Which of the Following Statements Is CORRECT

question 68

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements is CORRECT?

• A) The most likely explanation for an inverted yield curve is that investors expect inflation to increase.
• B) The most likely explanation for an inverted yield curve is that investors expect inflation to decrease.
• C) If the yield curve is inverted, short-term bonds have lower yields than long-term bonds.
• D) Inverted yield curves can exist for Treasury bonds, but because of default premiums, the corporate yield curve can never be inverted.
• E) The higher the maturity risk premium, the higher the probability that the yield curve will be inverted.

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