The antitrust laws regulate all of the following business decisions except ____

Which of the following could have led to the shifts illustrated in the figure above?

i. The U.S. exchange rate was expected to depreciate between 2001 and 2009. ii. The U.S. exchange rate was expected to appreciate between 2001 and 2009. iii. The U.S. interest rate rose relative to interest rates in other countries between 2001 and 2009. A) i only B) ii only C) iii only D) i and iii E) ii and iii

Most likely, the stock market crash in 1929 was triggered by ________

A) an autonomous tightening of monetary policy B) an unexpected increase in tax rates C) the rise of fascist political parties in Europe D) a decline in consumer spending