When the Fed wants US interest rates to increase, it will usually sell US t-bonds to banks

The 2005-2008 Chinese policy with respect to the Yuan has been to

a. allow its currency to float. b. allow its currency to rise in value quickly. c. allow its currency to rise in value slowly. d. allow its currency to fall in value slowly. e. allow its currency to fall in value quickly.

Which of the following statements is true about falling birthrates?

A. They tend to lag behind falling death rates, allowing population growth to continue for at least one or two more generations. B. They tend to precede declines in death rates, causing a temporary dip in population before it stabilizes in a generation or two. C. They tend to lag behind declining standards of living. D. They always cause population to decline.