When a central bank tries to prevent inflation, it is said to be maintaining price _______.
A.standards
B.stability
C.rigidity
D.uniformity
A.standards
B.stability
C.rigidity
D.uniformity
第1题
A.limited
B.unlimited
C.sterilized
D.unsterilized
第2题
当中央银行不改变货币政策时,政府希望不改变产出水平,又能降低通货膨胀2%时的最佳财政政策是什么?损失函数的值是什么? c.如果中央银行愿意合作,最佳政策组合是什么?损失函数的值多大? In some countries,the central bank is independent from the government.Consider a situationin which the government wants to reduce inflation without changing output,but the central bank would not change monetary policy. a.Can the government achieve its objectives by using only fiscal policy?Why? b.Assume that the effect of instruments on targets in this economy are represented by the following model(in deviations from the baseline):
and the loss function is
What is the optimal fiscal policy that the government should pursue when its objectives are to reduce inflation by two points without changing the level of output,if the central bank does not change monetary policy?What is the value of the loss function? c.Assume nOW that the central bank decides to cooperate.What is the optimal policy mix?What is the value of the loss function?
第3题
听力原文: (24) The Reserve Bank of Australia said yesterday that it would cut official interest rates by 0.5 percentage points to around 7.0 percent, following falls in inflation and in an attempt to help buoy the economy.
(25) The cut is the first change in rates since December 1994, when the bank increased rates to slow the economy, but the bank warned it would lift rates again if wages grew too fast.
"The Bank's forecasts suggest that both underlying and headline inflation will be in the 2.3 percent range for some time," the central bank's governor, Bernie Fraser said, adding that wages and salaries would be the key influence on inflation.
What were the official interest rates before the Reserve Bank of Australia announced a cut?
A.Around 7.0 percent.
B.Around 7.5 percent.
C.Around 6.5 percent.
D.Around 0.5 percent.
第4题
听力原文: Pushing China's foreign exchange reform. ahead by another step, the central bank on Friday carried out its first currency swap deals with local banks. It hopes that this could help bring more flexibility to the market.
The People's Bank of China confirmed that it was carrying out its first foreign exchange swap deal on Friday, but would not give more details. A Beijing-based trader for a major state-owned bank said that the central bank offered one-year currency swaps worth $ 6 billion at 7.85 Chinese yuan per dollar.
In spot dealings, the yuan closed at 8.08 to the dollar on Thursday. Analysts said that it wasn't clear exactly what system the central bank was using in its swaps transactions, but said it could be selling dollars and buying yuan on the spot market, and a year later could reverse the deal at the set rate.
That would have the effect of removing yuan from the money market. At the same time, the central bank could use the swap rate to signal its expectations about how fast it expects the yuan's value to rise, they said.
Tile swap deal didn't seem to have any immediate effect on the spot market.
Late Thursday, China's State Administration for Foreign Exchange announced it would also introduce a new currency trading system allowing bank market members to trade directly with each other. It also invited qualified members to apply to become market makers for yuan spot trading.
A market maker agrees to act as either a buyer or seller in a financial transaction when no other party can be found. Currently, the central bank is China's key market maker in U.S. dollar trading due to tight restrictions on for eign exchange dealings, though regulators earlier announced they were considering letting other banks become market makers.
(33)
A.It is one of the China's foreign exchange reform.
B.It may bring flexibility to the market.
C.It is in the former plan.
D.They want to bring yuan to the spot market.
第5题
M: Well, the 1992 Maastricht Treaty proposed a single currency between the European Union. The participating countries decided on the name "Euro" at a summit in Madrid in 1995 and the currency was launched on January 1, 1999.
W: What is it worth?
M: When the Euro was launched in 1999, one Euro was worth 1.17 US dollars or 71 British pence. However, the weakness of the Euro zone economies compared with that of the United States, combined with the inexperience of the European Central Bank in dealing with the international markets, has meant that since its launch the value of the Euro had declined significantly. In December 2001, one Euro was worth little more than 89 cents or 63 pennies, a 20 percent drop on its initial value.
W: Do you think it will affect the daily life of ordinary people?
M: I suppose so. For example, one of the major headaches for participating countries has been the conversion of public telephones, vending machines, and shopping trolleys to accept Euro coins. Although a conversion process has been in full swing since before 1999, there are reports that some countries are not ready for the Euro.
W: So what does it look like?
M: There are seven notes designed by the Austrian artist Robert Kalina. The designs show the "seven ages" of European development, with windows and gateways on the front, and bridges on the back. In addition, there are eight coins designed by the Belgian artist Luc Luycx. All Euro coins are round, but have differences in composition, weight, thickness, and milling to ensure that the blind can easily distinguish between them. On the front there is a European design, common to all coins, and on the back a "national" design from the central bank of issue. Despite the "national identities", all coins can be spent throughout the Euro zone regardless of their origin.
When was euro launched?
A.1992
B.1995
C.1999
D.2001
第7题
Of the major central banks of the world, the most independent is______.
A.the Bank of Japan
B.the Federal Reserve System
C.the Bank of England
D.the European Central Bank
第9题
听力原文:W: Have a seat, Mr. Baldwin. You have a very impressive resume.
M: Thank you very much.
W: Now I see your present job is as an administrative assistant in the Central Bank. What exactly is your responsibility?
M: Well, I run the office when my boss is out, and when she's in, I assign tasks to the secretaries who work for me. Of course, I also type and take shorthand.
W: You certainly have had a lot of experience. Why do you want to become an office manager?
M: I want more responsibility. I'm looking for a job that challenges me.
W: Is that the only reason you want to leave the Central Bank?
M: That's the main reason, but also for the money. I have a lot of expenses with our new house and all.
W: One reason we pay so much is that you occasionally have to work evenings.
M: I don't mind. My wife doesn't work so she can be home with our two kids.
W: Well, we'll try not to keep you from your family too much. Thank you for coming in, Mr. Baldwin. We'll call you next week if we have any good news.
(23)
A.At home.
B.In the hospital,
C.At the airport.
D.At a job interview.
第10题
The central bank cut its key interest rate by______half point, to 6.25 percent.
A.a
B.its
C.that
D.each