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The Somali number-noun agreement depends on gender.

1) Please detail two interesting things from last week’s podcast (Klein on the Fed’s payments)   2) Give me two reasons cited in the article why the US dollar is in decline.

During financial panics, the Fed operates as a __________________________________________   This entails providing and doing what exactly? Describe in a few short sentences (a general description about what they do is sufficient).

With a gold standard which of the following is not true: 

“Liquidationist” theory viewed the Depression as a necessary corrective to the excesses of the 1920s. 

You are a bond portfolio manager and you are deciding between adding Apple debt or Sears debt to your holdings. Apple currently has a ytm (yield) of 2% and Sears (because it is close to bankruptcy) has a ytm of 13%. Now, you think both are appropriately valued in terms of their risk characteristics, but what you are really concerned about is each bond’s exposure to the Fed’s up-coming decision to raise/lower rates.  If you really do not want to be exposed to this type of Fed risk, which bond do you pick (Apple or Sears) and why? What type of Apple or Sears bond are you going to buy in the marketplace (maturity and payment structure) if you wish to avoid exposure to the Fed’s decision and why? 

Referring to the graph in the previous question (Q1), what type of financial entity (hedge funds, mutual funds, pension funds, banks, consumers, etc) would like the interest rate graph you drew?  Describe how they would take advantage of it to make money.   Now, flip the curve over so it has the exact opposite type of slope.  Who would like this type of graph of interest rates and why?

Match the names of mixed methods study designs below.

Flexor carpi radialis muscle causes ______

Deltoid is inserted on the ______