Chapter13 (exercises)
I .Answer the following questions in English.
1.Carefully describe a futures contract.
A future contract is a blinding agreement between a seller and a buyer to make and to take delivery of the underlying commodity at a specified future date with agreed upon payment terms.
Futures contracts are standardized with respect to the delivery month.
2.Explain how futures contracts are valued daily,
It is possible to calculate a theoretical fair value for a futures contract.The fair value of a futures contract should approximately equal the current value of the underlying shares or index,plus an amount referred to as the “cost of carry”.The full value of the contract is not paid or received when the contract is established-instead both buyer and seller pay a small initial
margin.
3.Describe the role of the clearinghouse in futures trading.
The clearinghouse,an agency or separate corporation of a futures exchange.The clearinghouse becomes the buyer to each seller and assumes responsibility for protecting buyers and sellers from financial loss by assuring performance on each contract.
4. Explain the differences between a hedger and a speculator.
The difference between hedgers an speculators is the risk.
Hedgers are parties at risk with a commodity or an asset,but speculators trads futures with the objective of making a profit by being on the right side of a price move.
5. Give a brief description of the history of futures.
Both the histories of futures are focused on that how people
have tried to improve the effectiveness of the commercial marketplace. 6. What is key difference between forward and futures?
Forward contracts and futures comparison: the former is a standardized contract, OTC, flexible and high transaction cost, risk is big. The latter are standardized contracts, exchange as a medium, investors and unlike forward contracts as the direct trading, risk is small.
Options and futures comparison: futures trading both sides has rights and obligations. While the option buyer the right to sell only, only obligation. In addition from the gains and losses, the futures of profit and loss is uncertain, but the option buyer 's loss is the option premium.
Ⅱ. Fill in the each blank with an appropriate word or expression.
1. Futures are binding agreements made between two parties
through a regulated futures exchange. Each futures contract
specifies the quantity and quality of the item, expiration
month, the time of delivery and virtually all the details
of the transaction except price , which the two parties
negotiate based on current market conditions.
2. The clearinghouse, an agency or separate corporation of a
futures exchange, is responsible for settling
trading accounts, collecting and margin monies,regulating
delivery and reporting trade data.
3. A futures contract is an agreement to purchase or sell a
commodity for delivery in the future: ( 1 ) at a price that
is determined at initiation of the contract; (2) which
obligates each party to the contract to the contract at the
specified price; (3) which is used to assume or shift price
risk ; and(4) which may be satisfied by delivery or offset
４. The key to any hedge is that a futures position is taken opposite to the position in the cash market. That is, the nature
of cash market position determines the hedge in the futures
market.
5. Currency futures are standardized contracts that trade
like conventional commodity futures on the floor of a futures exchange.
6. These orders,from companies,individuals,and even
market-making commercial banks, are happened to the floor of
the futures exchange.
Ⅲ. Translate the following sentences into English.
1．商品生产者和经营者在生产和经营过程中，时刻面临着价格波动
的风险。
Commodity producers and operators in the production and management
process, always faces the risk of price fluctuation.
2．价格无论向哪个方向变动，都会给一部分商品生产者和经营者造
成损失。期货市场建立以后，他们可以在期货市场上按预期价格卖出
商品和买进商品，锁住成本。
No matter which direction to change the price, will give a partial commodity
producer and operator caused loss. After establishing futures market, they can
in the futures market according to the expected price of goods sold and buy
goods, lock-in cost.
3．期货市场以标准化的交易所交易的证券代替了不规范的远期合约。
The futures market to the standardization of exchange-traded securities instead of irregular forward contract.
4．须特别注意的是，交割日的期货价格等于当时的现货价格。Should special attention is paid on the delivery date, futures price is equal to the spot price
5．产品期货交易还可以在一定程度上减少商品价格的波动。
Futures trading can also to some extent to reduce volatility in commodity prices.
IV. Translate the following sentences into Chinese.
1. Futures trading has a long history, both in the U.S. and around the world.Futures trading on a formal futures exchange in the U.S. originated with the formation of the Chicago Board of Trade (CBT) in the middle of the Nineteenth Century.
