If the Federal Reserve Announces an Easing of Monetary Policy

question 24

Multiple Choice

If the Federal Reserve announces an easing of monetary policy and this move was not expected:

• A) It should have no impact on the slope of the yield curve
• B) We should expect the yield curve to possibly become inverted
• C) The slope of the yield curve would become larger
• D) We should expect the yield curve to steepen

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