1. How would each of the following transactions show up on the U.S balance of payments accounts? Identify the current account balance, financial account balance, and reserve balance?  (a) An American company sells $30,000 worth of machinery to a British company. (b) an American woman visits her husband in Japan. She spends $5,000 in Japan before returning to the United States. (c) the US Red Cross sends $20,000 worth of flood-relief goods to Chile; (d) an American purchases $5,000 worth of French bonds; (e) a US bank lends $10,000 to a Canadian firm for 90 days.

Question: How is this likely to affect economies that are heavily dependent on oil imports? a) Decrease in inflation b) Increase in their trade deficits c) Increase in their exports d) Decrease in their current account deficits

Balance on current account? Balance on capital account? Balance on financial account? Does Serbia balance of payments show a deficit, a surplus, or are its international payments accounts in balance?

Question: "In a scenario where a country operates under a floating exchange rate system, what would likely be the effect of a significant increase in its central bank's interest rates on the country's current account balance? Assume other global economic conditions remain constant." a) The current account balance will improve due to increased foreign investment. b) The current account balance will deteriorate due to increased imports and decreased exports. c) The current account balance will improve due to decreased imports and increased exports. d) The change in interest rates will have no effect on the current account balance.