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[单选题] Typically, increasing interest rates
A. discourages individuals from saving.
B. discourages corporate investments.
C. encourages corporate expansion.
D. encourages corporate borrowing.
E. none of the above.
[单选题]You may putting arms abreast when talking with passengers.
A.是
B.否
[简答题] Mortgage interest rates loosely track interest rates on three-month Treasury bills.
[简答题] Different interest rates have a tendency to move in unison.
[简答题] Interest rates can be accurately described as the rental price of money.
[简答题] Monetary policy affects interest rates but has little effect on inflation or business cycles.
[单选题] Interest rates are important to financial institutions since an interest rate increase ________ the cost of acquiring funds and ________ the income from assets.
A. decreases; decreases
B. increases; increases
C. decreases; increases
D. increases; decreases
[简答题] Interest rates are determined in the bond markets.
[单选题] To sell an old bond when interest rates have ________, the holder will have to ________ the price of the bond until the yield to the buyer is the same as the market rate.
A. risen; lower
B. risen; raise
C. fallen; lower
D. risen; inflate
[单选题] (I. Because interest rates on Treasury bills are more volatile than rates on long-term securities, the return on short-term Treasury securities is usually above that on longer-term Treasury securities.
(II. A Treasury STRIP separates the periodic interest payments from the final principal repayment.
A. (I. is true, (II. false.
B. (I. is false, (II. true.
C. Both are true.
D. Both are false.
[简答题] Interest rates on banker's acceptances are low because the risk of default is very low.
[单选题]You expect interest rates to decline in the near future even though the bond market is not indicating any sign of this change. Which one of the following bonds should you purchase now to maximize your gains if the rate decline does occur?
A. Short-term; low coupon
B. Short-term; high coupon
C. Long-term; zero coupon
D. Long-term; low coupon
E. Long-term; high coupon
Difficulty: 1 Easy
Topic: Interest rate risk
Learning Objective: 07-02 Explain bond values and yields and why they fluctuate.
[单选题]An arms race refers to a ______ between countries to produce more and better weapons during peace time.
A.competition
B.compensation
C.combination
D.communication
[单选题]The unemployment rate has become much lower ( ) the government took these measures.
自从政府采取措施后,失业率变的很低
A. but
B. since 自从
C. if
D. while
[单选题] A declining stock market index due to lower share prices
A. reduces people's wealth and as a result may reduce their willingness to spend.
B. increases people's wealth and as a result may increase their willingness to spend.
C. decreases the amount of funds that business firms can raise by selling newly issued stock.
D. both A and C of the above.
E. both B and C of the above.
[单选题] The Fed can lower the federal funds interest rate by ________ securities, thereby ________ reserves.
A. selling; adding
B. selling; lowering
C. buying; adding
D. buying; lowering
[单选题] (I. To sell an old bond when interest rates have risen, the holder will have to discount the bond until the yield to the buyer is the same as the market rate. (II. The risk that the value of a bond will fall when market interest rates rise is called interest-rate risk.
A. (I. is true, (II. false.
B. (I. is false, (II. true.
C. Both are true.
D. Both are false.