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The document is a reading list for the course FIN 442/644 on International Financial Markets/International Finance for Winter 2025, compiled by Masahiro Watanabe from the Department of Finance. It includes required and optional readings, primarily articles from various financial publications, along with case studies and book chapters related to topics such as FX markets, currency derivatives, and risk management. Access instructions for articles via the UA library and VPN are provided, emphasizing the importance of using original article links when available.

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The document is a reading list for the course FIN 442/644 on International Financial Markets/International Finance for Winter 2025, compiled by Masahiro Watanabe from the Department of Finance. It includes required and optional readings, primarily articles from various financial publications, along with case studies and book chapters related to topics such as FX markets, currency derivatives, and risk management. Access instructions for articles via the UA library and VPN are provided, emphasizing the importance of using original article links when available.

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Masahiro Watanabe

Department of Finance

INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL MARKETS / INTERNATIONAL FINANCE

FIN 442/644
Winter 2025

READING LIST
Below is the reading list. Readings not designated as required in the course schedule or not so
instructed in class are optional. However, I may occasionally refer to them in class.
These articles are free either via UA library access or of themselves. Follow the hyperlinks to
open them. If you are not connected to the school network by cable (e.g., off campus or wireless
on campus), it is recommended that you establish a UA VPN connection. To set up the VPN, follow
this instruction by the IST. Without the VPN, you may need to enter your UA credential each time
or are subject to the limit imposed by the publisher (e.g., as of January 2025, The Economist
provides a limited number of free articles per month for a registered reader). Some articles are from
Proquest. Be patient while it pulls the full text. If links to the original articles are provided, they are
preferred to Proquest articles as the latter may lack charts and tables.

FX Markets and Parity Conditions


1. (Chart) International Parity Conditions
2. (Article) “The Big Mac index: where to buy a cheap hamburger,” The Economist,
8/7/2024.
3. (Article) “Buttonwood: The real deal,” The Economist, 10/29/2012 (Proquest link).
4. (Article) “Swiss Move Roils Global Markets,” The Wall Street Journal (via Proquest),
1/16/2015.
5. (Article) “The yuan-dollar exchange rate—Nominally cheap or really dear?” The
Economist, 11/4/2010 (Proquest link).

While the above article is best for pedagogical purposes, the following eight articles
(down to “The internationalisation of China’s …”) help understand the subsequent
developments on the yuan.

6. (Article) “China is rapidly rolling out its new digital currency,” The Economist,
11/18/2022.
7. (Article) “US-China trade dispute: US lifts China ‘currency manipulator’ tag ahead of
trade deal,” Financial Times, 1/13/2020.
Note on Financial Times access: UA has a full group subscription. From the above
link you should be able to login using your UA email address (Google login). If not,
first create your FT.com account from this UA library link to FT, login, and directly
paste the article link on your browser; works at least on Chrome.

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8. (Article) “Currency wars: The Trump administration labels China a currency
manipulator,” The Economist, 8/6/2019 (Proquest link).
9. (Article) “Currency Fight Hinders Talks on U.S.-Pacific Trade Deal,” The Wall Street
Journal, 1/26/2015 (via Proquest).
10. (Article) “The yuan: The cheapest thing going is gone,” The Economist, 6/15/2013
(Proquest link).
11. (Article) “China’s currency: One way no more,” The Economist, 3/1/2014 (Proquest
link).
12. (Article) “The yuan joins the SDR: Maiden voyage,” The Economist, 12/5/2015
(Proquest link).
13. (Article) “The internationalisation of China’s currency has stalled,” The Economist,
10/14/2017.
14. (Article) “Strong Dollar Squeezes U.S. Firms,” The Wall Street Journal (via Proquest),
1/28/2015.
15. (Article) “The global monetary system—Beyond Bretton Woods 2,” The Economist,
11/4/2010 (Proquest link).

Currency Derivative Securities and Risk Management


16. (Case) Dozier Industries Case A, Darden case UVA-F-0745
17. (Case) Dozier Industries Case B, Darden case UVA-F-0746
18. (Book chapter) Eiteman, Stonehill & Moffett 16th ed., Appendix to Chapter 10, “Complex
Option Hedges,” pp.321-328.
19. (Article) “Hedge Funds Try ‘Career Trade’ Against Euro,” The Wall Street Journal (via
Proquest), 2/26/2010.
20. (Article) “Exclusive - U.S. airlines confront cheap oil’s flip side: costly hedges,” Reuters,
12/23/2014.
21. (Book chapters) Sercu & Uppal (1995), Chapter 7, “Pricing Currency Options Using the
Binomial Model,” pp. 201-232.

Cross-border Capital Budgeting and Joint Venture


22. (Case) “Beijing International Club Corporation (BICC),” Thunderbird Case #A06-03-
0009.
23. (Book chapter) Eun, Resnick & Chuluun 10th ed., Chapter 18, “International Capital
Budgeting,” pp.499-518.
24. (Article) “China’s Yuan Pares Losses Against Dollar,” The Wall Street Journal (via
Proquest), 4/16/2012.
25. (Article) “The Fight for Hip Hotel Firm,” The Wall Street Journal (via Proquest),
4/16/2013.
26. (Article) “Firms Keep Stockpiles of ‘Foreign’ Cash in U.S.,” The Wall Street Journal (via
Proquest), 1/22/2013.
27. (Article) “Euro-Zone Employment Hits Low of Nearly Seven Years,” The Wall Street
Journal (via Proquest), 3/14/2013, by Alex Brittain.
28. (Article) “Interview: ExxonMobil Weighs Australian Investment Plans,” Dow Jones
Newswires, 7/19/2004.
i) Access Factiva via this link.
ii) Click on the Options button to the right of the search box to expand the pull-down
menu. Select “Dow Jones Newswires” for Source and “All Dates” for Date Range. If
you do not see a search box, make sure the Home tab is selected at the top of the page.
Otherwise cookies may be disabled; either allow cookies or try another browser.
iii) Copy and paste the title of the article in the Search box and click Search. Find the
article in the result.

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Note: This article is also available on WSJ online if you have a subscription.

Risk and Return in International Markets


29. (Article) “Dollar to Rally—Or Retreat,” The Wall Street Journal (via Proquest),
7/29/2004, Page C14.
30. (Article) “Why Overseas Stock Funds Are Back in Favor,” The Wall Street Journal (via
Proquest), 9/10/2004, Page C1.
31. (Article) “Investors Across the Globe Join the Party,” The Wall Street Journal (via
Proquest), 3/31/2015.
32. (Article) “Is Your Foreign Fund Hedged or Unhedged?,” The Wall Street Journal (via
Proquest), 11/19/2004 Page C1.
33. (Article) “European Markets Continue Their Strong Run,” The Wall Street Journal (via
Proquest), 7/1/2005 Page C11.
34. (Article) “U.S. Investors Place Record Bets on Markets in Europe and Asia,” The Wall
Street Journal (via Proquest), 8/4/2004, Page A1.

Miscellaneous Topics
35. (Article) “Japanese Firms Practice ‘Yen’ Damage Control,” The Wall Street Journal (via
Proquest), 9/26/2003, Page A7.
36. (Book chapter) Eun, Resnick & Chuluun 10th ed., Chapter 14, “Interest Rate and
Currency Swaps,” pp.387-406.

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