期货交易有着悠久的历史，在美国和世界各地。期货交易对期货交易所正式在美国的起源与形成的芝加哥贸易委员会（金牌）在中东的第十九个世纪。
2. Grain dealers in Illinois were having trouble financing their grain inventories.The risk of grain prices falling after harvest made lenders reluctant to extend grain dealers credit to purchase grain for subsequent sale in Chicago.
粮食经销商在伊利诺斯遇到麻烦的粮食库存融资。风险粮食价格下降使贷款人不愿意延长收获后粮食经销商信用购买粮食随后在芝加哥销售。
3. To reduce their risk exposure, grain dealers began selling "To Arrive’’contracts, which specified the future date (usually the month ) a specified quantity of grain would be delivered to a particular location at a price identified in the contract.
为了减少他们的风险暴露，粮食经销商开始销售“到达”合同，其中指定的未来日期（通常为月）指定数量的粮食运到一个位置在一个确定的合同价格。
4. Futures are contractual agreements made betwee.n two parties throough a regulated futures exchange. The parties agree to buy or sell an asset-livestock a foreign currency, or some other item -- at a certain time in the future at a mutually agreed upon price.
期货合同协议的双方当事人之间。throough规范期货交易所。双方同意购买或出售asset-livestock外国货币，或其他一些项目——在未来一段时间在双方同意的价格。
5. Commodity markets have existed for centuries around the world because roducers and buyers of foodstuffs and other items have always needed a common place to trade.
商品市场已有几个世纪的世界，因为roducers购买食品和其他物品，总是需要一个共同的地方进行贸易。
6. Currency futures are standardized contracts that trade like conventional ommodity futures on the floor of a futures exchange.
外汇期货标准合约交易像传统的ommodity期货期货交易所的。
经济学院经济类专业课程教学大纲 金融英语 课程名称：金融英语Financial English 课程编码：012099 学分：2分 总学时：32学时 适用专业：金融学 先修课程：基础英语、金融学、货币银行学 执笔人：曾江辉 审订人：王华明 一、课程的性质、目的与任务 金融英语是金融学专业选修课程，其目的是培养学生的金融专业英语语言能力和实际运用英语处理与金融有关业务的能力。金融英语不仅具有其独特的专业词语、常用句式和文体风格,而且具有金融行业的内在知识体系,具有融思想性、知识性、技术性为一体的特征。要求此课程以现代课程理念为指导，突出学生的主体和多学科知识的综合性，突出培养学生的学习能力。Financial English is a elective courses for Finance Major, which purpose is to cultivate the students' ability of using English language of Finance professional and practical use of English to deal with related financial business. Financial English not only has the professional words, but also has sentence patterns and unique style. It has the internal knowledge system and is melted with the thought and knowledge, technology as the characteristics. The requirements of this course is provided by modern curriculum ideas as a guide, the main highlight comprehensive for students and multi-disciplinary knowledge. It emphasizes the training of students learning ability. 二、教学内容与学时分配 Chapter 1 Money (2学时) 1.1 Definition of Money 1.2 Types of Money 1.3 Functions of Money 1.4 Interest and Interest Rate 1.5 Money Supply 1.6 China's Monetary System Exercises Chapter 2 Foreign Exchange （4学时） 2.1 Definitions and Quotations 2.2 Foreign Exchange Transactions Exercises Chapter 3 Balance of Payments （4学时）
Lesson One Translate the following passage into Chinese 1.紧缩性货币政策和扩张性货币政策都涉及到改变一个国家的货币供应量水平。 扩张性货币政策增加货币供应量，而紧缩性货币政策会减少货币供应量。 2.当联邦储备体系在公开市场上购买有价证券，会引起证券价格上涨。债券价格 和利率成反比关系。联邦贴现率就是一种利率，因此降低联邦利率实际上就是 降低利率。如果联邦储备系统决定降低法定储备要求，那么银行能够进行投资 的资金会增加。这会引起投资比如债券价格的上涨，因此利率会降低。无论联 邦储备体系用何种方法来增加货币供应量，利率都会降低，债券价格会上涨。 Translate the following sentences into English 1. China would maintain a stable currency and prudent monetary policy, and expected to stay within its growth and inflation targets this year 2.China would also maintain a prudent monetary policy to support economic development while preventing inflationary pressure and financial risks 3. China’s economy continued to grow steadily and rapidly in the first quarter, with investment in fixed assets slowing and domestic consumption accelerating. 4.because of China’s large increase in its trade surplus and foreign exchange reserves in the first quarter, the effectiveness of its monetary policy — used to help control inflation — was facing “serious challenges.” 5. The central bank would seek to further streamline its foreign exchange system to facilitate the orderly outflow of funds. At the same time, it would tighten the management of foreign exchange inflows and settlement. —Three Translation: Translate the following passage into Chinese 1．外汇交易当然是指两种不用货币之间的交易了。每一组货币的交易或“买卖”都包含两个部分。一个是即期市场，在这个市场中支付（交付）需在交易时立即进行（在实际操作中一般是在第二个交易日进行），另一个就是远期市场。远期市场的汇率是在交易的时候就先确定了，但实际的交易，或交付则是在未来的某个特定时间进行的。 2．外汇交易期权是指一种货币和另一种货币在未来进行交付的一个合同，在此合同中，
