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Interest Rates and Exchange Rate Credibility
A country has its currency pegged to a major foreign currency. For several years, the domestic interest rate has been nearly identical to the foreign interest rate. Suddenly, the domestic interest rate rises significantly higher than the foreign rate, even though the central bank has not changed its policy and the peg is still officially in place. Explain what this change in the interest rate spread most likely indicates about the financial market's perception of the currency peg.
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