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DSST Money Banking And Interest Rates

Subjects : dsst, banking
Instructions:
  • Answer 26 questions in 15 minutes.
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  • Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. A medium of exchange; a unit of account; store of value






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






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






4. Constant percentage paid on a loan






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






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






7. Flow of currency units over a period of time






8. 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






9. 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






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






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






12. The price paid for the use of borrowed money






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






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






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






16. Regular payments paid on a loan at regular intervals






17. A public authority responsible for monetary policy of a country or group of countries






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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