If the interest rate on three-month Treasury securities is 5 percent and the interest rate on ten-year Treasury securities is 6 percent, then the odds of a recession are

A. less than 15 percent.
B. about 25 percent.
C. about 40 percent.
D. about 80 percent.


Answer: A

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