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






3. Flow of currency units over a period of time






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






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






6. 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






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






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






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






10. Constant percentage paid on a loan






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






18. 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






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






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






21. Regular payments paid on a loan at regular intervals






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






23. The price paid for the use of borrowed money






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






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






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