The yield on a 4-year Treasury bond The yield on a 4-year corporate bond The yield on a 8-year Treasury bond The yield on a 8-year corporate bond Expected inflation in 9 years, if the yield on a 9-year Treasury bond is 8.07% 1111
The yield on a 4-year Treasury bond The yield on a 4-year corporate bond The yield on a 8-year Treasury bond The yield on a 8-year corporate bond Expected inflation in 9 years, if the yield on a 9-year Treasury bond is 8.07% 1111
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Transcribed Image Text:Suppose the real risk-free rate of interest is r* = 4% and it is expected to remain constant over time. Inflation is expected to be 1.60% per year
for the next 3 years and 3.90% per year for the next 5 years. The maturity risk premium is 0.1 × (t − 1)%, where t is number of years to
maturity, a liquidity premium is 0.45%, and the default risk premium for a corporate bond is 1.40%.
Complete the following table by calculating yields on Treasury and corporate bonds of various maturity.
The yield on a 4-year Treasury bond
The yield on a 4-year corporate bond
The yield on a 8-year Treasury bond
The yield on a 8-year corporate bond
Expected inflation in 9 years, if the yield on a 9-year Treasury bond is 8.07%
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Transcribed Image Text:If the yield on a 5-year Treasury bond is 7.38% and the yield on a 6-year Treasury bond is 7.83%, the expected inflation in 6 years is
(Hint: Do not round intermediate calculations.)
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