Macroeconomics (9th Global Edition)
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ISBN: 9780134141534
Author: Andrew B. Abel, Ben Bernanke
Publisher: Pearson Global Edition
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Chapter 7, Problem 1NP
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To find: The interest rate on two year bond, three year bond and the shape of yield curve.
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Suppose that the yield curve shows that the one-year bond yield is 3 percent, the two-year yield is 4 percent, and the three-year yield is 5 percent. Assume that the risk premium on the one-year bond is zero, the risk premium on the two-year bond is 1 percent, and the risk premium on the three-year bond is 2 percent. What are the expected one-year interest rates next year and the following year?
A bond has a Macaulay duration of
10.00
and is priced to yield
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If interest rates go up so that the yield goes to
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what will be the percentage change in the price of the bond? Now, if the yield on this bond goes down to
7.5%,
what will be the bond's percentage change in price? Comment on your findings.
If interest rates go up to
8.5%,
the percentage change in the price of the bond is
nothing%.
(Round to two decimal places.)
If interest rates go down to
7.5%,
the percentage change in the price of the bond is
nothing%.
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Comment on your findings. (Select the best answer below.)
A.
As interest rates decrease, the price of the bond decreases. As interest rates increase, the price of the bond increases.
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As interest rates increase or decrease, the price of the bond will always increase.
C.
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Calculate the bond yield rate (%) for a bond with an annual interest payment of $200 and a market price of $9,000.
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