Interest rates on 4-year Treasury securities are currently 5.55%, while 6-year Treasury securities yield 7.4%. The data has been collected in the Microsoft Excel Online file below. Open the spreadsheet and perform the required analysis to answer the question below.

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4-yr. Treasury security yield	5.55%
6-yr. Treasury security yield	7.40%
Algebraic solution:			Formulas
Total return earned on 6-year securities			#N/A
Total return earned on 4-year securities			#N/A
Yield on 2-yr. securities, 4 years from now			#N/A
Geometric solution:
1 + Total return earned on 6-year securities			#N/A
1 + Total return earned on 4-year securities			#N/A
Yield on 2-yr. securities, 4 years from now			#N/A

If the pure expectations theory is correct, what does the market believe that 2-year securities will be yielding 4 years from now? Calculate the yield using a geometric average. Do not round your intermediate calculations. Round your answer to two decimal places.

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