Calculate the difference between the interest rate on a three-month certificate of deposit (CD) and the three-month

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Calculate the difference between the interest rate on a three-month certificate of deposit (CD) and the three-month treasury bill rate, and plot this in a time series plot. What do you notice? In particular, are there any regularities associated with recessions, and the most recent (2008–2009) recession? Discuss what these regularities suggest.


Answer this question using the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis’s FRED database, accessible at http://research.stlouisfed.org/fred2/

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Macroeconomics

ISBN: 978-0134472119

6th Edition

Authors: Stephen D. Williamson

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