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Basic Question 1 of 3
"As the growth rate in real gross national product slowed, the difference in yield between BAA rated and AAA rated bonds widened." This situation is an example of ______.
B. credit spread risk
C. downgrade risk
A. default risk
B. credit spread risk
C. downgrade risk
User Contributed Comments 4
User | Comment |
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sarath | Business cycles affect the spread in required retuns between securities with different risk classifications.. |
magicchip | flight to safety. |
cong | When economy is in a bad condition, the credit spread widens. |
2014 | when economy is bad condition, banks reduces lending. Because credit risk rises |

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Learning Outcome Statements
describe the uses of ratings from credit rating agencies and their limitations
CFA® 2025 Level I Curriculum, Volume 4, Module 14.