In actual practice, short-term interest rates are just as likely to fall as to rise; this is the major shortcoming of the ________
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- Call provisions will be exercised when interest rates _________ and bond values _________. A: rise; rise B: fall; rise C: rise; fall D: fall; fall
- 【单选题】An upward-sloping term structure of interest rates indicates that: A. longer-term rates are higher than shorter-term rates B. investors should expect interest rates to decline in the future C. short and intermediate term rates are real rates while long term rates are nominal rates D. the Fed is expected to decrease rates in the near term E. the larger the investment in dollars, the higher the interest rate paid
- Budget deficits reduce national saving causing real interest rates A: and investment to fall B: and investrment to rise C: to rise and investment to fall D: None of the above
- When yield curves are downward sloping, long-term interest rates are above short-term interest rates.
- When the interest rate on a bond is below the equilibrium interest rate, there is excess _________ in the bond market and the interest rate will _________ A: demand; rise B: demand; fall C: supply; fall D: supply; rise