The Terrorist Attack on the World Trade Center on September

question 9

Multiple Choice

The terrorist attack on the World Trade Center on September 11, 2001:

• A) Triggered a flight to quality in the bond market
• B) Caused the demand for U.S. Treasury securities to fall and the demand for corporate bonds to rise
• C) Caused the price of U.S. Treasury securities to fall and the yields on corporate bonds to fall
• D) Did not have any significant impact since the risk on all bonds increased

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