Are bond prices affected by interest rates?
Quantitative Finance
Level
2
What happens to bond prices as interest rate increases?
Bond prices stay constant
Bond prices decreases
Bond prices increases
Bond prices will likely change but in an unknown direction
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1 solution
As interest rate rise, bond yield becomes less attractive. Hence, bond prices will fall.