INTEREST RATE FUTURES IN INDIA Dr. Shashi Srivastava * Divya Srivastava ** Abstract In the era of globalization‚ one of the macro-economic variable that has come into great focus is interest rate. The volatility of interest rates has increased manifold in the last couple of years. Interest rate risk management has become very important and assorted instruments like interest rate
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Article: Interest Rate Hikes in Brazil http://online.wsj.com/news/articles/SB10001424052702303626804579505673346899690 http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/04/02/brazil-economy-rates-idUSL1N0MU0O420140402 As the global recession still lingers‚ countries have been looking for different ways to stimulate the economy. There are multiple ways to stimulate the economy‚ primarily through monetary and fiscal policy‚ action taken by the central bank and government respectively‚ in order to adjust money
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2. The main provider(s) of funds to the U.S. Treasury is (are) A) households and businesses. B) foreign financial institutions. C) the Federal Reserve System. D) foreign nonfinancial sectors. 3. The largest deficit unit is (are) A) households and businesses. B) foreign financial institutions. C) the U.S. Treasury. D) foreign nonfinancial
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Markets Chapter 3 What Do Interest Rates Mean and What is Their Role in Valuation? Measuring Interest Rates Present Value Four types of Credit Market Instruments Yield to Maturity Global Box: Negative T-Bill Rates? Japan Shows the Way The Distinction Between Real and Nominal Interest Rates The Distinction Between Interest Rates and Returns Mini-Case Box: With TIPS‚ Real Interest Rates Have Become Observable in the United States Maturity and the Volatility of Bond Returns: Interest-Rate Risk Mini-Case
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Structure of Interest Rate. Candidate number 25909 Section 2 In this section‚ I will introduce some essential components about term structure‚ explain the IS/LM model to reveal the relation between term structure and GDP growth and lastly bring in some empirical evidence to support this relation. 2.1 Some basic terminologies and equations Bond‚ being one of the most popular financial products‚ is one example of firm’s and nation’s lending and borrowing. There are two ways a bond delivers its
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between exchange rates‚ interest rates • In this lecture we will learn how exchange rates accommodate equilibrium in financial markets. For this purpose we examine the relationship between interest rates and exchange rates. Interest rates are the return to holding interest-bearing financial assets. In the previous lecture we have pointed out that as being a financial asset exchange rates tend to adjust more quickly to new information that goods prices. Like exchange rates‚ interest rates are also the prices
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Interest rate pass-through: the case of Hungary Csilla Horváth‚ Judit Krekó‚ Anna Naszódi Magyar Nemzeti Bank‚ Budapest‚ 1850‚ Szabadság tér 8-9‚ Hungary Telephone: 00-36-1-428-2600‚ Fax: 00-36-1-428-2590 Email: horvathcs@mnb.hu‚ krekoj@mnb.hu‚ naszodia@mnb.hu 1 Interest rate pass-through: the case of Hungary Csilla Horváth‚ Judit Krekó‚ Anna Naszódi Abstract In this paper we analyze the interest rate pass-through in Hungary‚ with the help of ECM and TAR models‚ using both aggregated and bank
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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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today is day 0‚ the loan will be initiated on day 60 and will mature on day 210.) The implied forward rate over 150 days‚ and hence the rate on 150-day FRA‚ is 2.5%. The actual interest rate over that period could be either 2.4% or 2.6%. (a) If the interest rate on day 60 is 2.6%‚ how much will the lender have to pay if the FRA is settled on day 60? How much if it is settled on day 210? (b) If the interest rate on day 60 is 2.4%‚ how much will the lender have to pay if the FRA is settled on day 60?
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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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