If real interest rates in the United States are higher than those of our trading partners, what will tend to happen to the foreign exchange value of the dollar and the U.S. current account deficit or surplus?
a. The dollar will depreciate; the current account will move toward a deficit.
b. The dollar will depreciate; the current account will move toward a surplus.
c. The dollar will appreciate; the current account will move toward a deficit.
d. The dollar will appreciate; the current account will move toward a surplus.
c
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A) increases; rightward; rightward B) increases; rightward; leftward C) decreases; rightward; rightward D) decreases; leftward; rightward E) increases; leftward; leftward
Expressing the U.S. federal budget deficit as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP)
A) results in inflation-adjusted revenue and expenditure numbers. B) helps us understand the size of the deficit relative to the size of the economy. C) was useful through the 1980s, but is no longer helpful because both the deficit and real Gross Domestic Product (GDP) have grown so large. D) is only useful if the budget deficit is rising at an annual rate of more than 4 percent.