Multiple Choice
Yen Bank wishes to invest in Yen loans at a rate of 10 percent.The bank will fund the loans in the domestic CD market at a rate of 6.3 percent.This on-balance-sheet FX risk will be hedged in the spot market at a forward rate of $0.62/×.The spot rate on yen is $0.60/×. What must be the spot exchange rate to eliminate the preference for the yen loans if the forward rate remains $0.62/×?
A) $0.6416/×.
B) $0.5798/×.
C) $0.6118/×.
D) $0.5991/×.
E) Insufficient information.
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