efer to the diagram.  Given Dm and Sm, an interest rate of i3 is not sustainable because the:    A)  demand for bonds in the bond market will decline and the interest rate will rise.   B)  supply of bonds in the bond market will increase and the interest rate will decline.   C)  demand for bonds in the bond market will rise and the interest rate will fall.   D)  supply of bonds in the bond market will decline and the interest rate will rise.

Which of the following is a true statement? Multiple Choice ___ If interest rates fall, U.S. Treasury bonds will have decreasing values. ___ If interest rates fall, corporate bonds will have decreasing values. ___ If interest rates fall, no bonds will enjoy rising values. ___ If interest rates fall, all bonds will enjoy rising values

Why is the relationship between price and yield negative?a. Because investors reward higher cash-flows with a lower price.b. Because governments regulation prohibits a positive relationship.c. Because an increase in the yield discounts cash flows at a higher rate and so their netpresent value decreases.d. Because cash flows are variable over a bond’s life.

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“The Security Market Line is flatter than the ‘Capital Asset Pricing Model’ (CAPM) would predict.”  Describe the theory and empirical evidence related to this statement.

Suppose the current annual interest rate on a one-year government bond is 8% and the expected annual interest rate on a one-year bond one year from now is 8.5%, and a one- year bond two years from now is 9%. Based on this information, the current annual interest rate on a three-year government bond is approximately, A. 8.0% B. 9.0% 8.5% D. 8.2% 10% ABCDE C. E.

The demand D (in billions of £) for a bond with coupon rate 5% and face value FV = 1000, and two years to maturity as a function of its price P is D = 4000 − 2P. The supply in (billions of £)as a function of the price of the bond is S = 2P + 400. b)  Suppose that the yield to maturity of the bond is i = 0.05. What is the quantity demanded/supplied at this interest rate? What happens to the demand/supply of the bond as the interest rate increases? Explain why.  c)  What is the equilibrium interest rate?  d)  Suppose that the bond trades at premium. Is there excess demand or supply? Explain. e)  There is a business cycle contraction, so both supply and demand shifts. After the shift, the new demand curve is given by: D = 4000 + X − 2P , whereas the new supply curve is S = 2P + 200. For which values of X will the interest increase/decrease? Which values of X are in line with empirical data?

E3 The demand curve and supply curve for one-year discount bonds were estimated using the following equations: Bd Price=-2/5Quantity+990 Bs Price=Quantity+500 As the stock market continued to rise, the Federal Reserve felt the need to increase the interest rates. As a result, the new market interest rate increased to 19.65%, but the equilibrium quantity remained unchanged. What are the new demand and supply equations? Assume parallel shifts in the equations

Inflationary expectations in the economy increase rapidly, evoking a much stronger response from issuers of bonds than borrowers of bonds. Using the model of supply and demand for bonds, illustrate and explain the impact of this increase in inflationary expectation on equilibrium bond price and interest rate.