Assume the Expectation Hypothesis regarding the term structure of interest rates is correct. Then, if the current one-year interest rate is 4% and the two-year interest rate is 6%, then investors are expecting the future one-year rate to be:

A. 8%.
B. 6%.
C. 5%.
D. 4%.


Answer: A

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