The credit spread refers to ________

A) the extent to which financial instruments are distributed among households at different income levels in a given society
B) the difference between the London Inter-Bank Offered Rate (LIBOR) and the fed funds rate
C) the price elasticity of household debt
D) the interest-rate differential between risky bonds and U.S. Treasury bonds


D

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