If a Central Bank Does Not Want to See Its

question 20

Multiple Choice

If a central bank does not want to see its currency rise in value,it may pursue ________ monetary policy to ________ the domestic interest rate,thereby weakening its currency.

• A)expansionary;raise
• B)contractionary;raise
• C)expansionary;lower
• D)contractionary;lower

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Definitions:

Portfolio Return

The overall gain or loss achieved by an investment portfolio, comprising assets of diverse types.

Coefficient of Variation

A statistical measure of the dispersion of data points in a data series around the mean, indicating the relative risk of an investment.

Standard Deviation

A statistical measure that quantifies the amount of variation or dispersion of a set of values.

Expected Returns

The anticipated return on an investment, usually based on historical data and analysis of potential future events.