When the Fed eases U.S. monetary policy, domestic interest rates ________, making U.S. assets relatively less attractive to foreign investors, and ________ the equilibrium exchange rate.

Refer to the table below. The balance on the financial account was a:

The following table contains hypothetical data for the U.S. balance of payments in a year. Answer the following question on the basis of these data. All figures are in billions of dollars. U.S. goods exports +$390 U.S. goods imports -498 U.S. service exports +133 U.S. service imports -107 Net investment income +12 Net transfers -22 Capital account -5 Foreign purchases of U.S. assets +156 U.S. purchases of foreign assets -59 The following table contains hypothetical data for the U.S. balance of payments in a year. Answer the following question on the basis of these data. All figures are in billions of dollars. U.S. goods exports +$390 U.S. goods imports -498 U.S. service exports +133 U.S. service imports -107 Net investment income +12 Net transfers -22 Capital account -5 Foreign purchases of U.S. assets +156 U.S. purchases of foreign assets -59 A. $92 billion surplus B. $97 billion surplus C. $92 billion deficit D. $97 billion deficit

Compared to the poverty rate for blacks, the poverty rate for whites is a fraction of less than ______.

Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).