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UANG Financials is quite certain that interest rates are going to decrease next month. How should the bank manager adjust the bank’s maturity gap to increase its equity value when interest rates decrease ?
The bank should set its maturity gap to a positive position. In this case, as rates decrease, market value of assets will increase by less than the increase in market value of liabilities.
The bank should set its maturity gap to a negative position. In this case, as rates decrease, market value of assets will decrease by less than the decrease in market value of liabilities.
The bank should set its maturity gap to a negative position. In this case, as rates decrease, market value of assets will decrease by more than the decrease in market value of liabilities.
The bank should set its maturity gap to a positive position. In this case, as rates decrease, market value of assets will increase by more than the increase in market value of liabilities.
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