Which of the Below Statements Is FALSE

question 49

Multiple Choice

Which of the below statements is FALSE?

• A) In the United States, the U.S. Treasury issues fixed-rate bonds and bonds (Treasury Inflation Protection Securities) whose coupon rate is indexed to the rate of inflation.
• B) Obligation debt is the obligation of a country's central government.
• C) Sovereign bonds are of the two general categories: economic risk (which refers to assessment of the ability of a government to satisfy its obligations) and political risk (which refers to assessment of the willingness of a government to satisfy its obligations).
• D) The reason for distinguishing between local debt ratings and foreign currency debt ratings is that historically, the default frequency differs by the currency denomination of the debt.

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Definitions:

Situationists

Advocates of the theory that behavior is determined more by situations and environmental factors than by innate traits.

Upper Limit

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Situationist Argument

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Predict Behavior

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