When There Is a Banking Crisis Under a Peg, the Monetary

question 41

Multiple Choice

When there is a banking crisis under a peg, the monetary authority may be tempted to bail out the banks. Why is this risky?

• A) Banks are the least important entity in the financial sector, and attention should be paid to manufacturing, which is more important.
• B) Banks are critical to the success of the economy, and when they are in bad shape, it is best to allow the weaker banks to fail and support the stronger ones.
• C) The central bank would have to sell reserves to maintain the peg, and they could fall to an unsafe level.
• D) The monetary authority would be forced to buy reserves in exchange for domestic currency-so there would be plenty of money in circulation.

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Risk-Free Asset

An investment with a guaranteed return and no risk of financial loss.

Expected Rate

The anticipated yield or return on an investment, loan, or other financial products over a specific period.

Standard Deviation

A measure of the dispersion or variation in a set of values, indicating how much the values differ from the mean.

Risk-Free Asset

An investment with a guaranteed return and no chance of default, often used as a benchmark for the risk level of other investments.