Opposite指“位置、方向、地位、性质、意义等对立的、相反的”, 如: 如: “True” and “ false ” have opposite meanings. “真”与“假”有着相反的意思。 Contrary指“两物朝相反的方向发展”, 含有“互相冲突, 不一致”的意思, 如: Your plan is contrary to mine. 你的计划与我的相反。 Inverse 颠倒的；倒数的 Evil is the inverse of good. Reverse 反过来，翻转 He reversed the car. 他倒车. 教育类 素质教育 education for all-round development 应试教育 the examination-oriented education 义务教育 compulsory education 片面追求升学率 place undue emphasis on the proportion of students' entering school of a higher level 高分低能 good scores but low qualities 扩招 expand enrollment 教书育人 impart knowledge and educate people 因材施教 teach students according to their aptitude 提高身心素质 improve the health and psychological quality 大学生创业 the university students' innovative undertaking 社会实践 social practice 文凭 diplomas and certificates 复合型人才 interdisciplinary talents 文化底蕴 the rich cultural deposits 适应社会的改变 adjust to the social changes 满足社会的急需 meet the urgent needs the society 工作类 人才流动和双向选择 talent flow and a dual-way selection 试用期 probationary period 跳槽 job-hopping 自由职业 freelance work 拜金主义 money worship 获得名利 achieve fame and wealth 充分发挥个人的潜力 develop fully one's potential and creativity 工作出色 excel in one's work 社会和个人的尊重 social and personal esteem 生计问题 a bread and butter issue 人才交流 talents exchange 培养人才 cultivate talents 人才外流 brain drain 失业问题 unemployment problems 下岗职工 the laid-off workers 自谋生路 be self-employed 劳动力短缺 shortage of manpower 医药卫生类 卫生环境 sanitary environment 营养不良 malnutrition
PartⅠ.Decide whether each of the following statements is true or false (10%)每题1分，答错不扣分1. If perfect markets existed, resources would be more mobile and could therefore be transferred to those countries more willing to pay a high price for them. ( T ) 2. The forward contract can hedge future receivables or payables in foreign currencies to insulate the firm against exchange rate risk. ( T ) 3. The primary objective of the multinational corporation is still the same primary objective of any firm, i.e., to maximize shareholder wealth. ( T ) 4. A low inflation rate tends to increase imports and decrease exports, thereby decreasing the current account deficit, other things equal. ( F ) 5. A capital account deficit reflects a net sale of the home currency in exchange for other currencies. This places upward pressure on that home currency’s value. ( F ) 6. The theory of comparative advantage implies that countries should specialize in production, thereby relying on other countries for some products. ( T ) 7. Covered interest arbitrage is plausible when the forward premium reflect the interest rate differential between two countries specified by the interest rate parity formula.( F ) 8．The total impact of transaction exposure is on the overall value of the firm. ( F ) 9. A put option is an option to sell-by the buyer of the option-a stated number of units of the underlying instrument at a specified price per unit during a specified period. ( T ) 10. Futures must be marked-to-market. Options are not. ( T ) PartⅡ:Cloze (20%)每题2分，答错不扣分 1. If inflation in a foreign country differs from inflation in the home country, the exchange rate will adjust to maintain equal( purchasing power ） 2. Speculators who expect a currency to ( appreciate ) could purchase currency futures contracts for that currency. 3. Covered interest arbitrage involves the short-term investment in a foreign currency that is covered by a ( forward contract ) to sell that currency when the investment matures. 4. （Appreciation/ Revalue ）of RMB reduces inflows since the foreign demand for our goods is reduced and foreign competition is increased. 5. ( PPP ) suggests a relationship between the inflation differential of two countries and the percentage change in the spot exchange rate over time. 6. IFE is based on nominal interest rate ( differentials ), which are influenced by expected inflation. 7. Transaction exposure is a subset of economic exposure. Economic exposure includes any form by which the firm’s ( value ) will be affected. 8. The option writer is obligated to buy the underlying commodity at a stated price if a ( put option ) is exercised 9. There are three types of long-term international bonds. They are Global bonds , ( eurobonds ) and ( foreign bonds ). 10. Any good secondary market for finance instruments must have an efficient clearing system. Most Eurobonds are cleared through either ( Euroclear ) or Cedel. PartⅢ:Questions and Calculations (60%)过程正确结果计算错误扣2分 1. Assume the following information: A Bank B Bank Bid price of Canadian dollar $0.802 $0.796 Ask price of Canadian dollar $0.808 $0.800 Given this information, is locational arbitrage possible?If so, explain the steps involved in locational arbitrage, and compute the profit from this arbitrage if you had $1,000,000 to use. (5%) ANSWER: Yes!One could purchase New Zealand dollars at Y Bank for $.80 and sell them to X Bank for $.802.With $1 million available, 1.25 million New Zealand dollars could be purchased at Y Bank.These New Zealand dollars could then be sold to X Bank for $1,002,500, thereby generating a profit of $2,500. 2. Assume that the spot exchange rate of the British pound is $1.90.How will this spot rate adjust in two years if the United Kingdom experiences an inflation rate of 7 percent per year while the United
