China (currency: CNY) and Japan (currency: JPY) have no inflation, a constant money supply and (annualized) interest rates equal to 5% for all maturities. The exchange rate is equal to JPY20/CNY.Suddenly and unexpectedly, Japan increases its money supply by 10%. This is a one-time but permanent shock. Immediately upon the announcement, the Japanese interest rate drops from 5% to 3% for all maturities. It is expected that it will take two years for the shock in money supply to translate fully into a price increase. In these two years, the interest rate in Japan will remain at 3%, and jump back to 5% at the end of Year 2.There is no effect on the real sector, nor any effect on China. What would be the JPY value of one CNY right after this money supply shock? (keep two decimal places).

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Uncovered interest parity (UIP) links expected exchange-rate movements to interest-rate differentials. For an N‑year horizon UIP (no arbitrage) implies that the current spot S0 (JPY per CNY) must satisfy:
S0 = E[S_N] * (1 + i_JPY)^N / (1 + i_CNY)^N, 
when we equate JPY returns from investing either currency and then converting back after N years.

Relevant facts and assumptions:
- Initial spot S_old = 20 JPY/CNY.
- China’s interest rate i_CNY = 5% (unchanged).
- Japan’s nominal interest rate falls immediately to i_JPY = 3% for the next two years (then returns to 5%).
- The money shock is permanent; prices in Japan will be 10% higher once the shock is fully transmitted in two years. Under PPP that implies the expected exchange rate in two years E[S_2] should reflect that relative price change.

Step-by-step reasoning and calculation:
1. Use the 2‑year UIP relation (N = 2). The relevant two‑year Japanese nominal accumulation factor is (1.03)^2 and China’s is (1.05)^2.
2. The permanent money shock implies a 10% cumulative increase in Japanese prices over two years; using PPP the expected JPY price of one CNY two years from now would be higher, but the no‑arbitrage condition requires the spot to adjust immediately so that currency returns are equalized given the new interest‑rate path.
3. Rearranging UIP for the immediate spot gives the multiplicative factor (1.05^2 / 1.03^2) applied to the pre‑shock spot of 20 JPY/CNY:
(1.05)^2 = 1.1025 ; (1.03)^2 = 1.0609.
Ratio = 1.1025 / 1.0609 = 1.039156... .
4. Multiply the old spot by this factor:
S0 = 20 * 1.039156... = 20.7831... ≈ 20.78 JPY/CNY (two decimal places).

Why this is correct:
- The immediate fall in Japanese interest rates makes Japanese assets relatively cheaper; arbitrage requires the spot exchange rate to jump so expected returns (converted into the same currency) remain equal. The computation above implements UIP over the two‑year horizon using the actual two‑year accumulation factors and yields the immediate new spot.

Why other naive answers are incorrect:
- Using 22.00 JPY (simply 20 * 1.10) ignores the interest‑rate differential and arbitrage effects.
- Using 22.87 (which would be 22 * 1.039) double‑counts the expected price change and misplaces the E[S_2] factor.

Conclusion: The JPY value of one CNY right after the shock is 20.78 JPY/CNY, which matches the provided answer.

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