d. increases; decreases; increases26. Differences ina. riskb. liquidityC. time to maturityd. tax characteristicsexplain why interest rates on default-free Treasury securities are not all the same.27. According to liquidity premium theory, a downward sloping yield curve predicts future short-term interest rates willa. increase.b. decrease.C. stay the same.d. increase and then decrease.

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26. Differences in a risk b. liquidity C. time to maturity d. tax characteristics explain why interest rates on default-free Treasury securities are not all the same.