An investor purchased a fixed-coupon bond at a time when the bond's yield to maturity was 6.9%. The investor sold the bond prior to maturity and realized a total return of 6.5%. Which of these most likely occurred while the investor owned the bond?       Market interest rates increased.     Market interest rates declined.     The inflation rate increased.     The bond's current yield increased above the bond's coupon rate.

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Treasury Market

On-the-run securities are the most recently issued securities in the market depth and are therefore traded at some premium. The off-the-run securities are the ones issued just before the most recent ones. The on-the-run securities have a lower yield to the investor than the off-the-run securities.