2. It is now date zero. Currently the yield on a one-year bond is 10%, on...

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2. It is now date zero. Currently the yield on a one-year bond is 10%, on a two-year bond is 15%, and on a three-year bond is 17%. Furthermore, everyone expects inflation to run at 5% this year, 10% next year and at 15% the year after that. Assuming that the pure expectations model correctly describes the behavior of the term structure, calculate the market's expectation of the following: a. The nominal interest rate on a one-year bond originating date 1 and maturing date 2. (The one- year rate next year.) b. The real interest rate on a one-year bond originating date 1 and maturing date 2. (The one-year real rate next year.) c. The real interest rate on a one-year bond originating date 2 and maturing date 3. (The one-year real rate two years from now.) 2. It is now date zero. Currently the yield on a one-year bond is 10%, on a two-year bond is 15%, and on a three-year bond is 17%. Furthermore, everyone expects inflation to run at 5% this year, 10% next year and at 15% the year after that. Assuming that the pure expectations model correctly describes the behavior of the term structure, calculate the market's expectation of the following: a. The nominal interest rate on a one-year bond originating date 1 and maturing date 2. (The one- year rate next year.) b. The real interest rate on a one-year bond originating date 1 and maturing date 2. (The one-year real rate next year.) c. The real interest rate on a one-year bond originating date 2 and maturing date 3. (The one-year real rate two years from now.)

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