest parity, but now the interest rate is determined in the money market.
Understand how changes in the domestic and foreign money supplies affect the interest rate, and therefore the exchange rate. Be able to show this diagrammatically. [4:31-34]
How do you graphically depict the short-run and long-run adjustments to money supply changes in the long-run model?
Why does overshooting occur?
How do you graphically depict the short-run and long-run adjustments to money supply changes in the long-run model?
- See graphs 4:44-49
Why does overshooting occur?
- the differential speed of adjustment of asset markets and goods/services/labor markets
- asset markets can adjust instantly (i.e., exchange rates, exchange rate expectations, and interest rates)
- but goods/services/labor markets adjust gradually (i.e. goods/service prices and wages)
Of critical importance. Understand and be able to show graphically the short-run and long-run adjustments to money supply changes in the long-run model. Do not be confused by the difference between the short-run model (in which exchange rate expectations do not change) and the short-run in the long-run model (in which exchange rate expectations do change, with immediate implications for the exchange rate given the interest parity condition). [4:44-48]
Understand that the long-run model displays exchange rate overshooting and be able to show that graphically, both in terms of the exchange market/money market graph and the chart in 4:49 that shows how variables evolve over time. [4:44-48]. Note that I demonstrated this both with a long-run monetary contraction in Japan (4:44-46) and a long-run monetary expansion in the U.S. (4:47-48), just so you could get extra practice with the idea.
Be sure you understand the difference between charts like those in 4:47 or 4:48 which show equilibriums under various assumptions (e.g. what is happening with the money supply, or whether prices are or are not sticky) versus a dynamic chart like that in 4:49 that explicitly shows how variables will evolve over time (that’s what dynamics are … how variables evolve over time) in response to a specific shock (e.g. a change in money supply). Be sure you are using the right type of chart in an exam.
Understand and be able to explain that the exchange rate overshooting occurs because of the differential speed of adjustment of asset markets (i.e. exchange rates, exchange rate expectations and interest rates can adjust instantly) and goods/services/labor markets (i.e. goods and service prices and wages adjust gradually)
How do you calculate balance of payments?
See HW #1 and practice problems.
