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What type of bond is a "Yankee" bond?
Suggested Answer: C
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Louisa
11 months ago
Interesting! I had no idea about the specifics of Yankee bonds.
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Nu
11 months ago
Nope, they’re for foreign issuers.
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Taryn
11 months ago
Wait, I thought Yankee bonds were just for US companies?
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Nakita
12 months ago
Totally agree, it's definitely a foreign bond!
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Meaghan
1 year ago
It's a domestic foreign bond issued in the US by a foreign entity.
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Shawnna
1 year ago
I'm a bit confused; I thought Yankee bonds were more like Eurobonds, but now I'm not so sure. I need to think this through!
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Hermila
1 year ago
I feel like I came across a question similar to this in practice, and it was about bonds issued in the U.S. by foreign governments. Could that mean it's a global bond?
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Paul
1 year ago
I remember studying about Yankee bonds, and I think they are issued by foreign entities in the U.S. market, so maybe it's option C?
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Cheryl
1 year ago
I think a Yankee bond is a type of foreign bond, but I'm not sure if it's classified as a domestic foreign bond or something else.
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Tijuana
1 year ago
Ugh, I'm drawing a blank on Yankee bonds. I know government bonds, Eurobonds, and global bonds, but I don't recognize that term. I'll just have to take a shot in the dark and pick one of the options. Hopefully I can come back to this later if I have time.
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Helaine
1 year ago
A Yankee bond, huh? I remember learning about those in my finance class. I'm pretty confident that's a type of Eurobond, which would make option B the correct answer. I'll go with that.
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Jesus
1 year ago
Hmm, I'm not totally sure what a "Yankee" bond is. I'll have to think this through. Maybe it's a government bond since that's the first option, but the wording is a bit confusing. I'll have to make an educated guess on this one.
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Kara
1 year ago
I think this is asking about a type of bond, so I'll focus on the bond options in the answers. A Yankee bond sounds like it might be a foreign bond issued in the US, so I'll go with option C.
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Golda
2 years ago
I agree with Kina, Yankee bonds are issued by foreign entities in the US market.
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Yvette
2 years ago
A) Government bond, all the way. Yankee bonds are the financial world's way of saying, 'You can take the bond out of the country, but you can't take the country out of the bond.'
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Georgeanna
2 years ago
B) Eurobond. Yankee bonds are issued by foreign entities in the United States and are denominated in U.S. dollars.
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Kami
2 years ago
A) Government bond, all the way. Yankee bonds are the financial world's way of saying, 'You can take the bond out of the country, but you can't take the country out of the bond.'
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Kina
2 years ago
No, I believe a Yankee bond is a domestic foreign bond.
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Kimberely
2 years ago
I think a Yankee bond is a Eurobond.
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Allene
2 years ago
B) Eurobond, no doubt. Yankee bonds are the financial equivalent of a cowboy riding a unicorn - it just doesn't make sense!
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Mozell
2 years ago
C) Domestic foreign bond
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Alica
2 years ago
A) Government bond
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Jordan
2 years ago
B) Eurobond, no doubt.
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Haydee
2 years ago
D) Global bond, easy peasy. Yankee bonds are like the world travelers of the bond world, crossing borders like it's no big deal.
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Merilyn
2 years ago
I'm going with C) Domestic foreign bond. Gotta love those Yankee bonds, they're like the super-sized version of a Big Mac!
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Lavera
2 years ago
I see where you're coming from, but I'm sticking with C) Domestic foreign bond.
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Bethanie
2 years ago
I think Yankee bonds are actually Eurobonds, so I'm going with B)