Suppose That an Increased Risk of Mortgage Defaults Lowers the Expected

question 55

Multiple Choice

Suppose that an increased risk of mortgage defaults lowers the expected profitability of banks.Then we would expect to see

• A)the demand for bank stocks rise which would raise the prices of bank stocks.
• B)the demand for bank stocks rise which would reduce the prices of bank stocks.
• C)the demand for bank stocks fall which would raise the prices of bank stocks.
• D)the demand for bank stocks fall which would reduce the prices of bank stocks.

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