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Everyone loves to learn about money! There are many interesting questions and issues. What backs our money supply? What role is played by gold? Are credit cards considered money? Should we get rid of the penny?
Does anyone have any interesting money trivia to share?
Has anyone heard of the Glass-Steagall Act, which was passed in 1933 and then repealed in 1999? Here is a very interesting article about a proposal to bring this legislation back https://truth-out.org/buzzflash/commentary/elizabeth-warren-champions-bill-to-restore-glass-steagall-act-and-rein-in-wall-street.
What do you think about the recent financial crisis and subsequent recession? Who do you blame for the housing bubble and the mess that followed? These are very interesting real-world issues, but the discussion does tend to become a bit controversial!
The picture at the beginning of the chapter is a little out of date--it shows our former Federal Reserve chair, Ben Bernanke. Who is the current chair of the Federal Reserve Board of Governors?
Next week you will be working on a presentation involving a lot of the information about the Federal Reserve and monetary policy. You might want to take a look to see the specific issues to be covered so you will take note of them when you encounter them in this week's reading.
Is monetary policy something that you hear or read a lot about in the news? In this class, you will probably learn a lot of new information and technical details, but it helps if you have some familiarity already with this important topic!
The definition of unemployed says that the person is willing and able to work and is actively seeking work. Discouraged workers do not meet the definition, so they are not counted as unemployed. However, the BLS does track the number of discouraged workers and reports this information on the website so we can have an idea of when the issue is most significant. Remember, all the unemployment data comes from surveying people, so the statistics reflect what people say. If someone says no, I'm not actively seeking work, then it wouldn't make sense to include them with others who are actively seeking work, would it?
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Thought of as something completely unconnected
: Read Donne's "A Valediction: Forbidding Mourning." Use the annotated version to assist your understanding of the poem. To get started: Choose a topic and a comparison. What will your topic be and to what can it be compared? Remember to choose a compa..
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The price strategies of competing goods
: the price strategies of competing goods
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Which of these trends should have a positive effect on stock
: The researchers at IAAI have forecast positive trends for both job creation and consumer confidence. Which, if either, of these trends should have a positive effect on stock prices?
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Define the allegory of the tree beasts in inferno
: 1. Define the allegory of the tree beasts in Inferno 1 2. State the reason for the inclusion of Limbo in Inferno (Inferno 4)
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What backs our money supply
: Everyone loves to learn about money. There are many interesting questions and issues. What backs our money supply. What role is played by gold. Are credit cards considered money. Should we get rid of the penny.
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What product line to pursue?
: What product line to pursue?
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Predict future interest rates and reflect the trends
: Stock prices are useful as a leading indicator. To explain this phenomenon, which of the following is most accurate? Stock prices: Predict future interest rates and reflect the trends in other indicators. Do not predict future interest rates, nor are..
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Determine the inverse dtft y[n] of y(e^jw)
: Let X(e^jw) denote the DTFT of a real sequence x[n]. Define Y(e^jw)=1/2{X(e^jw/2)+X(-e^jw/2)} Determine the inverse DTFT y[n] of Y(e^jw).
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Introduction to probability
: Residing in Fort Walton Beach, Florida and working at Eglin AFB. It can be a challenge to drive to each morning since the base is under construction. If there's an accident or construction being worked, this can also increase the wait time it ta..
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