Week 4,5, and 6 Discussion 1 & 4

Week 6 - Discussion Forum 1

Text

Block, S. B., Hirt, G. A., & Danielsen, B. R. (2019).  Foundations of financial management (17th ed.). Retrieved from https://www.vitalsource.com

· Chapter 21: International Financial Management

Web Pages

Bloomberg. (n.d.). Markets: United States rates & bonds (Links to an external site.). Retrieved from https://www.bloomberg.com/markets/rates-bonds/government-bonds/us

· This web page provides information about current rates and bonds and will assist you in your Cash Management Scenario discussion forum this week. Accessibility Statement does not exist. Privacy Policy (Links to an external site.)

The Economist. (2019, January 10). The Big Mac index (Links to an external site.). Retrieved from https://www.economist.com/news/2019/01/10/the-big-mac-index

· This web page provides information about comparing prices of Big Macs globally to see how purchasing power parity exists, and it will assist you in your The Economist: Big Mac Index Interactive learning activity this week. Accessibility Statement (Links to an external site.) Privacy Policy (Links to an external site.)

U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. (n.d.). EDGAR | Company Filings (Links to an external site.). Retrieved from https://www.sec.gov/edgar/searchedgar/companysearch.html

· This web page provides the financial statements of Walmart and will assist you in your Walmart International Expansion Recommendation Final Paper this week. Accessibility Statement (Links to an external site.) Privacy Policy (Links to an external site.)

Yahoo! Finance. (n.d.). Yahoo! Finance (Links to an external site.). Retrieved from https://finance.yahoo.com/

· This web page provides the financial statements of Walmart and will assist you in your Walmart International Expansion Recommendation Final Paper this week. Accessibility Statement (Links to an external site.) Privacy Policy (Links to an external site.)

 

Recommended Resources

Articles

Lee, B.-S., & Suh, J. (2012). Exchange rate changes and the operating performance of multinationals. European Financial Management, 18(1), 88–116. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1468-036X.2009.00522.x

· The full-text version of this article is available through the EBSCOhost database in the Ashford University Library. This article provides information about the effect of foreign exchange rates and how a firm performs, and it may assist you in your Foreign Acquisition Target Scenario discussion forum this week.

Luong, T. A. (2017). Picking cherries or lemons: A unified theory of cross‐border mergers and acquisitions. The World Economy, 41(2), 653–666. https://doi.org/10.1111/twec.12500

· The full-text version of this article is available through the EBSCOhost database in the Ashford University Library. This article provides information about the effect of foreign exchange rates and how a firm performs, and it may assist you in your Foreign Acquisition Target Scenario discussion forum and the Walmart International Expansion Recommendation Final Paper this week.

Instruction

Prior to beginning work on this discussion forum, read Chapter 21 in the textbook.

Consider you are a cash manager of a multinational corporation (MNC) based in the United States. One of your responsibilities is to gain the highest yield for your treasury cash. Visit the  Markets: United States Rates & Bonds (Links to an external site.) web page and click on a country to review its interest rates. Select a country to invest in for one year. Describe why you chose that country and your expected yield for the next year.

Your initial response should be a minimum of 200 words. Graduate school students learn to assess the perspectives of several scholars. Support your response with at least one scholarly and/or credible resource in addition to the text.