Capital Markets (ECM / DCM)Hard

How does duration explain why a long-dated bond's price moves more than a short-dated one when rates change?

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Duration measures a bond's price sensitivity to interest-rate changes: modified duration approximates the % price change for a 1% (100 bp) move in yield. Longer-maturity (and lower-coupon) bonds have…

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