Chapter 18 Interest Rate Risk

Humped yield curve (interest rates on medium-term maturities are higher than both short-term and long-term maturities) Term to maturity Interest rate Interest rate (%) 1 year 0.4%. 5 years 2.4%. 10 years 3.7%. 30 years 4.6%. Years to maturity. Figure 5-5: T-bond Yield Curves on Different Dates. What determines the shape of yield curves ................
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