Q4) The inverted yield curve is downward sloping implying that

A)the return on long-term securities are equal to the return on short-term securities of similar risk

B)the return on short-term securities are lower than the return on long-term securities of similar risk

C)the return on bonds with a higher default risk is higher than the returns on bonds with lower default risk

D)the return on short-term securities are higher than the return on long term securities of similar risk