The real risk-free rate, r*, is 2.5%. Inflation is expected to average 2.8% a year for the
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The real risk-free rate, r*, is 2.5%. Inflation is expected to average 2.8% a year for the next 4 years, after which time inflation is expected to average 3.75% a year. Assume that there is no maturity risk premium. An 8-year corporate bond has a yield of 8.3%, which includes a liquidity premium of 0.75%. What is its default risk premium?
Maturity is the date on which the life of a transaction or financial instrument ends, after which it must either be renewed, or it will cease to exist. The term is commonly used for deposits, foreign exchange spot, and forward transactions, interest...
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Fundamentals of Financial Management
ISBN: 978-0324664553
Concise 6th Edition
Authors: Eugene F. Brigham, Joel F. Houston
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