An Inverted Yield Curve Predicts That Short-Term Interest Rates

question 66

Multiple Choice

An inverted yield curve predicts that short-term interest rates

• A)are expected to rise in the future.
• B)will rise and then fall in the future.
• C)will remain unchanged in the future.
• D)will fall in the future.

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