The Income Yield from a One-Year Infrastructure Bond Purchased Today

question 24

Short Answer

The income yield from a one-year infrastructure bond purchased today is 0.5%. Compute the real return from this bond if the inflation rate a year later is expected to be 4% and the capital gains yield is zero.

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