Inflation Has Remained Low for the Past Three Years but You

question 81

Essay

Inflation has remained low for the past three years but you have come to the conclusion that trend is ending and inflation will increase significantly over the next 18 months.Assume you have reached this conclusion prior to other investors reaching the same conclusion.What adjustments should you make to your bond portfolio in light of your conclusions?

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Significance Level

A threshold chosen by the researcher which defines the probability of rejecting the null hypothesis when it is actually true, used as a benchmark to interpret the p-value of the test.

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