US Treasury Securities Are Considered the Safest in the World

question 153

Multiple Choice

U.S. Treasury securities are considered the safest in the world because _____

• A) they carry the highest interest rate.
• B) they carry the highest risk.
• C) they are backed by the U.S. government.
• D) they are backed by foreign buyers of U.S. debt.
• E) of previous defaults on national debt.

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