Ch.5 Yield (total return) = Dollar inc + (end-beg) beg. Value Risk of Return = r= Risk Free rate + Risk Prem r=rRF+DRP+LP+MRP Risk Free Rate = rRF = r* + IP -effects of int rates on PV/Price of securities: int goes up‚ value of bonds goes down‚ stock goes down (NPV) Prices -factors that influence int rates/yield curve 1.production opportunities-return avail w/in an economy from inves. In productive asset; higher prod opp‚ higher return 2. Time preferences for consumption 3
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Inflation and Interest Rate Interest and inflation are key to investing decisions‚ since they have a direct impact on the investment yield. When prices rise‚ the same unit of a currency is able to buy less. A sustained deterioration in the purchasing power of money is called inflation. Investors aim to preserve the value of their money by opting for investments that generate yields higher than the rate of inflation. In most developed economies‚ banks try to keep the interest rates on savings accounts
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Explain the mechanism behind the money multiplier. How can the monetary authorities influence its size and the supply of money? Thursday 16th December 2010 Word count: 1599 Money is a general accepted means of payment for the purchase and selling of goods and services (Pilbeam 2010). These could include purchasing loans‚ settling debts. Money is also used to as a common unit of account‚ where prices for products and services can be easily compared. Money can also act as a store of value
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1. Describe the Federal Reserve System. How is it structured? How does it work? What is its role in the economic policy? Cite one example where Fed policy was applied and what was its impact on the economy. The Federal Reserve was created in 1913 creating the Federal Reserve System. It is the nation’s central bank any bank that uses national in their name must become a member of the Federal Reserve. There is a seven member board of governors who are appointed by the President and confirmed by
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the acting CEO and President of the St. Louis Federal Reserve Bank and in his message to The Regional Economist he leaves his readers with an unnerving thought. President Bullard pointed to how the relatively abnormal monetary policy that the Federal Reserve has taken to revive the economy after the 2008 and 2009 crisis may lead to larger future economic issues. The figure he presents in his message shows the distances from the FEDS goals and normal policy for the last 40 years; the figure shows how
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6.1 Risk Structure of Interest Rates 1) The risk structure of interest rates is A) the structure of how interest rates move over time. B) the relationship among interest rates of different bonds with the same maturity. C) the relationship among the term to maturity of different bonds. D) the relationship among interest rates on bonds with different maturities. 2) The risk that interest payments will not be made‚ or that the face value of a bond is
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There are three different branches of government in the federal government: Legislative‚ Executive‚ and Judicial branches. These branches are connected to one another having their own powers and responsibilities. Legislative branch is made up of the Congress‚ also known as the House of Representatives and the Senate. The Legislative branch job is to make the laws as well as decide on who and what to tax‚ and how to use the tax money. Executive branch consists of the president. This branches job is
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bond in August for a period of 6 months. Zero-coupon bond of similar quality is currently yielding 4%‚ a cost‚ which the treasurer finds acceptabl(e) The treasurer is of the view that interest rate will rise before the company will issue the debt‚ hence will increase the cost of debt. So to hedge the interest rate risk the treasurer decided to hedge the risk using September Eurodollar futures contract. September 90-day Eurodollar futures contracts are currently trading at 96.25. You are required
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Literature Review Overview of supply side policy Word count (2927 words) Literature Review Overview of supply side policy Word count (2927 words) Contents 1 Introduction 2 2 Literature review 3 2.1 Keynesian and Neoclassical – what is supply side 3 2.2 Models for Supply Side 4 2.2.1 Cobb-Douglass Production 4 2.2.2 Aggregate Supply Model 5 2.2.3 Empirical models 5 2.3 Baseline model for policy implications – Laffer curve‚ Reaganomics 8 2.3.1 Definition 8 2.3.2
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arbitrage which is the act of capitalizing on the divergence of misquoted prices by creating a riskless profit. Arbitrage is a strategy that investors use to not have to make an investment which includes no risk or funds being tied to a certain asset. There are three forms of international arbitrage: location arbitrage‚ triangular arbitrage and covered interest arbitrage. Location arbitrage is a process where a participant of the foreign exchange can go to one place‚ bank in a specified location‚ to purchase
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