Inflation is likely to ________ this year, adding further upward pressure on interest rates.
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- Assume that the inflation rate becomes much higher in the UK relative the US. This will place _______ pressure on the value of the British pound. Also, assume that interest rates in the UK begin to rise relative to interest rates in the US. The change in interest rates will place _______ pressure on the value of the British pound. A: upward;<br/>downward B: upward;<br/>upward C: downward;<br/>upward D: downward;<br/>downward
- Countries with the highest inflation rates are likely to have A: the highest rates of money growth B: small budget deficits relative to GDP C: the lowest interest rates D: all of the above
- When yield curves are downward sloping, long-term interest rates are above short-term interest rates.
- Interest rates that include an inflation premium are referred to as A: annual percentage rates B: effective annual rates C: real rates D: nominal rates
- Under floating exchange rates, short-run exchange rates are primarily determined by national differences in real interest rates and shifting expectations of future exchange rates.