The Increased Spread Between Three-Month LIBOR and Three-Month Bond Yields

question 82

Multiple Choice

The increased spread between three-month LIBOR and three-month bond yields led to ________. This is a classic example of ________.

• A) reduced lending; a liquidity crisis
• B) a rush to buy bonds; an asset bubble
• C) falling risk in financial markets; risk sharing
• D) increased inflationary expectations; cost-push inflation
• E) increased consumer expenditure; the monetary transmission mechanism

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