• 2022-06-07
    中国大学MOOC: The term structure of interest rates assumes that
  • the risk of all assets is the same.

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      In the late 1970s, U.S. nominal interest rates were high and real interest rates were low, but in the late 1990s, U.S. nominal interest rates were low and real interest rates were high.

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      According to the expectation theory of term structure of interest rate theory, if the future forward rate is expected to decline, the long-term interest rate at the current point will be lower than the short-term interest rate. A: 正确 B: 错误

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      13,The price of treasuries rises as interest rates fall, and the opposite is true when interest rates rise. Therefore, the best time to buy treasuries is when interest rates are relatively ______. (high/low)

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      According<br/>to the expectations hypothesis, an upward-sloping yield curve implies<br/>that ________ A: interest<br/>rates are expected to remain stable in the future. B: interest<br/>rates are expected to decline in the future. C: interest<br/>rates are expected to increase in the future. D: interest<br/>rates are expected to decline first, then increase. E: interest<br/>rates are expected to increase first, then decrease.

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      中国大学MOOC: _________________ refers to that nominal interest rates (i) in each country equal the required “real” rate of interest (r) and the expected rate of inflation over the period for which the funds are to be lent (l); that is, i = r + l.