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

question 97

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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