CANADIAN SECURITIES: what conditions are typically present during periods when the yield curve tilts and becomes inverteD? A) increased purchases of long-term bonds push their yields higher and as short-term interest rates rise, the rate at which the bond yields increase speeds up B) economic growth slows and a decline in long-term rates reduces competition between equities and bonds C) economic growth slows and increased purchases of long-term bonds push their yields higher D) as the rise in short-term rates continues, economic growth usually increases and long-term bond prices begin to stabilize