Nelson, a management trainee at a large New York-based bank, is trying to estimate the real rate of return expected by investors. He notes that the 3-month T-bill currently yields 8 and has decided to use the consumer price index as a proxy for expected inflation, if the CPI is currently 2.5. What is the estimated real rate of interest?

Nelson, a management trainee at a large New York-based bank, is trying to estimate the real rate of return expected by investors. He notes that the 3-month T-bill currently yields 8 and has decided to use the consumer price index as a proxy for expected inflation, if the CPI is currently 2.5. What is the estimated real rate of interest?

Economics (MindTap Course List)

13th Edition

ISBN:9781337617383

Author:Roger A. Arnold

Publisher:Roger A. Arnold

Chapter14: Money And The Economy

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