Suppose the current one-year interest rate is 3%. Also assume that financial markets expect the one-year interest rate next year to be 4%, and expect the one-year rate to be 5% the year after that. Given this information, the yield to maturity on a three-year bond will be approximately O A. 15% O B, 5% C. 6% OD. 12% O E. 4%

Suppose the current one-year interest rate is 3%. Also assume that financial markets expect the one-year interest rate next year to be 4%, and expect the one-year rate to be 5% the year after that. Given this information, the yield to maturity on a three-year bond will be approximately O A. 15% O B, 5% C. 6% OD. 12% O E. 4%

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Suppose 1-year Treasury bonds yield 3.10% while 2-year T-bonds yield 4.80%. Assuming the pure expectations theory is correct, and thus the maturity risk premium for T-bonds is zero, what is the yield on a 1-year T-bond expected to be one year from now?
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Suppose the interest rate on a 1-year T-bond is 2.60% and that on a 2-year T-bond is 4.50%. Assume that the pure expectations theory is NOT valid, and the MRP is zero for a 1-year T-bond but 0.30% for a 2-year bond. What is the equilibrium market forecast for 1-year rates 1 year from now? a. 4.7333% b. 5.1110% c. 5.2676% d. 5.5463% e. 5.8250%. Only typing answer Please explain step by step
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Suppose you can observe that 1-year bond interest rate is 4%, 2-year bond interest rate is 8%, and 3-year bond interest rate is 10% at time t. It is also known that the term premium on a 2-year bond is 1% and the term premium on a 3-year bond is 1.5%. a) What are the market's expected 1-year bond interest rates for the next two years from time t? b) How to interpret those expected short-term interest rates? (what would be the "possible" economic meanings in the expected short- term interest rates?) Discuss as least two "candidates" to explain them.
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