The pure expectations theory, or the expectations hypothesis, asserts that long-term interest rates can be used to estimate future short-term interest rates. Based on the pure expectations theory, is the following statement true or false? A certificate of deposit (CD) for two years will have the same yield as a CD for one year followed by an investment in another one-year CD after one year True False The yield on a one-year Treasury security is 5.6100%, and the two-year Treasury security has a 8.4200% yield. Assuming that the pure expectations theory is correct, what is the market's estimate of the one-year Treasury rate one year from now? 14.3637% 9.6135% 11.3100% 12.8934% Recall that on a one-year Treasury security the yield is 5.6100% and 8.4200% on a two-year Treasury security. Suppose the one-year security does not have a maturity risk premium, but the two-year security does and it is 0.2000%. What is the market's estimate of the one-year Treasury rate one year from now? 12.4260% 10.9000% 9,2650% 13.8430% Suppose the yield on a two-year Treasury security is 5.83%, and the yield on a five-year Treasury security is 6.20% Assuming that the pure expectations theory is correct, what is the market's estimate of the three-year Treasury rate two years from now? 6.61% 6.45% 6.69% 7.10%

Suppose the real risk-free rate of interest is 3% and inflation is expected to be 2% and 3% over the next two years. If a 2-year Treasury security yields 6%, what is the maturity risk premium for the 2-year Treasury security? 1.5% 0.5% 0.2% O 1.0%

The two-year interest rate is 10.4%, and the expected annual inflation rate is 5.2%. a. What is the expected real interest rate? b-1. If the expected rate of inflation suddenly rises to 7.2%, what does Fisher's theory say about how the real interest rate will change? b-2. If the expected rate of inflation suddenly rises to 7.2%, what will be the new nominal rate? Complete this question by entering your answers in the tabs below. Req A Req B1 Req B2 What is the expected real interest rate? Note: Do not round intermediate calculations. Enter your answer as a percent rounded to 2 decimal places. Expected real interest rate %

Recall that on a one-year Treasury security the yield is 4.0000% and 5.4000% on a two-year Treasury security. Suppose the one-year security does not have a maturity risk premium, but the two-year security does and it is 0.4%. What is the market’s estimate of the one-year Treasury rate one year from now? (Note: Do not round your intermediate calculations.) 6.8509% 6.0096% 7.6322% 5.1082%

5 Year Treasury Notes are currently yielding 6.00%, and you have found the following interest premium that relate to this investment: • Inflation premium 1.75% • Liquidity premium 0.00% • Default risk premium 0.00% • Maturity risk premium 1.50% Given the above information, what is the real risk-free rate of return?

A recent edition of The Wall Street Journal reported interest rates of 3.25 percent, 3.60 percent, 3.98 percent, and 4.25 percent for 3-, 4-, 5-, and 6-year Treasury security yields, respectively. According to the unbiased expectation theory of the term structure of interest rates, what are the expected 1-year forward rates for years 4, 5, and 6? Note: Do not round intermediate calculations. Round your percentage answers to 2 decimal places (i.e., 0.1234 should be entered as 12.34). Years 4 5 6 () Forward Rates % % %

The real risk-free rate is 2.75%. Inflation is expected to be 3.75% this year, 4.25% next year, and 2.5% thereafter. The maturity risk premium is estimated to be 0.05 x (t-1) %, where t- number of years to maturity. What is the yield on a 7-year Treasury note? Do not round intermediate calculations. Round your answer to two decimal places. %

You are considering investing money in Treasury bills and wondering what the real risk-free rate of interest is. Currently, Treasury bills are yielding 4.3% and the future inflation rate is expected to be 2.5% per year. Ignoring the cross product between the real rate of interest and the inflation rate, what is the real risk-free rate of interest?