In 2009, global investors began to regain confidence in the financial system and reversed the flight to safety that had taken place during the depths of the financial crisis

Make use of a graph of the market for corporate bonds to show the impact on corporate bonds prices and yields.


As investors regained confidence in the financial system, the demand for corporate bonds rose, leading to an increase in the price of bonds and a decline in yields.

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What will be an ideal response?

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Which of the following is NOT a responsibility of the Board of Governors?

A) approving bank mergers B) determining permissible activities for bank holding companies C) carrying out open market operations D) setting the salaries of the presidents and officers of district banks

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In the above table, if this is a perfectly competitive firm and the market price of the product is $8, what is the marginal revenue product of worker 3?

A) $96 B) $88 C) $80 D) $240

Economics

The equation for aggregate expenditure can be written as:

A. C+I+GDP B. C+Inventory+G+NX C. C+I+G+NX D. C+I+G+Exports

Economics