1. Which of the following is not a function of money? ______. A. To act as a medium of exchange B. To act as a unit of account C. To act as a store of value D. To provide a double coincidence of wants E. To act as a means of payment 2. The price in the foreign exchange market is called ______. A. the trade surplus B. the exchange rate C. the money price D. the currency rate 3. Market risk refers to the risk of______. A. financial prices fluctuations B. default C. fraud D. deferred payments 4. Which of the following is not among the generally accepted accounting principles? ______. A. Cash basis B. Prudence C. Consistency D. Going concern E. Money measurement.
5. What is a documentary letter of credit? ______. A. A conditional bank undertaking to pay an exporter on production of stipulated documentation B. A method of lending against documentary security C. An international trade settlement system biased in favour of importers D. All of the above 6. Holding a group of assets reduces risk as long as the assets ______. A. are perfectly correlated B. are completely independent C. do not have precisely the same pattern of returns D. have a correlation coefficient greater than one 7. An amount, payable in money goods, or service, owed by a business to a creditor, is known as a/an . A. liability B. debt C. equity D. asset 8. What function is money serving when you buy a ticket to a movie? ______. A. store of value B. a medium of exchange C. transaction demand D. a unit of account 9. If foreigners expect that the future price of sterling will be lower, the ______. A. supply of sterling will increase, demand for sterling will fall, and the exchange rate will fall
Chapter13 (exercises) I .Answer the following questions in English. 1.Carefully describe a futures contract. A future contract is a blinding agreement between a seller and a buyer to make and to take delivery of the underlying commodity at a specified future date with agreed upon payment terms. Futures contracts are standardized with respect to the delivery month. 2.Explain how futures contracts are valued daily, It is possible to calculate a theoretical fair value for a futures contract.The fair value of a futures contract should approximately equal the current value of the underlying shares or index,plus an amount referred to as the “cost of carry”.The full value of the contract is not paid or received when the contract is established-instead both buyer and seller pay a small initial margin. 3.Describe the role of the clearinghouse in futures trading. The clearinghouse,an agency or separate corporation of a futures exchange.The clearinghouse becomes the buyer to each seller and assumes responsibility for protecting buyers and sellers from financial loss by assuring performance on each contract. 4. Explain the differences between a hedger and a speculator. The difference between hedgers an speculators is the risk. Hedgers are parties at risk with a commodity or an asset,but speculators trads futures with the objective of making a profit by being on the right side of a price move. 5. Give a brief description of the history of futures. Both the histories of futures are focused on that how people have tried to improve the effectiveness of the commercial marketplace. 6. What is key difference between forward and futures? Forward contracts and futures comparison: the former is a standardized contract, OTC, flexible and high transaction cost, risk is big. The latter are standardized contracts, exchange as a medium, investors and unlike forward contracts as the direct trading, risk is small. Options and futures comparison: futures trading both sides has rights and obligations. While the option buyer the right to sell only, only obligation. In addition from the gains and losses, the futures of profit and loss is uncertain, but the option buyer 's loss is the option premium. Ⅱ. Fill in the each blank with an appropriate word or expression.
