A semi-annual coupon bond has a coupon of 6% and its duration is 5.78 years. It trades at a yield of 7%, or a price of $94.54 per $100 face. The comparable Treasury rate is 5%. If the yield curve shifts up across the board by 50 bp and the spread increases to 280 bp, what is the new price of the bond

The former chairman of the federal reserve, alan greenspan, used the term "irrational exuberance" in 1996 to describe the high levels of optimism among stock market investors at the time. stock market indexes such as the s& p composite price index were at an all-time high. some commentators believed that the fed should intervene to slow the expansion of the economy. why would central banks want to clamp down when the economy is growing? a. to block the formation of unsustainable speculative asset bubbles. b. to curtail excessive profits in the banking system. c. to prevent inflationary forces from gathering momentum. d. all of the above. e. a and c only.