MYLAB ECONOMICS WITH PEARSON ETEXT -- A
MYLAB ECONOMICS WITH PEARSON ETEXT -- A
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ISBN: 2819260099840
Author: Mishkin
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 4, Problem 2DAP
To determine

From the St. Louis Federal Reserve FRED database, to find the data on TIIS bonds and their nominal counterparts (5year, 7year, 10 year, 20 year, 30 year)

  1. How could the 5-, 7-, 10-, 20- year TIIS yields became negative during the great recession of 2008-2009.
  2. The difference between the yields for each pairs of bonds like DGS5-DFII5, etc. And to infer what is represented by this difference.
  3. If there are significant variations among the differences in the bond-pair yields. And to interpret the magnitude of the variation.

Concept Introduction:

Treasury Inflation Indexed Securities (TIIS) are bonds adjusted for inflation, issued by US Treasury.

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