19. Internet.
Current money market rates are available at the Bank of Canada,
www.bankofcanada.ca/rates/ interest-rates/money-market-yields. Compare
the interest rates on Treasury bills to corporate (commercial) paper of the same
maturity. What do you observe? Why do you think the rates are different? (LO6)
25. Internet.
Your company has some spare cash to invest for three months. You are
wondering whether to invest it in Canadian or U.S. Treasury bills, commercial
paper, GICS, or CDs. Go to the Bank of Canada site
(www.bankofcanada.ca/rates/daily-digest) and the U.S. Federal Reserve
System site (www.federalreserve.gov/releases/h15/update/default.htm) and
find the latest rates on these investments. Why might you not choose to take the
investment offering the highest rate? (LO6)