Exchange Rate of the Rupee and Purchasing Power Parity Author(s): Ashok K. Nag and Amit Mitra Reviewed work(s): Source: Economic and Political Weekly‚ Vol. 33‚ No. 25 (Jun. 20-26‚ 1998)‚ pp. 1525-1532 Published by: Economic and Political Weekly Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/4406906 . Accessed: 02/01/2013 03:20 Your use of the JSTOR archive indicates your acceptance of the Terms & Conditions of Use‚ available at . http://www.jstor.org/page/info/about/policies/terms.jsp . JSTOR is a
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ECONOMICS PROJECT REPORT ON INTEREST RATES AND INDUSTRIAL GROWTH (2009-10 to 2011-12) Submitted By: Mohana Goel (12DM077) Mohit Bhola (12DM078) Nidhi Dalal (12DM090) Nishant Raj (12DM097) Nishtha Chugh (12DM098) Piyush Chib (12DM102) CONTENTS 1. INDIAN ECONOMY:Overview 2. INTEREST RATES 3.1. MEANING 3.2. REAL vs NOMINAL INTERST RATES 3.3. TYPES OF INTEREST RATES 3.4. EFFECT OF INTEREST RATE RISE 3. MONETARY POLICY 4.5. MEANING 4
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EXPLAIN THE CONCEPT OF THE TERM STRUCTURE OF INTEREST? WHAT INFLUENCE DOES THE BANK OF ENGLAND HAVE OVER THE TERM STRUCTURE AND WHY IS IT IMPORTANT FOR MONETARY POLICY To understand the term structure of interest rate we need to elaborate how interest rates function and how they are determined. Interest rates are a vital tool to all the macro-economic policy objectives of a government such as control of inflation‚ investment as well as employment. Interest rates refer to the price paid by deficit agents
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Chapter 5 : Interet rates Page161 Interest rate quotes and adjustments 5-1. Your bank is offering you an account that will pay 20% interest in total for a two-year deposit. Determine the equivalent discount rate for a period length of a. Six months. b. One year. c. One month. a. Since 6 months is [pic] of 2 years‚ using our rule [pic] So the equivalent 6 month rate is 4.66%. b. Since one year is half of 2 years [pic] So the equivalent 1 year rate is 9.54%. c. Since
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CHAPTER 6 INTEREST RATES AND BOND VALUATION L E A R N I N G LG1 Describe interest rate fundamentals‚ the term structure of interest rates‚ and risk premiums. LG2 Review the legal aspects of bond financing and bond cost. LG3 LG4 Discuss the general features‚ quotations‚ ratings‚ popular types‚ and international issues of corporate bonds. LG5 LG6 G O A L S Apply the basic valuation model to bonds and describe the impact of required return and time to maturity
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Interest rate is the rate paid by the debtor for using the money of creditor (http://www.investorwords.com/2539/interest_rate.html 1.12.2011.). Normally‚ the interest rate charged by percentage of the money borrowed for a period of one year. For example‚ debtor borrowed £100 from the bank for one year; the interest rate of that year is 10%‚ then the debtor has to pay £110 to the bank after one year for using their money‚ the extra £10 is the interest. Moreover‚ the interest rate played an important
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Covered Combination The covered combination‚ also known as the covered strangle‚ is a limited profit‚ unlimited risk strategy in options trading that involves selling equal number of out-of-the-money calls and puts of the same underlying security‚ strike price and expiration date while owning the underlying stock. Covered Combination Construction Long 100 Shares Sell 1 OTM Call Sell 1 OTM Put Limited Profit Potential Maximum gain for the covered combination is achieved when the underlying
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Understanding the Term Structure of Interest Rates Prepared for Fundamentals of Financial Management Distributed October 24‚ 2005 TABLE OF CONTENTS List of Figures....................... ....................................... .....................iii List of Abbreviations and Symbols............................. ..........................iv Summary.............................................
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Limitations…………………………………………………………….3 Methodologies……………………………………………………………………...3 Interest rate and its determinants…………………………………………………3-5 Analysis of regression equation………………………………………………….6-7 Analysis of correlation matrix……………………………………………………7-8 Conclusion…………………………………………………………........................8 Bibliography……………………………………………………………………….8 Determinants of Interest Rates in Bangladesh Executive Summary: Interest rate is applicable on all type of lending allover the world. Lending can be of
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The term structure of interest rates‚ also known as the yield curve‚ is a very common bond valuation method. Constructed by graphing the yield to maturities and the respective maturity dates of benchmark fixed-income securities‚ the yield curve is a measure of the market’s expectations of future interest rates given the current market conditions. Treasuries‚ issued by the federal government‚ are considered risk-free‚ and as such‚ their yields are often used as the benchmarks for fixed-income securities
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