Under the Expectations Hypothesis, a Downward-Sloping Yield Curve Suggests

question 39

Multiple Choice

Under the Expectations Hypothesis, a downward-sloping yield curve suggests:

• A)investors expect future short-term interest rates to fall.
• B)investors expect future short-term interest rates to rise.
• C)this is a trick question, the yield curve always slopes upward.
• D)investors expect future short-term interest rates to remain constant.

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