A. Why is the bond equivalent yield of a T?bill higher than the yield calculated on a discount basis? (Some of the bond equivalent yields are the same as the discount yield in Exhibit 7.4 because the Wall Street Journal rounds the numbers presented and they aren’t really the same.)
B. Why do issues of securities by U.S. government agencies tend to have higher interest rates than similar issues of debt by the U.S. Treasury?
C. What did the Federal Reserve do to stabilize the money markets from 2007 to 2009?