If the risk on foreign government bonds increases relative to U.S. government bonds, the price of U.S. government bonds should:
A. increase as the demand for these bonds increases.
B. decrease since people will bail out of all government bonds.
C. not be affected because the two types of bonds are traded in different markets.
D. not change since U.S. government bonds are free of default risk.
Answer: A
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