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The current Australian dollar exchange rate (Australian dollar per US dollar) is Et = 1

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The current Australian dollar exchange rate (Australian dollar per US dollar) is Et = 1.8; the annualized interest rate on three year bonds is 2% in Australia compared to a 1% annualized interest rate of three-year treasury bond in the US. If the uncovered interest parity theory holds, what would the market expectation of exchange rates (Australian dollar per US dollar) in three years. 2.2 Indonesia's one year interest rate in May 2014 was 9% (i = .09). The US interest rate was zero (iF = 0). The Indonesian Rupiah-US Dollar exchange rate was Et = 11500. Calculate the one year forward rate, 2.3 Suppose the one-year forward exchange rate is 1.26 dollars per euro and the spot exchange rate is 1.20 dollars per euro. What is the forward premium on euros (the forward discount on dollars)? What is the difference between the interest rate on one-year dollar deposits and that on one-year euro deposits (assuming no repayment risk)?