PLEASE answer all my questions or do not answer any please.

If the yield curve is inverted, like it is today:

		investors expect interest rates to decrease in the future.
		it is a sign that the economy is poised to improve.
		it implies that inflation is rising.
		investors expect interest rates to increase in the future

In Inside the Meltdown, Ben Bernanke, Chairman of the Federal Reserve, wanted to ___________________ as he was more worried about _________________ than _____________________.

		bailout the banks; systemic risk; moral hazard
		bailout the banks; moral hazard; systemic risk
		let the market discipline the banks; moral hazard; systemic risk
		let the market discipline the banks; systemic risk; moral hazard

If China decided to stop buying Treasury securities from the U.S., interest rates in the U.S. would decrease, everything else equal.

True

False

If you wanted to profit from a potential crash in the housing market, like the guys in The Big Short did, you would:

		buy Treasury bond futures
		buy credit default swaps
		sell credit default swaps
		sell Treasury bond futures