Long-Term Interest Rates Are Higher Than Short-Term Rates

question 141

Multiple Choice

Long-term interest rates are higher than short-term rates. This reflects a belief that:

• A) short-term rates will fall.
• B) short-term rates will rise.
• C) short-term rates will remain the same.
• D) the Federal Reserve is undergoing a change in policy.

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