Financial Sector
What happens when the reserve requirement decreases?
Banks are forced to close due to lack of funds
Banks can loan less money, decreasing the money supply
The money multiplier decreases
Banks can loan out more money, which can increase the money supply
Which action directly increases a bank's reserves?
Issuing credit cards to clients
Granting a mortgage loan.
Receiving deposits from customers
Making long-term investments
How does fractional reserve banking contribute to creating more money?
By converting foreign currencies into domestic currency only.
By holding all customer deposits as reserves without lending them out.
By charging high-interest rates on savings accounts held by customers.
By lending out a portion of deposited funds while retaining some reserves.
Which tool is commonly used by central banks to control the money supply?
Open market operations.
Fiscal policy adjustments.
Wage-price controls.
Import-export regulations.
What does the term "bank run" refer to?
An annual event organized by banks for charity
A regular daily operation where banks exchange money
A situation where many customers withdraw their deposits simultaneously, fearing the bank may become insolvent
The physical transfer of cash from the central bank to commercial banks
What role do commercial banks play in the money creation process?
They generate new money by making loans.
They set interest rates for federal bonds.
They collect taxes on behalf of the government.
They print paper currency and mint coins.
What is the primary way that commercial banks create money?
By printing physical currency
By minting coins
By lending money
By charging fees for services

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In an open economy with a flexible exchange rate, what is the most likely effect of an increase in consumer confidence on the net export component of GDP?
Net exports will decline as consumers spend more on domestic and imported goods, leading to a deteriorating current account balance.
Net exports increase since a higher level of savings resulting from increased consumer confidence boosts capital outflows.
Net exports remain unchanged as increased consumer demand is typically matched by supply without affecting trade dynamics.
The current account improves due to a greater inclination for consumers to purchase locally produced items over imports.
What mechanism do central banks primarily use to influence commercial banks' lending activities?
Modifying tax policies
Regulating stock exchanges
Changing reserve requirements
Enforcing trade tariffs
When theorizing about long-term adjustments following an initial depreciation of a country’s currency what would we expect?
No change to the current account as depreciation is offset by an increased debt service burden on foreign-denominated debt.
An immediate stabilization of the balance of payments as the market quickly self-corrects through automatic mechanisms.
A gradual improvement in trade balance as exports increase while imports decrease due to price changes.
Persistent trade deficits despite depreciated currency due to domestic companies' inability to increase production.