Assume that a U.S. firm considers investing in British one-year Treasury securities. The interest rate on these securities is 12 percent, while the U.S. interest rate on the same securities is 10 percent. The firm believes that today's spot rate is an appropriate forecast for the spot rate of the pound in one year. Based on this information, the effective yield on British securities from the U.S. firm's perspective is:
A) equal to the U.S. interest rate.
B) equal to the British interest rate.
C) lower than the U.S. interest rate.
D) higher than the British interest rate.
E) lower than the British interest rate, but higher than the U.S. interest rate.
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