Answer: The cost of money will be influenced by such things as fed policy, fiscal deficits,
business activity, and foreign trade deficits.
The cost of money for an international investment is also affected by country risk,
which refers to the risk that arises from investing or doing business in a particular
country. This risk depends on the country’s economic, political, and social
environment. Country risk also includes the risk that property will be expropriated
without adequate compensation, as well as new host country stipulations about local
production, sourcing or hiring practices, and damage or destruction of facilities due to
internal strife.
The cost of money for an international investment is also affected by exchange
rate risk. When investing overseas the security usually will be denominated in a
currency other than the dollar, which means that the value of the investment will
depend on what happens to exchange rates. Changes in relative inflation or interest
rates will lead to changes in exchange rates. International trade deficits/surpluses
affect exchange rates. Also, an increase in country risk will also cause the country’s
currency to fall.