Questions from Financial Markets


Q: Assume you are going to buy a 90-day Treasury bill

Assume you are going to buy a 90-day Treasury bill with a face value of $1,000 for a price of $944. Calculate the DRY, or discount rate yield. Also calculate the IRY, or investment return yield.

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Q: Why do the DRY and the IRY result in different values?

Why do the DRY and the IRY result in different values? Explain why this difference, even though seemingly small, can be very important.

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Q: Which of the following is not a characteristic of a Treasury Bill

Which of the following is not a characteristic of a Treasury Bill auction?

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Q: Explain how the Federal Reserve paying interest on deposits created a floor

Explain how the Federal Reserve paying interest on deposits created a floor in the federal funds market.

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Q: How might a firm use the issuance of commercial paper as a

How might a firm use the issuance of commercial paper as a way to deal with its seasonal fluctuations in sales?

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Q: A money market transaction in which one party sells a financial asset

A money market transaction in which one party sells a financial asset with the agreement to buy it back in the future is called:

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Q: Explain why changes in the demand for bonds change the supply

Explain why changes in the demand for bonds change the supply of loanable funds.

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Q: In the twenty-first century Paul Volcker is greatly respected,

In the twenty-first century Paul Volcker is greatly respected, yet during the early 1980s he was one of the most disliked people in America. Why was Paul Volcker so disliked in the early 1980s? Why do...

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Q: Which of the following explain why Ronald Reagan and Paul Volcker agreed

Which of the following explain why Ronald Reagan and Paul Volcker agreed on economic policy?

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Q: How did DIDMCA and the Garn-St. Germain Act cause

How did DIDMCA and the Garn-St. Germain Act cause more problems for Savings & Loans than they solved?

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