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According to the interest parity condition, if the domestic interest rate is _________ the foreign interest rate, then _________
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Artificially low interest rates have caused a slump in the lira(里拉:意大利货币) (down 55% in the past four years), pushed inflation up to double digits and led firms to overload themselves with debt. (Economist)
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A rise in the expected future exchange rate shifts the expected return schedule for _________ deposits to the _________ and causes the domestic currency to appreciate.
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The risk structure of interest rates describes the relationship between the interest rates of different bonds with the same maturity.
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An increase in income tax rates will cause the interest rates on tax exempt municipal bonds to fall relative to the interest rate on taxable corporate securities.
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Changes in interest rates make investments in long-term bonds risky.
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Unlike the nominal rate, the real interest rate takes the rate of return into account、
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In his liquidity preference framework, Keynes assumed that money has a zero rate of return; thus, when interest rates _________ the expected return on money falls relative to the expected return on bonds, causing the demand for money to _________.
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The real interest rate is equal to the nominal rate minus inflation.
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When the demand for bonds _________ or the supply of bonds _________, interest rate rise.
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The interest rate is determined in______.
A.the money market and has no influence on the goods market
B.the goods market and has no influence on the money market
C.the money market and influences the level of planned investment and thus the goods market
D.the goods market and influences the level of planned investment and thus the money market
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A drop in the China real interest rate reduces China net capital outflow.
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If the purchasing power of the RMB is always the same at home and abroad, then the nominal exchange rate defined as units of yuan per foreign currency decreases if the China’s price level rises more than the price level in foreign countries.
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Why crime has risen so much further and faster in Britain than in any other rich country over the past half-century is anybody's guess, maybe it's the result of near-American levels of relative poverty and family breakdown combined with a European reluctance to bang up quite such a large proportion of the population as America does. Anyway, the long-term causes are of less immediate interest to the government than a short-term solution. Popular concern about crime is rising: 23% of people rated it as one of the most important issues for the government at the beginning of this year; 34% do now.
An official report concluding that the criminal justice system is failing has added to the government's problems. The Audit Commission, the government's watchdog, says that the police too often charge suspects with the wrong offences, use inaccurate computerized information and face serious inefficiencies in the forensic science (the use of scientific methods by the police) service. Court delays alone are costing taxpayers£80m ($120m) a year. The result is that few criminals are brought to justice and even fewer convicted. Only 6% of the more than 5m offences recorded by the police last year resulted in a conviction. Hardly surprising, then, that more than half the public believes that the criminal justice system is ineffective.
The main purpose of the White Paper published last year is to address concerns that the procedures of the court are weighted too heavily against the prosecution. It includes many sensible and uncontroversial proposals. It asks for more support for witnesses, many of whom are frightened of testifying. A survey of one London court found that, of 140 witnesses called in a two-week period, only 19 actually turned up.
Making juries more representative must also make sense. Getting off jury service is too easy. In some London courts, two-thirds of those called for jury service fail to turn up. As a result, juries are often composed of housewives, the unemployed and the retired. The White Paper recommends a check on professionals' getting off service, who can excuse themselves by saying their work is too important, and proposes penalties for those who fail to comply.
Other proposed reforms will be more controversial. At present, no defendant can be tried for the same offence twice even if compelling new evidence emerges. The government's plan to scrap that law will be resisted by civil liberties campaigners, as will the proposal that previous convictions should be disclosed in open court if they are relevant to the case being heard.
Whether or not such proposals make it into law, the White Paper did not do much to address public concerns. The reason why 94% of crimes do not result in a conviction is that three-quarters of them are not cleared up, and so nobody is charged. That is the fault of the police, not the courts; and that is the part of the criminal justice system that the government needs to focus on if it is to make a difference.
[A] use insufficient computerized information.
[B] the work of the police, not that of the courts.
[C] a short-term solution rather than the long-term causes.
[D] the mistaken offences.
[E] most of those called for jury duty are absent.
[F] to address public concerns.
[G] who are afraid of appearing in court.
According to the text, the government would pay more attention to ______
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Anyone who takes an interest in the crime rate will, according to the text, be aware that ______ .
A.more burglars are being caught that ever before
B.people have more possessions to worry about nowadays
C.burglars are more at risk that they used to be
D.homes are more likely to be broken into nowadays
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Given US interest rates at 00% and Japanese interest rates at 00% for the same period, where would the Interest Rate Parity Theory expect the USD/JPY exchange rate most likely to trend toward given a current spot exchange rate of 100? ______.
A.135.00
B.134.00
C.132
D.It cannot be determined
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Assume a bank with the duration gap of — A______in interest rates will______ bank's net worth.
A.fall...reduce
B.fall...increase
C.rise…reduce
D.change…have no effect on
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Interestingly, though, the rise of the unattractive overnight successes was attribute
Interestingly, though, the rise of the unattractive overnight successes was attributed more to personal relationships and less to ability than was that of attractive overnight successes.
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如果利率是20%,那么20年后支付的100万美元在今天的价值是多少?How much is $ 1 million to be delivered 20 years in the future worth today if the interest rate is 20 percent?
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An increase in interest rates()
A、increases the market value of the FI's financial assets and liabilities.
B、decreases the market value of the FI's financial assets and liabilities.
C、decreases the book value of the FI's financial assets and liabilities.
D、increases the book value of the FI's financial assets and liabilities.
E、has no impact on the market value of the FI's financial assets and liabilities.
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The refinancing rate is the interest rate
A.at which commercial banks lend to and borrow from each other.
B.the public pays when borrowing from banks.
C.banks pay on the public’s deposits.
D.the European Central Bank charges on loans to banks.
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If market interest rates have changed materially since a firm issued a bond, and the firm uses the effective interest rate method, how is a change in the market value of the firms debt most likely to
A、The gain or loss in market value must be calculated and disclosed in the footnotes to the financial statements.
B、Net income and equity are unaffected,but the change may be discussed in managements commentary.
C、Net income is unaffected,but the change in market value is recorded in other comprehensive income.
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A marketing firm has been assigned the task of watching trends in personal income, savings, and interest rates. The marketing firm is most likely gathering information about consumers’__()
A.social network usage rates
B.economic situations
C.occupational needs
D.purchasing perceptions
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Which of the following describes the condition known as runoff in the repricing model approach to measuring interest rate risk of an FI?()
A、Periodic cash flow of interest and principal amortization payments on long-term assets that can be reinvested at market rates.
B、The effect that a change in the spread between rates on RSAs and RSLs has on net interest income as interest rates change.
C、Mismatch of asset and liabilities within a maturity bucket.
D、The relations between changes in interest rates and changes in net interest income.
E、Those deposits that act as an FI's long-term sources of funds.