The Spread Between Interest Rates on Low-Quality Corporate Bonds and U.S.government

question 98

Multiple Choice

The spread between interest rates on low-quality corporate bonds and U.S.government bonds ________ during the Great Depression.

• A) was reversed
• B) narrowed significantly
• C) widened significantly
• D) did not change

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