Due in Part to Record Low Interest Rates on U

question 78

Multiple Choice

Due in part to record low interest rates on U.S.Treasury Bonds

• A) investors searching for higher yields bought corporate bonds.
• B) interest rates on corporate bonds rose.
• C) corporations faced higher borrowing costs.
• D) many corporations were at greater risk of defaulting.

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