6. If the U.S. runs a current account deficit next year, which of the following are necessarily true:

According to the Taylor rule, the Fed should raise the federal funds target by O A. 1 B. 1.5 C. .5 D. 2 percentage points for each percentage point that inflation rises relative to the Fed's target.

A result of budget deficits is that governments have to borrow more, sometimes resulting in: a. Top of Form increasing interest costs. b. decreasing interest costs. C, increased foreign borrowing. d, crowding out the private sector for capital. All other things remaining the same, which one of the following events would directly increase the size of the UK's national debt? An increase in A. mortgage borrowing from UK banks. B. overseas lending to UK firms. C. the UK's current account deficit. D. the UK government's budget deficit.

Changes in Forward Premiums Assume that the Japanese yen’s forward rate currently exhibits a premium of 6 percent and that interest rate parity exists. If U.S. interest rates decrease, how must this premium change to maintain interest rate parity? Why might we expect the premium to change?

Which of the following fact regarding federal budget balance in Canada is TRUE? Multiple Choice the largest budget deficits happened in 1992. there was budget surplus between 1985 to 1995 there was budget surplus between 1975 to 1985 the largest budget deficits happened in 1985. the largest budget surplus happened in 2019.

Identify a reason why Social Security as it currently exists is unsustainable in the long run. The overall U.S. population is shrinking because of decreasing life expectancy, so soon there would not be enough taxpayers to fund A. the Social Security program. B. Income tax revenues that form the largest source of funds for Social Security programs are projected to decline in the long run. OC. Individual income that is subject to Social Security taxes is capped at about $117,000. D. Corporate income that is subject to Social Security taxes is capped at $1 million.

The federal budget deficit has been growing over the past several years.  What impact will this fiscal change have on the supply of Treasury bonds?   A. Bond supply does not change   B. Bond supply increases   C. Bond supply declines

29.World Central Banks Act as EU Growth Stalls The European Central Bank(ECB), along with its U.S., Japanese, Swiss, and British counterparts, announced they would inject extra U.S. dollar liquidity into banks facing a shortage of the U.S. dollars. European bank shares have plunged over the past weeks as their usual sources of U.S  dollars. have dried up on concerns they might be hit by a Greek debt default, and the announcement sparked a strong  bank and general stocks rally. Source: AFP, September 15,2011 How can group of central banks "inject extra U.S. dollar liquidity"? What will such an action do to the quantity of U. S dollars in Europe? 30.Banks in New Transylvania have a desired reserve ratio  of 10 percent and no excess reserves. The currency drain ratio is 50 percent. Then the central bank increases the monetary base by $1,200 billion. a. How much do the banks lend in the first round of the money creation process? b. How much of the initial amount…

Consider the following table for a seven-year period: Year 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 U.S. Treasury Bills 3.45% 3.30 4.20 4.62 2.42 1.30 1.03 Returns Average real return Inflation -1.15% -2.29 -1.19 0.61 -6.43 -9.35 -1.30 What was the average real return for Treasury bills for this time period? Note: Do not round intermediate calculations and enter your answer as a percent rounded to 2 decimal places, e.g., 32.16. %