Ask Prof. U Reinh
the expected inflation over the next 5 years is sex.
The expected inflation rate is 11.51%
The expected real interest rate.
The prices of bonds will fall and yields to maturity (or call date) will rise, since investors will require greater yields on their investments to offset the expected increase in inflation.
The first answer is self-explanatory. If consumers THINK a good will go up in price, then that good has a high expected inflation. Whether or not it actually does is it's actual inflation.This matters in the Phillips Curve mainly when dealing with businesses. Basically, if a business thinks it's costs are going to increase (inflation), it might not hire more people or might even lay people off to save money. Thus, as expected inflation rises, unemployment rises, just like the Curve says it would.
the expected inflation over the next 5 years is sex.
The expected inflation rate is 11.51%
Expected growth of earnings, expected stability of earnings, expected inflation, and yields of competing investments.
The expected real interest rate.
The prices of bonds will fall and yields to maturity (or call date) will rise, since investors will require greater yields on their investments to offset the expected increase in inflation.
Decreases
The first answer is self-explanatory. If consumers THINK a good will go up in price, then that good has a high expected inflation. Whether or not it actually does is it's actual inflation.This matters in the Phillips Curve mainly when dealing with businesses. Basically, if a business thinks it's costs are going to increase (inflation), it might not hire more people or might even lay people off to save money. Thus, as expected inflation rises, unemployment rises, just like the Curve says it would.
Yes, inflation and increases in interest rates usually go hand-in-hand, though inflation is not the sole cause of an increase in interest rates
increase
Gravitational because it is related to gravity; universal because it is expected to apply everywhere; constant because it is expected to be the same everywhere.
Investors often include foreign or international bonds in their portfolios for a few primary reasons – to take advantage of higher interest rates or yields and to diversify their holdings. However, the higher return expected from investing in foreign bonds is accompanied by increased risk arising from adverse currency fluctuations.
The current inflation percentage at end of second quarter (June 2009) is 7.3%. However this is expected to diminish to approximately 7.1% in the third quarter.