The Terrorist Attack on the World Trade Center on September

question 18

Multiple Choice

The terrorist attack on the World Trade Center on September 11, 2001:

• A) triggered a flight to quality in the bond market.
• B) caused the demand for U.S. Treasury securities to fall and the demand for corporate bonds to rise.
• C) caused the price of U.S. Treasury securities to fall and the yields on corporate bonds to fall.
• D) did not have any significant impact since the risk on all bonds increased.

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