Financial Sector
What effect does a cut in personal income tax rates most likely have during a recession?
Eases the consumer's marginal propensity to save.
Increase consumer spending.
Increases the consumer's money market.
Reduce budget surplus.
If a central bank successfully maintains its inflation target over several years, what impact is this most likely to have on the economy's money market?
Frequent fluctuations in interest rates due to constant changes in monetary policy direction.
Persistent decrease in money demand due to ongoing deflationary pressures within the economy.
Increased predictability of monetary policy leading to more stable interest rates over time.
A continuous cycle of rapid expansions and contractions in money supply unrelated to actual economic conditions.
What is one potential consequence of an expansionary monetary policy enacted during a period when an economy is already at full employment?
Inflation resulting from too much money chasing too few goods.
Decreased investment by firms as loan costs become prohibitive.
Increased export activity resulting from depreciated domestic currency value.
Increased unemployment due to contractionary pressure from rising prices.
How would a sudden increase in overall consumer confidence most likely impact interest rates and aggregate demand?
Interest rates decrease; aggregate demand increases.
Interest rates would tend to increase; aggregate demand would also increase.
Interest rates increase; aggregate demand decreases.
Interest rates decrease; aggregate demand decreases.
If consumers expect prices to rise in the future, what will likely happen to current demand for liquid money?
Demand for liquid money increases.
Demand for loanable funds decreases.
Demand for liquid money decreases.
No change occurs in demand for liquid money.
What happens to the equilibrium interest rate when there is an increase in the money supply?
The equilibrium interest rate decreases.
There is no change in the equilibrium interest rate.
The demand for bonds increases.
The equilibrium interest rate increases.
What is one primary function of money?
Measurement for international debt obligations
Source of equity capital for corporations
Medium of exchange
Indicator for economic health in foreign trade

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Which factor would cause a movement along the money demand curve?
Change in the price level
Change in the interest rate
Change in economic growth rates
Change in technology used for transactions
How would an increase in interest rates affect a nation's exchange rate under normal circumstances?
The exchange rate would remain unchanged as interest rates do not influence investor behavior significantly.
It would lead to depreciation since higher interest rates often signal an upcoming economic downturn.
It would cause the exchange rate to appreciate because higher returns attract more foreign investment.
It would cause the exchange rate to depreciate due to reduced investment from inflation fears.
In the context of the money market, what is a liquidity trap?
A situation where banks refuse to lend money
A situation where a country's currency loses value rapidly
A situation where increases in the money supply do not lower interest rates
A sudden shortage of liquid assets in the market