When interest rates increase, banks will normally
a. increase lending, but decrease deposits and the money supply.
b. increase lending, deposits, and the money supply.
c. decrease lending, but increase deposits and the money supply.
d. decrease lending, deposits, and the money supply.
b
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The private sector balance is equal to savings ________ investment, and the government sector balance is equal to government expenditure ________ taxes. If there is a deficit in the private sector balance and a deficit in the government sector balance, then there must be a ________ in net exports.
A) plus; plus; surplus B) minus; minus; deficit C) minus; minus; surplus D) plus; plus; deficit E) plus; minus; surplus
If inflation is much higher than originally anticipated, _____ are better off and _____ are worse off
a. lenders who extended loans at fixed interest rates; people who borrowed at fixed interest rates b. people who borrowed at fixed interest rates; banks that extended loans at fixed interest rates c. retired people living on a fixed income; people who had borrowed fixed interest rate loans d. people who deposited their savings at fixed interest rates; banks that accepted deposits at fixed interest rates e. oil refiners who signed labor contracts agreeing to pay their workers the cost-of-living wage; workers who receive that cost-of-living wage