ECON Research and Empirical Data

Research Exercise 2 Tasks

Go toBloomberg.com,click "Markets" and then "Rates and Bonds" to find information about the yield curve in the country of your choice among Australia, Germany, Japan, the United Kingdom, and the United States.

What does the yield curve in this country tell us about the public's expectations of future movement of short-term interest rates?

Addresses the questions, applies economic concepts (when possible) to analyze the data and draw conclusions, and shows strong synthesis of theory and evidence

20 Marks