Suppose That a New Bond Rating Service Is Established That

question 79

Multiple Choice

Suppose that a new bond rating service is established that specializes in rating municipal bonds that had not previously been rated.The likely result would be

• A) a shift to the left in the demand curve for municipal bonds.
• B) a shift to the left in the supply curve for municipal bonds.
• C) an increase in the equilibrium interest rate.
• D) a decrease in the equilibrium interest rate.

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