What Would You Expect to Happen to the Yield Curve

question 40

Multiple Choice

What would you expect to happen to the yield curve when short- term spot interest rates are expected to fall?

• A) It will be upward sloping.
• B) It will curve upwards at an increasing rate.
• C) It will be roughly horizontal.
• D) It will be downward sloping.

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