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Basic Question 6 of 10

Government bond risk premiums are ______.

I. positive
II. probably related to the consumption-hedging benefits of government bonds
III. positively related to bond maturity, which means that the "normal" shape for the yield curve is upward-sloping

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Logaritmus Why I is true since there are a lot of bonds with negative Yield where inflation is positive?
davidt87 could be the real return component that is negative
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Learning Outcome Statements

explain how the phase of the business cycle affects policy and short-term interest rates, the slope of the term structure of interest rates, and the relative performance of bonds of differing maturities;

describe the factors that affect yield spreads between non-inflation-adjusted and inflation-indexed bonds;

CFA® 2025 Level II Curriculum, Volume 6, Module 37.