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International Financial management

Hoofdstuk 1: Globalization and the multinational firm
Wooclap: NXLQCS
Overview

A. Why study International Finance?
The world economy is highly globalized and increasingly integrated in:
• the markets for goods and services.
• the financial markets.


Today, all the major economic functions are globalized:
• Consumption.
• Production.
• Investment.



B. What’s special about International Finance?


Four major dimensions set international finance apart from domestic finance:
1. Foreign exchange risk.
2. Political risks.
3. Market imperfections.
4. Expanded opportunity set.


These are largely because sovereign nations have the right to issue currencies, formulate
their own economic policies, impose taxes, and regulate movements of people, goods, and
capital across their borders.




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, 1. Foreign Exchange Risk

Foreign exchange risk stems from uncertain future exchange rates.
• For example, profits made in a foreign currency may disappear once converted into the
domestic currency due to unanticipated exchange rate movements.
• Exchange rates among major currencies (for example, U.S. dollar, Japanese yen, British
pound, and euro) fluctuate continuously in an unpredictable manner.
• Exchange rate uncertainty influences all major economic
functions, including consumption, production, and
investment.

Example:
Suppose $1 = ¥100 today, and you invest $1,000 to buy 50 shares of Toyota at ¥2,000 per
share. One year later, the share price has increased by ten percent, and your investment is
worth ¥110,000. If the yen has depreciated to $1 = ¥120 by that time, how much is your
investment worth in dollar terms?


• Initial investment in dollars: $1,000.
• Initial investment in yen: $1,000 × (¥100/$) = ¥100,000.
• Maturity value in yen: ¥110,000 (after 10% increase).
• Maturity value in dollars: ¥110,000 / (¥120/$) = $916.67




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,Wat is de Yen Carry Trade?
= borrowing a low-interest rate currency and investing in a higher interest rate currency asset


Stap 1: Investeerders lenen geld (yen) in Japan tegen extreem lage rente.
Stap 2: Dat geld wordt geïnvesteerd in andere valuta of activa die meer opbrengen, zoals
Amerikaanse aandelen of obligaties.


Het idee: je verdient aan het renteverschil.




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, Waarom wordt deze strategie teruggedraaid (unwinding)?
• De Japanse Centrale Bank stopte met het soepel monetair beleid en verhoogde de
rente voor het eerst in jaren.
• Daardoor wordt lenen in yen duurder, waardoor het winstperspectief van de
strategie verdwijnt.
• De yen versterkte, wat het duurder maakt om leningen in yen terug te betalen.


Gevolgen van deze 'unwind'
• Investeerders worden gedwongen hun beleggingen snel te verkopen om verlies te
beperken. Dat zorgt voor:
o Extra dalingen in aandelenmarkten, vooral in de VS.
o Een vicieuze cirkel: de verkoop leidt tot een sterke yen, wat weer meer
verkoop uitlokt.

Unwind yen carry trade impact on global stock markets? Bcs investors facing margin calls must liquidate
other assets, including stocks


Huidige ontwikkelingen
• Obligatie- & goudmarkten staan onder druk:
o De unwind kan leiden tot verval van Amerikaanse staatsobligaties en hogere
volatiliteit.
o Goud fungeert als veilige haven: de koers steeg vorig jaar met bijna $200 toen
de unwind begon.


1. Politieke ontwikkelingen in Japan:
o Onlangs zorgden verkiezingsbelofte en stijgende langdurige rendementen op
Japanse staatsobligaties voor zorgen dat de unwind opnieuw een risico vormt
voor wereldwijde markten.

Investeerders leenden goedkoop yen om winst te maken op buitenlandse beleggingen, maar door
renteverhogingen en een stevigere yen worden die leningen duur, wat leidt tot paniekuitstapjes op
financiële markten met wereldwijde gevolgen.




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