If the Dollar Value of the Pound Falls, Then the Dollar

question 202

True/False

If the dollar value of the pound falls, then the dollar has depreciated.

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Definitions:

Interest Rate Risk

The risk that an investment's value will change due to a change in the absolute level of interest rates, in the spread between two rates, or in any other interest rate measure.

Duration Of Assets

The sensitivity of an asset's price to interest rate changes, expressed in years.

Duration Of Liabilities

A measure of the sensitivity of the price (the value of principal) of a fixed-income investment to a change in interest rates, expressed in years.

Yield To Maturity

The total return expected on a bond if it is held until its maturity date.