单选题 If investors expect future rates will be higher than current rates, the yield curve should be:

A、

A. upward sweeping.
B、

B. downward sweeping.
C、

C. flat.

【正确答案】 A

【答案解析】When interest rates are expected to go up in the future the yield curve will be upward sweeping because time is on the x-axis and rates are on the y-axis, thus forming an upward sweeping curve.