According to the Pure Expectations Theory, a Flat Yield Curve

question 34

Multiple Choice

According to the pure expectations theory, a flat yield curve means the market

• A)thinks that future interest rates will be higher than current interest rates.
• B)thinks that future interest rates will be lower than current interest rates.
• C)does not know what will happen to future interest rates.
• D)thinks that future interest rates will be exactly the same as current interest rates.

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