A 1 year Treasury Security has a yield of 8%.
The investor's expected annual rate of inflation is 4%.
However, the actual annual rate of inflation was 3%.
1. What is the expected real rate of interest?
2. What is the actual realized rate of interest?
1. Expected real rate of interest = (1 + yield) / (1 + expected rate of inflation) - 1
Expected real rate of interest = (1 + 0.08) / (1 + 0.04) - 1
Expected real rate of interest = 1.0384615385 - 1 = 0.0384615385
Expected real rate of interest = 3.84615385%
2. Actual realized rate of interest = (1 + yield) / (1 + actual rate of inflation) - 1
Actual realized rate of interest = (1 + 0.08) / (1 + 0.03) - 1
Actual realized rate of interest = 1.0485436893 - 1 = 0.0485436893
Actual realized rate of interest = 4.85436893 %
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