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CH 3
CH 3
Chapter Objectives
To describe the background and corporate
use of the following international financial markets: foreign exchange market, international money market, international credit market, international bond market, and international stock markets.
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to take advantage of favorable economic conditions; when they expect foreign currencies to appreciate against their own; and to reap the benefits of international diversification.
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to capitalize on higher foreign interest rates; when they expect foreign currencies to appreciate against their own; and to reap the benefits of diversification. to capitalize on lower foreign interest rates; and when they expect foreign currencies to depreciate against their own.
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Indirect quotation =
1 Direct quotation
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Eurobonds are underwritten by a multinational syndicate of investment banks and simultaneously placed in many countries.
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Why U.S. Dollar Interest Rates Differ from Mexican Peso Interest Rates
Interest Rate for $ ie D$ Quantity of $ S$ Interest Rate for ie Pesos Speso Dpeso Quantity of Pesos
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Foreign Subsidiaries
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