We can learn from the passage that many banks ______.
A: raise interest rates in order to increase their mortgage rates faster
B: charge unreasonably high rates of interest to foreign customers' loans
C: mislead the customers to buy things beyond their purchasing ability
D: find it very difficult to meet the needs of different people
A: raise interest rates in order to increase their mortgage rates faster
B: charge unreasonably high rates of interest to foreign customers' loans
C: mislead the customers to buy things beyond their purchasing ability
D: find it very difficult to meet the needs of different people
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- Which of the following is true of mortgage interest rates? A: Mortgage rates are closely tied to Treasury bond rates, but mortgage rates tend to stay below Treasury rates because mortgages are secured with collateral. B: Longer-term mortgages have higher interest rates than shorter-term mortgages. C: Interest rates are higher on mortgage loans on which lenders charge points. D: All of the above are true. E: Only A and B of the above are true.
- 13,The price of treasuries rises as interest rates fall, and the opposite is true when interest rates rise. Therefore, the best time to buy treasuries is when interest rates are relatively ______. (high/low)
- The reason for people's condemnation of banking industry is probably that ______. A: they make people feel puzzled with interest rate calculations B: they are pursuing some given kind of fashionable practices C: they provide the savers with very high interest rates D: they charge too low fees for customers' late payments
- In the late 1970s, U.S. nominal interest rates were high and real interest rates were low, but in the late 1990s, U.S. nominal interest rates were low and real interest rates were high.
- According<br/>to the expectations hypothesis, an upward-sloping yield curve implies<br/>that ________ A: interest<br/>rates are expected to remain stable in the future. B: interest<br/>rates are expected to decline in the future. C: interest<br/>rates are expected to increase in the future. D: interest<br/>rates are expected to decline first, then increase. E: interest<br/>rates are expected to increase first, then decrease.