The Spread Between Interest Rates on Low Quality Corporate Bonds

question 59

Multiple Choice

The spread between interest rates on low quality corporate bonds and U.S. government bonds

• A)widened significantly during the Great Depression.
• B)narrowed significantly during the Great Depression.
• C)narrowed moderately during the Great Depression.
• D)did not change during the Great Depression.

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