26. The 1 year Treasury Bill yield is 8 per cent The one year forward rate, one he bond now, is eight per cent. If there are positive [>0] liquidity premiums market prediction for the 1 year Treasury Bill yield, 1 year from now r from what is the bond a. It will exceed eight per cent. b. It will be exactly eight per cent. c. It will be less than eight per cent. d. We need additional information to answer the question. 27. In the "Popeye" Suppose Wim cartoon there is a character named "Wimpy"who is always hungry py offers to buy you a hamburger next week if you will buy him a hamburger what nominal today. Assuming the size and quality of the hamburgers are the same. interest rate is Wimpy asking for? a. Less than zero. b. Exactly zero. c. More than zero. d. Exactly equal to the per cent change in the price of hamburgers. 28. How is a credit default swap different than a futures contract? a. Credit default swaps are marked to market but futures contracts are not. b. Credit default swaps require initial margin and maintenance margin but futures contracts do not. c. Futures contracts are marked to market and have margin requirements, but credit default swaps do not d. Futures contracts have margin requirements but are not marked to market; credit default swaps are marked to market but do not have margin requirements. 29. Who is President Trump's choice for Chair of the Federal Reserve when Janet Yellen's term expires? a. He has decided to reappoint Janet Yellen. b. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin c. Former investment banker and current member of the Board of Governors Jerome Powell. d. Harvard economics professor Greg Mankiw 0. Suppose the yield curve is flat when both expectations and (positive) liquidity emiums affect the shape of the yield curve. What is the bond market betting on? a. Short term interest rates will rise. b. Short term interest rates will fall. c. Short term interest rates will remain the same. d. The inference is uncertain: short term interest rates may rise or fall