金融英语

SECTION TWO(Compulsory)：Answer the questions in this section.

Reading Comprehension: (10 points)

Renaud Blanc is an analyst in the risk management department of De Luca Corporation, a U.S. company that processes fruit and vegetables bought on the world market. Production and sales of packaged fruit juices and condiments occur in the United States, South America, and Europe. Blanc is responsible for making assessments of the relative strength of the U.S. dollar against other relevant currencies. Blanc knows that relative rates of inflation will influence the dollar value of a currency, so he forecasts inflation for the United States and its trading partners.

De Luca buys fruit from Brazil. For the coming year Blanc forecasts annual U.S. inflation of 2% and annual Brazilian inflation of 10%. The current exchange rate is BRL3/USD (BRL = Brazilian real, USD = U.S. dollar). The one-year risk-free interest rates in the United States and Brazil are 2.25% and 18%, respectively.

One of Blanc’s colleagues, Paula Smith, makes the following statements:

1. "The theory of uncovered interest rate parity allows me to calculate E(S1)/S0 as being equal to the ratio of "one plus the one-year Brazilian interest rate” to "one plus the one-year U.S. interest rate,” when the expected ending exchange rate, E(S1), and the beginning of period exchange rate, S0, are quoted as BRL/USD.”

2. "Exchange rate risk reduces to inflation uncertainty if all parity relationships hold perfectly.”

Smith questions Blanc about whether forward markets for the Brazilian real give any indication about the expected exchange rate in one year. Blanc responds:

"If the forward rate equals the expected spot rate, then using forward currency contracts to hedge exchange risk would be costless (aside from commissions) in terms of the expected dollar price that De Luca would pay for fruit in Brazil.”

De Luca also purchases fruit and packaging materials in Europe. Blanc is considering various ways to hedge against the cost of future material purchases in Europe. For the coming year, he forecasts annual inflation of 4% inflation for Europe and 2% for the United States. He believes that uncovered and covered interest parity hold for the United States and Europe.

Part 1)

If the international Fisher effect holds, based on Blanc’s forecasts, the current one-year risk-free interest rate in Europe should be closest to: ()

A. 0.25%.

B. 2.25%.

C. 4.25%.

D. 6.25%.

Part 2)

Based on Exhibit 1, funded status of Duban’s pension plan under U.S. GAAP for 2007 ($ millions) would be closest to: ()

A. 1,256 liability.

B. 681 liability.

C. 681 asset.

D. 1,256 asset.

Part 3)

Based on Exhibit 1, the pension expense ($ millions) that would be reported on Duban’s 2007 income statement under U.S. GAAP would be closest to: ()

A. 187.

B. 225.

C. 230.

D. 317.

Part 4)

Based on Exhibit 1, the underlying economic pension expense ($ millions) for Duban for 2007 would be closest to: ()

A. 187.

B. 192.

C. 233.

D. 274.

Part 5)

Based on Exhibit 2, under U.S. GAAP Duban’s 2007 translation gain on Kerwin’s identifiable assets resulting from exchange rate changes ($ millions) was closest to: ()

A. 133.

B. 165.

C. 197.

D. 216.

Explanations of terms：(10 points)

1. Liquidity preference

2. Moral suasion

3. J-curve effect

4. Capital asset pricing model (CAPM)

5. Interest rate risk

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Question4: List the Basic Features of a Corporate Bond Issue

Question5: How does the inflation affect Wealth and Redistribution of Income?

Question6: What is The Purpose of Holding Foreign Reserve?

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