way, with over 130 color diagrams that make comparison easy. Crucially, the authors analyze total returns, including …-term equity risk premium--the reward for bearing the risk of common stocks. The authors reveal whether the United States and ….K., Japan, France, Germany, Canada, Italy, Spain, Switzerland, Australia, the Netherlands, Sweden, Belgium, Ireland, Denmark …

In this paper, we evaluate the information content of the yield curve as regards future interest rates and inflation in … France and Germany. An original data set of long-term zero-coupon interest rates for French and German government bonds was … constructed for the period 1980-97. Empirical evidence shows that the German yield curve has a significant information content …