Interest Rates Set by the European Central Bank During the Period

question 51

Multiple Choice

Interest rates set by the European central bank during the period 1999-2004 resulted in what situation compared with the United States?

• A) European rates were exactly the same as those in the United States, resulting in uncovered interest parity.
• B) European rates were consistently higher than U.S. rates.
• C) European rates were consistently lower than U.S. rates.
• D) At first the European rates were much higher, but then the ECB acted aggressively to lower them.

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