金融专业英语翻译学习：跟单信用证常见条款及短语applicant 开证人（申请开证人） principal 开证人（委托开证人） accountee 开证人 accreditor 开证人（委托开证人） opener 开证人 for account of Messrs 付（某人）帐 at the request of Messrs 应（某人）请求 on behalf of Messrs 代表某人 by order of Messrs 奉（某人）之命 by order of and for account of Messrs 奉（某人）之命并付其帐户 at the request of and for account of Messrs 应（某人）得要求并付其帐户 in accordance with instruction received from accreditors 根据已收到得委托开证人得指示 2.beneficiary 受益人 beneficiary 受益人 in favour of 以（某人）为受益人 in o ne′s favour 以……为受益人 favouring yourselves 以你本人为受益人
3.drawee 付款人（或称受票人，指汇票） to drawn on (or ：upon) 以（某人）为付款人 to value on 以（某人）为付款人 to issued on 以（某人）为付款人 4.drawer 出票人 5.advising bank 通知行 advising bank 通知行 the notifying bank 通知行 advised th rough…bank 通过……银行通知 advised by airmail/cable through…bank 通过……银行航空信/电通知 6.opening bank 开证行 opening bank 开证行 issuing bank 开证行 establishing bank 开证行 7.negotiation bank 议付行 negotiating bank 议付行 negotiation bank 议付行 8.paying bank 付款行 9.reimbursing bank 偿付行
Chapter 1 Money 1.1 Definition of Money 1.2 Types of Money 1.3 Functions of Money 1.4 Interest and Interest Rate 1.5 Money Supply 1.6 China's Monetary System Exercises Chapter 2 Foreign Exchange 2.1 Definitions and Quotations 2.2 Foreign Exchange Transactions Exercises Chapter 3 Balance of Payments 3.1 The Definition of BOP 3.2 The General Principle of BOP 3.3 The Components of Balance of Payment Statement 3.4 Equilibrium of BOP Exercises Chapter 4 International Monetary System 4.1 The Gold Standard 4.2 Bretton Woods System 4.3 The Jamaica System 4.4 The Present and the Future Exercises Chapter 5 Financial Market 5.1 Introduction 5.2 Money Market 5.3 Capital Market Exercises Chapter 6 Securities 6.1 Overview 6.2 Stock 6.3 Bond Exercises Chapter 7 Loans 7.1 Introduction 7.2 Major Loan Categories 7.3 Loan Classification by Risk
Chapter One Functions of Financial Markets 一．Translate the following sentences into Chinese. 1.China’s banking industry is now supervised by the PBC and CBRC. In addition, the MOF is in charge of financial accounting and taxation part of banking regulation and management. 目前中国银行业主要由中国人民银行和银监会进行监管。此外，财政部负责银行业监管的财务会计及税收方面。 2.Currently Chinese fund management companies are engaged in the following business: securities investment fund, entrusted asset management, investment consultancy, management of national social security funds, enterprise pension funds and QDII businesses. 目前中国的基金管理公司主要从事以下业务：证券投资基金业务、受托资产管理业务、投资咨询业务、社保基金管理业务、企业年金管理业务和合格境内机构投资者业务等。 3.China's economy had 10% growth rate in the years before the world financial crisis of 2008. That economic expansion resulted from big trade surpluses and full investment. Now China is seeking to move away from that growth model. The country is working to balance exports with demand at home. 在2008年世界经济危机之前的那些年，中国经济增长速度曾达到10%。这一经济增长源于巨额贸易盈余和大量投资。中国现在正在寻求改变这一增长模式。中国正致力于平衡出口和国内需求。 二．Translate the following sentences into English 1.中国商业银行监管的程序是市场准入监管、市场运营监管和市场退出监管。 Regulatory procedures of China’s commercial banks are market access regulation, market operation regulation and market exit regulation. 2.国务院关于推进资本市场改革开放和稳定发展的若干意见。 Some opinions of the State Council on promoting the reform, opening and steady growth of the capital market 3.只有建立合理的股权结构，才能保证公司取得好的经营业绩。 Only establishing reasonable ownership structure can guarantee perfect corporate performance. 4.该公司股票暴跌，被伦敦交易所摘牌。 The company’s stock nosedived and it was delisted from the London exchange.
