Finance 302: Chapter 6

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Assume that interest rates on a 20-year Treasury and corporate bonds are as follows: T-bond = 7.72% AAA = 8.72% A = 9.64% BBB = 10.18% The differences in these rates were probably caused primarily by:

Default and liquidity risk differences

If the Treasury yield curve were downward sloping, the yield to maturity on a 10-year Treasury coupon bond would be higher than that on a 1-year T-bill.

False

Which of the following statements is CORRECT?

If inflation is expected to increase in the future and the maturity risk premium (MRP) is greater than zero, the Treasury bond yield curve must be upward sloping.

Which of the following is CORRECT?

The yield on a 2-year corporate bond should always exceed the yield on a 2-year Treasury bond.

Because the maturity risk premium is normally positive, the yield curve is normally upward sloping.

True

If investors expect a zero rate of inflation, then the nominal rate of return on a very short-term U.S. Treasury bond should be equal to the real risk-free rate, r*.

True

If investors expect the rate of inflation to increase sharply in the future, then we should not be surprised to see an upward sloping yield curve.

True


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