In a Regression Analysis Using a Bank's Stock Return, an Interest

question 17

Multiple Choice

In a regression analysis using a bank's stock return, an interest rate proxy, and market returns, a ____ coefficient for the interest rate variable suggests that the bank's performance is ____affected by ____ interest rates.

• A) positive; adversely; rising
• B) positive; favorably; declining
• C) negative; adversely; rising
• D) negative; favorably; rising

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