The Yield Curve

question 10

Multiple Choice

The yield curve:

• A) typically has a normal shape which slopes downward to the right.
• B) is a graph of interest rates relative to their risk.
• C) may be flat when short-term and long-term rates are virtually the same, and a humped yield curve may occur when medium-term rates are higher.
• D) all of the above.

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