If the Expected Path of 1-Year Interest Rates Over the Next

question 113

Multiple Choice

If the expected path of 1-year interest rates over the next five years is 1 percent,2 percent,3 percent,4 percent,and 5 percent,the expectations theory predicts that the bond with the highest interest rate today is the one with a maturity of

• A)two years.
• B)three years.
• C)four years.
• D)five years.

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