Question

If asset owners in Japan and the United States consider Japanese and U.S. assets as good substitutes for each other and if the U.S. interest rate is 5% and the Japanese interest rate is 2%, what will NOT occur

Answer 1

Answer: financial inflow will reduce the United States interest rate.

Explanation:

The options include:

a. financial inflow will reduce the United States interest rate.

b. financial outflow will increase the Japanese interest rate.

c. The interest rate gap between the United States and Japan will be eliminated.

d. Loanable funds will be exported from the U.S. to Japan

e. the interest rate in the United States will equal theinterest rate in Japan.

Based on the information given in the question, the things that will occur include:

• financial outflow will increase the Japanese interest rate.

• The interest rate gap between the United States and Japan will be eliminated.

• Loanable funds will be exported from the U.S. to Japan

• the interest rate in the United States will equal the interest rate in Japan.

Therefore, option A is the correct option.