What is the relationship between the long$-4$erm interest rate and the short$-$term interest rate?

The long$-$term interest rate $$

A$.$ fuch$-$ates more than the short$-$lerm rate because people borrow long lerm and lend ghort lerm

B$.$ is not influenced by current short$-$term interest rates because people borrow long ferm

C$.$ is generally a bit higher than the shortlem interest rate because long$-$lerm loans are riskier than short$-$term loans

$0.$ Ir peneraly a thit thigher than the short$-$lerm interest rate because banks prefer to make short$-$term loans

E$.$ is not influenced by expectabions about thure shortherm interest rates because expectations change in the long run