Multiple Choice
A downward-sloping yield curve indicates that Treasury securities with ____ maturities offer ____ annualized yields.
A) longer; lower
B) longer; higher
C) shorter; lower
D) shorter; the same (short-term and long-term annualized yields are the same)
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