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Bloomberg Assignment #1
Please type all responses in a Word document. You need to attach Excel worksheets for Part #1. Remember to type your name within the document.
1. Find the month-end exchange rates between MXP and US$ from Bloomberg and fill in the blanks in the following table.
a. For the year 2014:
Date |
US$ per MXP |
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Jan-14 |
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Feb-14 |
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Mar-14 |
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Apr-14 |
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May-14 |
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Jun-14 |
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Jul-14 |
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Aug-14 |
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Sep-14 |
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Oct-14 |
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Nov-14 |
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Dec-14 |
b. For the year 2017
Jan-17 |
Feb-17 |
Mar-17 |
Apr-17 |
May-17 |
Jun-17 |
Jul-17 |
Aug-17 |
Sep-17 |
Oct-17 |
Nov-17 |
Dec-17 |
2. Then, compute the standard deviation of the percent changes for each of the two periods. Which period is more volatile? What political, economic or financial factors made one period more volatile than the other period?