Essentials Of Investments
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If the Federal Reserve Bank (FRB) announces a change by increasing the Federal Funds rate, this will cause:
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A. Bond prices to rise, bond yields to rise
C. Bond prices to rise, bond yields to fall
B. Bond prices to fall, bond yields to fall
D. Bond prices to fall, bond yields to rise
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