题目选项分析

Which of the following best completes the passage below?

The more worried investors are about losing their money, the more they will demand a high potential return on their investment:great risks must be offset by the chance of great rewards.This principle is the fundamental one in determining interest rates, and it is illustrated by the fact that ________ .

【选项】in times of high inflation, the interest paid to depositors by banks can actually be below the rate of inflation