An Unexpected ____ in the Consumer Price Index Tends to Create

question 11

Multiple Choice

An unexpected ____ in the consumer price index tends to create expectations of ____ interest rates and places ____ pressure on Treasury bond futures prices.

• A)increase; higher; downward
• B)increase; lower; downward
• C)increase; higher; upward
• D)decrease; higher; downward
• E)none of the above

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