The yields for Treasuries with differing maturities on a recent day were as shown in the table on page 253

E6–2 The yields for Treasuries with differing maturities on a recent day were as shown in the table on page 253.

a. Use the information to plot a yield curve for this date.
b. If the expectations hypothesis is true, approximately what rate of return do investors expect a 5-year Treasury note to pay 5 years from now?
c. If the expectations hypothesis is true, approximately (ignoring compounding) what rate of return do investors expect a 1-year Treasury security to pay starting 2 years from now?
d. Is it possible that even though the yield curve slopes up in this problem, investors do not expect rising interest rates? Explain.

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The yields for Treasuries with differing maturities, including an estimate of the real rate of interest, on a recent day were as shown in the following table

E6–3 The yields for Treasuries with differing maturities, including an estimate of the real rate of interest, on a recent day were as shown in the following table:

Maturity Yield Real rate of interest
3 months 1.41% 0.80%
6 months 1.71 0.80
2 years 2.68 0.80
3 years 3.01 0.80
5 years 3.70 0.80
10 years 4.51 0.80
30 years 5.25 0.80

Use the information in the preceding table to calculate the inflation expectation for each maturity.

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