Today is January 2, 2019, and investors expect the annual risk-free interest rates in 2019 through 2021
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Today is January 2, 2019, and investors expect the annual risk-free interest rates in 2019 through 2021 to be:
What is the yield to maturity for Treasury bonds that mature at the end of
(a) 2020 (a two-year bond)
(b) 2021 (a three-year bond)?
Assume the bonds have no risks.
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Year 2019 2020 2021 One-Year Rate (RF) 2.2% 1.8 2.9
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