You observe the following yield curve for Treasury securities:MaturityYield1 Year2.80%2 Years3.90%3 Years4.70%4 Years5.20%5 Years6.50%Assume that the pure expectations hypothesis holds. What does the market expect will bethe yield on 3-year securities, 2 year from today?O 9.23%O9.73%8,23%8.73%O 7.73%

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You observe the following yield curve for Treasury securities: Maturity Yield 1 Year 2.80% 3.90% 4.70% 5.20% 6.50% 2 Years 3 Years 4 Years 5 Years Assume that the pure expectations hypothesis holds. What does the market expect will be the yield on 3-year securities, 2 year from today? O9.23% 9.73% 8.23% 8.73% O7.73%

You observe the following yield curve for Treasury securities: Maturity Yield 1 Year 2.80% 3.90% 4.70% 5.20% 6.50% 2 Years 3 Years 4 Years 5 Years Assume that the pure expectations hypothesis holds. What does the market expect will be the yield on 3-year securities, 2 year from today? O9.23% 9.73% 8.23% 8.73% O7.73%

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