When the Troubled Assets Relief Program Was First Announced in 2008

question 170

Multiple Choice

When the Troubled Assets Relief Program was first announced in 2008, stock market prices continued to fall to reflect the public's

• A)trust of the government's role in bailing out financial institutions.
• B)believe about the government debt would explore.
• C)uncertainty about the effectiveness of the government in stabilizing the financial system.
• D)speculation that the economy would grow too fast to spark higher inflation.
• E)All of these.

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