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Assume that you buy a default free government bond with a coupon rate of 2% and a maturity of 20 years, at face value. Assuming that interest rates increase to 3% over the course of the year following your purchase. What will your return on the government bond be for that year? Can you please tell me how to solve this using financial calculator
purchase price=1000
use financial calculator as below
FV=1000
PMT=1000*2%=20
N=19 (this is after 1 year)
I/Y=3
Click CPT
Click PV=856.76 is the value of bond after 1 year
What will your return on the government bond be for that year=(1000*2%+856.76-1000)/1000=-12.32%