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DSST Money Banking And Interest Rates

Subjects : dsst, banking
Instructions:
  • Answer 26 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. A public authority responsible for monetary policy of a country or group of countries






2. Paper and coins that can be used as money outside of a commercial bank






3. The price paid for the use of borrowed money






4. Variable percentage paid on a loan - depending on market conditions






5. The rate the central bank wants the overnight rate to be






6. A ripple effect in which a change in spending by one person or business leads to additional changes in spending by another person or business






7. Constant percentage paid on a loan






8. Regular payments paid on a loan at regular intervals






9. Rates for loans over a single night - the shortest of all interest rates






10. Flow of currency units over a period of time






11. Obligation by commercial banks to hold a small percentage of deposits in their vaults or as a deposit at the central bank






12. Mechanism central bank uses that allows its target rate to affect inflation






13. The total value of all the money in the country at a given point in time






14. The policy directed at controlling money supply and the interest rates






15. Interest rate that shows the growth of what your money can buy






16. Financial resources such as stocks - bonds - real estate and other property that have value but need to be converted into money to be used for that value






17. The date when the face amount of a loan becomes due






18. Any commodity or token that is generally accepted as payment of goods and services






19. Total value of all currency outside the central bank and commercial banks' net reserves with the central bank






20. Graph of interest rates of different maturity (recalculated to yearly rates) at a particular point in time






21. A medium of exchange; a unit of account; store of value






22. Interest rate that shows the growth of your money not corrected for inflation






23. Amount of money that a lender pays when a bond is issued






24. Small percentage of deposits commercial banks are required to hold either in their vaults or as a deposit at the central bank






25. Percentage of the size of a loan per unit of time - typically per year






26. Debt issued by the federal government or by a state or local government; how the government borrows money