If the US Government's Borrowing Needs Increase, in the Bond Market This

question 40

Multiple Choice

If the U.S. government's borrowing needs increase, in the bond market this would be seen as the:

• A) bond demand curve shifting right.
• B) bond supply curve shifting right.
• C) bond demand curve shifting left.
• D) bond supply curve shifting left.

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Definitions:

In Phase

A condition that occurs when voltage and current reach all peak values at the same time.

Out of Phase

A condition where two waveforms of the same frequency are not aligned in time, resulting in a phase difference.

Leading Phase

A condition in an AC circuit where the voltage wave is ahead of the current wave in time, indicating capacitive properties.

Skin Effect

The tendency of an alternating electrical current to become distributed within a conductor such that the current density is largest near the surface of the conductor, and decreases with greater depths in the conductor.