Bond P is a premium bond with a 12 percent coupon. Bond D is a 6 percent coupon bond currently selling at a discount. Both bonds make annual payments‚ have a YTM of 9 percent‚ and have five years to maturity. The current yield for Bonds P and D is percent and percent‚ respectively. (Do not include the percent signs (%). Round your answers to 2 decimal places. (e.g.‚ 32.16)) | If interest rates remain unchanged‚ the expected capital gains yield over the next year for Bonds P and D is percent
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Inflation targeting Lecture 11 Objectives to explain the concept of inflation targeting; to see how is implemented inflation targeting; to identify the role of credibility and transparency on the monetary policy efficiency. 23.05.2012 2 Inflation targeting Brief history Canada – 1991 UK –1992 Finland – 1993 Sweden – 1993 Spain – 1994 Australia – 1994 Chile – 1991 Israel – 1992 Peru – 1994 Poland – 1998 Czech Rep. – 1998 Romania - 2005 New Zeeland - 1990 23.05.2012
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Harvard University [pic] Harvard University is the oldest institution of a higher education in the United States‚ and has been providing citizens with a higher level of education for approximately 376 years‚ and we would probably be in a different economical‚ political‚ and social state if it was never established. Harvard University (originally for only men) was established in the year 1636 by the grant of the Great and General Court of the Massachusetts Bay Colony. Harvard was named
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the sales. This trend towards offering targeted discounts has proved a successful strategy as most pizza businesses have reported an increased in sales at the beginning of 2010. 2.2 Direct and Indirect Competitors Direct Competitors These companies are considered to have big impact on the sales of Shakey’s Pizza. The
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Inflation in Russia Inflation in Russia is characterized by the contrast. The most striking example - unreasonably high growth rate of inflation in the medium of the poor and reduce the cost of living for the wealthy strata of the population. Poor in Russia is much more than the rich. Poor mainly acquire essential goods and the high demand for them. Because of this‚ their prices are rising faster and more intense than for other goods. As a result‚ the poor are gradually becoming poorer and the rich
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A sustained rise in the prices of commodities that leads to a fall in the purchasing power of a nation is called inflation. Although inflation is part of the normal economic phenomena of any country‚ any increase in inflation above a predetermined level is a cause of concern. High levels of inflation distort economic performance‚ making it mandatory to identify the causing factors. Several internal and external factors‚ such as the printing of more money by the government‚ a rise in production
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activities of the corporation are entrusted to them. Guaranteed Stocks-Stock of corporation wherein the payment of dividends is guaranteed by another corporation. Debenture Stock- not stock in the real sense‚ but a debt issue similar to debenture bonds. They are fixed interest securities issued by limited
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Vietnam faces more price hikes despite inflation woes Vietnam’s government is set to raise electricity prices by 15% on Tuesday‚ at a time when the population is already struggling with a soaring cost of living. Last week the Vietnamese government also raised the retail prices of oil products by as much as 24%. In February‚ inflation hit a two-year high of 12.31%. Analysts say despite the government’s measures to tighten monetary policy‚ price pressures are likely to continue. "The increases
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In Greece the inflation growth rate remained fairly steady until the recession during 2008 in which the growth rate experienced a dramatic decline from 4.15% growth in 2008 to 1.21% growth in 2009. After 2009 it experienced a positive recovery in which the growth rate rose to 4.71% in 2010 only to fall again to 3.33% in 2009. Core inflation was not as volatile when the recession hit in 2008-09‚ however core inflation did experience a similar decline from 2010 to 2011 falling from 3.34% to 1.24% growth
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1. Describe the trends in unemployment and inflation The number of people out of work fell by 14‚000 to 2.5 million in the three months to December 2012 (ONS).The unemployment rate was 7.8%‚ of the economically active population‚ down 0.1% on July to September 2012. A few months after the start of the recession in 2008‚ unemployment started to rise sharply. When the global financial crisis hit‚ the unemployment rate was a little over 5% or 1.6 million. Towards the end of 2009‚ with the UK coming
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