Bloomberg assignment #2

1. Retrieve the monthly-end yield on 10-year government bonds for Germany, and

Greece from January 2010 to January 2014.

2. Write two double-space paragraphs to explain the time series and cross sectional

trends during this period. Time series analysis means you compare each country

over the time period. Cross sectional analysis means you compare Germany with

Greece on Jan 20010, Jan 2011, Jan 2012, Jan 2013 and Jan 2014 (i.e., Greece

Financial Crisis).

3. What are the main economic and financial factors which affect the trends?

4. You must attach the Excel sheet with the retrieved yields.

see yields

1/1/14 1.922 1231113 0313 83013 8/30/13 7/31/13 1.668 6/28/13 10.887 6/2013 5/31/13 4/ M13 1.215 430/13 3/29/13 223 1.287 1.452 28/13 10.553 1.312 12/31/12 11/30/12 2012 11/30/12 16.564 9.2012 9/18/12 52. 6/29/12 6/29/12 23.315 1.791 3/30/12 2/29/12 1/31/12 330/12 29/12 1/31/12 TRXS 26.859 25.163 1.784 12/30/11 24.937 2300 130 10/31/01 10/31/11 9.30u 011 31/01 7290 S/31/11 3.102 2.018 1.237 12.15 3/31/11 2/28/11 1/31/11 3.351 3.167 IST 2/20/11 10.129 2.956 10.796 12/31/10 3010 10/2910 1201/10 11 30/10 2.SIS 9/30/10 2.274 9.799 831 63010 5/31/10 4/30/10 2.571 2.653 630/10 S31/10 430/10 R373 3310 3089 2/26/10 3.097 1/29103.192 BIO 2/26/10 1/29/10 6.996 6.544 6841 1/1/14 1.922 1231113 0313 83013 8/30/13 7/31/13 1.668 6/28/13 10.887 6/2013 5/31/13 4/ M13 1.215 430/13 3/29/13 223 1.287 1.452 28/13 10.553 1.312 12/31/12 11/30/12 2012 11/30/12 16.564 9.2012 9/18/12 52. 6/29/12 6/29/12 23.315 1.791 3/30/12 2/29/12 1/31/12 330/12 29/12 1/31/12 TRXS 26.859 25.163 1.784 12/30/11 24.937 2300 130 10/31/01 10/31/11 9.30u 011 31/01 7290 S/31/11 3.102 2.018 1.237 12.15 3/31/11 2/28/11 1/31/11 3.351 3.167 IST 2/20/11 10.129 2.956 10.796 12/31/10 3010 10/2910 1201/10 11 30/10 2.SIS 9/30/10 2.274 9.799 831 63010 5/31/10 4/30/10 2.571 2.653 630/10 S31/10 430/10 R373 3310 3089 2/26/10 3.097 1/29103.192 BIO 2/26/10 1/29/10 6.996 6.544 6841