金融英语口语教程第1课：西方的银行(一) Banking in the West(1) 西方的银行（一） Situation 1 情景 1 Jiro Ito is visiting with his friend ,Bob Jenson ,a banker in New York . 伊滕次郎正与他的朋友鲍勃·詹森闲谈。鲍勃是纽约的一位银行职员。 They are talking about the history of banking in the west . 他们正在谈论相关西方银行的历史。 Ito：I'm curious about the history of banking in the west ,Bob.Can you tell me something about it ? 伊滕：我很想知道相关西方银行史的一些情况。鲍勃，您能给我讲一讲吗？ Jensen：Well,Jiro,the earliest banks started in Babylon almost 4,000 years ago . 詹森：好的，次郎。最早的银行大约是4，000年前在巴比伦建立的。 They were really temples which collected deposits and made loans . 实际上，那些银行仅仅一种收集存款并实行放款的场所。
I ：That surprises me .I had always thought that banking started during the Renaissance in Europe . 伊滕：这可真是出乎我的意料之外，我原来一直以为银行业务始于欧洲文艺复兴时期呢。 J：No ,it was much earlier than that.Actually ,private firms that handled deposits and loans , 詹森：不，比那个时期要早多了。实际上，早在公元前6世纪就有了私营的商行。 changed coins and even arranged for credit transactions existed as early as the 6th century B.C. 这些商行从事储蓄存款和贷款，兑换硬币以至安排信贷交易。 I：Then ,there were banks in ancient Greece and Rome,too? 伊滕：当时，古希腊和罗马也有银行吗？ J：Yes ,laws in Both Greece and Rome recognized banks and many bank functions . 詹森：是的，希腊和罗马都在法律上承认了银行和银行的很多作用。 It wasn't until the breakup of the Roman Empire and the decline in trade and commercial transactions that banking lost its previous importance . 直到罗马帝国崩溃，商贸业务衰落，银行业才失去了它以往的重要性。 I：What about the laws against usury during the Middle Ages?Didn't such laws made it illegal to charge interest on loans?
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Answer the questions 1、What are the ways by which the money flows from individual surplus units to deficit units? financial markets facilitate the flow of funds from surplus units to deficit units. Those financial markets that facilitate the flow of short-term funds (with maturities of less than one year) are known as money markets. Those that facilitate the flow of long-term funds are known as capital markets. Debt bond stock fund deritives 2、How does the level of tax, do you think, affect the demand of household for loanable funds? (please explain by pictures) if tax rates on household income are expected to significantly decrease in the future, households might believe that they can more easily afford future loan repayment and thus be willing to borrow more funds. For any interest rate, the quantity of loanable funds demanded by households would be greater as a result of tax law adjustment. This represents an outward shift in the demand schedule. tax rates on household income (income tax decreases →the line of household demand moves right) 3、What is the relationship between the government demand for loanable funds and interest rate? (explain by pictures) Whenever a government’s planed expenditures cannot be completely covered by its incoming revenues from taxes and other sources, it demands loanable funds. The way to obtain fund: Municipal (state and local) governments issue municipal bonds to obtain funds, while the federal government and its agencies issue Treasury securities and federal agency securities Interest-inelastic (insensitive to interest rates): federal government expenditure and tax policies are generally thought to be independent of interest rate. Thus the federal government demand for funds is said to be Interest-inelastic, or insensitive to interest rates. In contrast, municipal governments sometimes postpone proposed expenditures if the cost of financing is too high, implying that their demand for loanable funds is somewhat sensitive to interest rates. ?Like the household and business demand, the government demand for loanable funds can shift in response to various events. Deficit increases →move right Exhibit 2.3 impact of increased government budget deficit on the government demand for loanable funds The federal government demand-for-loanable-funds schedule is Dg1, if new bills are passed that cause a net increase in the deficit of USD20 billion, the