If Inflation Is Expected to Decrease, Then ​

question 16

Multiple Choice

If inflation is expected to decrease, then ​

• A)savers will provide less funds at the existing equilibrium interest rate.
• B)the equilibrium interest rate will increase.
• C)the equilibrium interest rate will decrease.
• D)borrowers will demand more funds at the existing equilibrium interest rate.

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Definitions:

Intercompany Bond Sale

Transactions involving the sale of bonds between companies that are part of the same corporate group.

Coupon Rate

This is the annual interest rate paid by bond securities to its holders, typically expressed as a percentage of the bond's face value.

Bond Maturity

The date on which a bond's principal amount is paid back to bondholders, also marking the end of the bond's interest payments.

Bond Discount

The difference between the face value of a bond and its selling price when the bond is sold for less than its face value.