If the Fed wishes to raise the interest rate, it will
a. increase the money supply
b. decrease the money supply
c. increase money demand
d. decrease money demand
e. simply set a higher market interest rate
B
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Refer to Figure 12.5. If exchange rates are floating, the Fed decreasing its target inflation rate would best be represented by a movement from ________ in panel (a) and a corresponding movement from ________ in panel (b)
A) point A to point B; point X to point Y B) point C to point A; point X to point Y C) point D to point C; point Y to point X D) point B to point D; point Y to point X
In 2006, Jan and Lou bought a house for $100,000. After a year, they still owed $98,000, but the home was worth $220,000, so they used it as collateral to get a $90,000 loan to buy a boat. What have they done?
a. taken out a hybrid loan b. bought a mortgage-backed security c. borrowed against their equity d. entered a subprime mortgage