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The Nixon Administration Responded to the Mounting Economic Problems of the Country

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The Nixon administration responded to the mounting economic problems of the country by focusing on the one thing they thought they could control: inflation.


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Reinvestment Rate Risk

The risk that the yield from reinvesting cash flows will be lower than the initial investment's yield, typical in fixed-income securities.

Zero Coupon Bonds

Bonds that do not pay periodic interest payments and are instead sold at a discount from their face value and redeemed at maturity for the full face value.

Coupon Payments

Periodic interest payments made to bondholders, usually on an annual or semi-annual basis, as compensation for investing in the bond.

Maturity Risk Premium

The additional return that investors demand for bearing the risk associated with holding a longer-term debt instrument.

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