Part 2. Total 50 marks ( 10 marks each). 1. Explain why you would be more or less willing to buy gold under the following circumstances: a. Gold again becomes acceptable as a medium of exchange. (2 marks) b. Prices in the gold market become more volatile. (2 marks) c. You expect inflation to rise‚ and gold prices tend to move with the aggregate price level. (3 marks) d. You expect interest rates to rise. (3 marks) Outline of solutions: (a) More‚ because it has become more liquid;
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Financial Institutions and Markets 2.1 Outline the roles of the various monetary authorities that regulate the Australian financial system. What is the role of Council of Financial Regulators? In Australia‚ the role of monetary authorities is split between three independent statutory agencies with specific responsibilities in the Australian financial sector: 1. The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA)‚ Australia’s central bank‚ is responsible for monetary policy‚ systemic stability and the payments
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stock market…………………………………………………………….P.2 Primary market...………………………………………………………………………….P.2-3 Resource allocation in the primary market….………………..P.3 Risk pricing in the primary market………………………………..P.3 Risk management in the primary market……………………P.3-4 Secondary market…………………………………………………………………………….P.4 Mobilize Savings in the secondary market…………………....P.4 Investment Opportunities in the secondary market………P.4 Stock market and
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INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL MARKETS 1. INTRODUCTION This section begins the study of the international financial system by exploring the structure of the international financial markets. The two interrelated systems that comprise the international financial markets are the international capital market and the foreign exchange market. 2. INTERNATIONAL CAPITAL MARKET A capital market is a system that allocates financial resources in the form of debt and equity according to their most
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1 Introduction HSBC Holdings plc is a British multinational banking and financial services company headquartered in London‚ United Kingdom. It is the world’s second largest bank. It was founded in London in 1991 by the Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation to act as a new group holding company. The origins of the bank lie in Hong Kong and Shanghai‚ where branches were first opened in 1865. The HSBC name is derived from the initials of the Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation. As such‚ the
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International Financial Market | Assignment - 01 V.Prabaseelan S/07/735 introduction to international financial market Background to international finance International finance as a subject is not new in the area of financial management‚ it has been widely covered earlier in international economics and it is only the fast growth of international business in the post-world war II and the associated complexities in the international transactions that made the subject as an independent
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Whole Foods Compensation and Benefits Unit 8 Assignment Fundamentals of Human Resources Capella University Kathy Guzman Dec. 7‚ 2012 To give you an idea of the hourly rates per position at Whole Foods‚ here is a short list: Cashier-hourly-$10.36‚ Team Member-hourly-$10.85‚ Prepared Foods Team member-hourly-$10.85‚ Customer Service-hourly-$10.31‚ Grocery Team Member-hourly-$11.39‚ Team Leader-hourly-$11.39‚ Team Leader-hourly-$22.45‚ Produce Team Member-hourly-$11.18‚ Associate
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FINANCIAL MARKETS & INSTITUTIONS ASSIGNMENT 1. Explain how interest rates decline following major Fed purchases of mortgage-backed securities. The FED implements quantitative easing by buying financial assets of longer maturity‚ e.g.‚ mortgage-backed securities‚ from commercial banks and other private institutions in order to inject a pre-determined quantity of money into the economy. This is a means of stimulating the economy and lowering longer-term interest rates further out on the yield
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From a sociological perspective‚ explanation for criminality is found in two levels which are the subculture and the structural explanations. The sociological explanations emphasize aspects of societal arrangements that are external to the actor and compelling. A sociological explanation is concerned with how the structure of a society‚ institutional practices or its persisting cultural themes affect the conduct of its members. Individual differences are denied or ignored‚ and the explanation of
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AFC2000 TITLE OF PAPER: FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS AND MARKETS EXAM DURATION: 3 hours READING TIME: 10 minutes SOLUTIONS ONLY SECTION A (20 Marks) In questions requiring a day count convention‚ assume 365 days unless otherwise stated. 1. The term structure of interest rates: *a. describes the relationship between maturity and yield for similar securities. b. ranks security yield according to the default risk structure. c. describes how interest rates vary
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