1) If a speculator expects interest rates to increase, should they go long or short on a futures contract for a 10-year US treasury bond?   2) True or False: The yield curve provides a forecast of economic growth.

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Treasury Market

On-the-run securities are the most recently issued securities in the market depth and are therefore traded at some premium. The off-the-run securities are the ones issued just before the most recent ones. The on-the-run securities have a lower yield to the investor than the off-the-run securities.