国际金融中英文版Chapter 2:Payments among NationsSingle-Choice Questions1.A country’s balance of payments records:一个国家的国际收支平衡记录了 Ba.The value of all exports of goods and services from thatcountry for a period of time.b.All flows of value between that c ountry’s residentsand residents of the rest of the world during a periodof time. 在一定时间段里, 一个国家居民的资产和其它世界居民资产的流动c.All flows of financial assets that cross thatcountry’s borders during a period of time.d.All flows of goods into that country during a periodof time.2.A credit item in the balance of payments is: 在国际收支平衡里的贷项是 Aa.An item for which the country must be paid. 一个国家必须收取的条款b.An item for which the country must pay.c.Any imported item.d.An item that creates a monetary claim owed to aforeigner.3.Every international exchange of value is entered into thebalance-of-payments accounts __________ time(s). 每一次国际等价交换都记进国际收支帐户２次 Ba.1b.2c.3d.44.A debit item in the balance of payments is: 在国际收支平衡中的借项是 Ba.An item for which the country must be paid.b.An item for which the country must pay. 一个国家必须支付的条款c.Any exported item.d.An item that creates a monetary claim on a foreigner.5.In a nation's balance of payments, which one of the followingitems is always recorded as a positive entry? D 在国际收支中, 下列哪个项目总被视为有利条项a.Changes in foreign currency reserves.b.Imports of goods and services.itary foreign aid supplied to allied nations.d.Purchases by foreign travelers visiting the country.国外游客在本国发生的购买6.The sum of all of the debit items in the balance of payments:在收支平衡中,所有贷项的总和 Ba.Equals the overall balance.b.Equals the sum of all credit items.等于所有借项的总和c.Equals ‘compensating’ transactions.d.Equals the sum of credit items minus errors andomissions.7.Which of the following capital transactions are entered asdebits in the U.S. balance of payments? 下列哪个资本交易在美国的收支平衡中当作借项？Ba.A U.S. resident transfers $100 from his account atCredit Suisse in Basel (Switzerland) to his account ata San Francisco branch of Wells Fargo Bank.b.A French resident transfers $100 from his account atWells Fargo Bank in San Francisco to his Credit Suisseaccount in Basel. 一个法国居民在旧金山的Fargo Bank用其帐户转帐１００美金到位于巴塞尔的瑞士信贷户口c.A U.S. resident sells his IBM stock to a Frenchresident.d.A U.S. resident sells his Credit Suisse stock to aFrench resident.8.An increase in a nation's financial liabilities to foreignresidents is a: 一个国家对另一个国家金融负债的增加是一种Ca.Reserve inflow.b.Reserve outflow.c.Capital inflow.资本流入d.Capital outflow.9.___A_______ are money-like assets that are held bygovernments and that are recognized by governments as fully acceptable for payments between them. 官方国际储备资产是一种类似于钱的资产，这种资产由政府掌握并作为政府间的一种支付手段得到充分认可.a.Official international reserve assets 官方国际储备资产b.Unofficial international reserve assetsc.Official domestic reserve assetsd.Unofficial domestic reserve assets10.Which of the following is considered a capital inflow?下列哪项被视为资本流入 Aa.A sale of U.S. financial assets to a foreign buyer.美国一金融资产卖给一外国买家b.A loan from a U.S. bank to a foreign borrower.c.A purchase of foreign financial assets by a U.S. buyer.d.A U.S. citizen’s repayment of a loan from a foreignbank.11.In a country’s balance of payments, which of thefollowing transactions are debits?一个国家的收支平衡表中,哪个交易属于借项？ Aa.Domestic bank balances owned by foreigners aredecreased. 外国人拥有的国内银行资产的下降b.Foreign bank balances owned by domestic residents aredecreased.c.Assets owned by domestic residents are sold tononresidents.d.Securities are sold by domestic residents tononresidents.12.The role of ___D_______ is to direct one nation’ssavings into another nation’s investments: 资金流的作用是指导一个国家的储蓄进入到另一个国家的投资a.Merchandise trade flowsb.Services flowsc.Current account flowsd.Capital flows 资金流13.The net value of flows of goods, services, income, andunilateral transfers is called the: 商品,服务,收入和单方面转让等现金流的净收益叫经常账目（户）Ba.Capital account.b.Current account.经常账目（户）c.Trade balance.d.Official reserve balance.14.The net value of flows of financial assets and similarclaims (excluding official international reserve asset flows) is called the: 金融资产和类似的资产（官方国际储备资产流除外）的净值流叫 Aa.Financial account.金融帐b.Current account.c.Trade balance.d.Official reserve balance.15.The financial account in the U.S. balance of paymentsincludes: 美国国家收支表中的金融帐包括： Ba.Everything in the current account.b.U.S. government payments to other countries for the useof military bases.美政府采用其它国家军事基地所需支付款项c.Profits that Nissan of America sends back to Japan.d.New U.S. investments in foreign countries.16.Ａ U.S. resident increasing her holdings of a foreignfinancial asset causes a: 一个美国居民增持一外国金融资产会引起Da.Credit in the U.S. current account.b.Debit in the U.S. current account.c.Credit in the U.S. capital account.d.Debit in the U.S. capital account. 美国资本帐的借帐17. A foreign resident increasing her holdings of a U.S.financial asset causes a: 一个美国居民增持本国一金融资产会引起 Ca.Credit in the U.S. current account.b.Debit in the U.S. current account.c.Credit in the U.S. capital account.美国资本帐的贷帐d.Debit in the U.S. capital account.18. A deficit in the current account: 经常帐户中的赤字 Aa.Tends to cause a surplus in the financial account.会导致金融帐中的盈余b.Tends to cause a deficit in the financial account.c.Has no relationship to the financial account.d.Is the result of increasing exports and decreasingimports.19.In September, 2005, exports of goods from the U.S.decreased $3.3 billion to $73.4 billion, and imports of goods increased $3.8 billion to $144.5 billion. Thisincreased the deficit in:2005年8月,美国商品出口降低了33亿美元,共734亿美元；商品进口上升到1145亿美元,上长了38亿.这样增加了哪个方面的赤字？Ca.The balance of payments.b.The financial account.c.The current account. 经常帐户d.Unilateral transfers.20.Which of the following would contribute to a U.S. currentaccount surplus? 以下哪项有助于美国现金帐的盈余？ Ba.The United States makes a unilateral tariff reductionon imported goods.b.The United States cuts back on American militarypersonnel stationed in Japan.美国削减在日本的军事人员c.U.S. tourists travel in large numbers to Asia.d.Russian vodka becomes increasingly popular in theUnited States.21.Which of the following transactions is recorded in thefinancial account?以下哪个交易会被当作金融帐Aa.Ford motor company builds a new plant in China 福特摩托公司在中国设立车间b.A Chinese businessman imports Ford automobiles from theUnited States.c.A U.S. tourist spends money on a trip to China.d.The New York Yankees are paid $10 million by the Chineseto play an exhibition game in Beijing, China.22.If a British business buys U.S. government securities,how will this be entered in the balance of payments? 如果一英国商人购买了美国政府的债券,那么这个交易在收支平衡表中会被当作是？ Ca.It will appear in the trade account as an import.b.It will appear in the trade account as an export.c.It will appear in the financial account as an increasein U.S. assets held by foreigners.会被当作是外国人所有的美国资产增长d.It will appear in the financial account as a decreasein U.S. assets held by foreigners.23.In the balance of payments, the statistical discrepancyor error term is used to: 在收支平衡表中, 统计差异与错误项目会用来确保借帐总和跟贷帐总和一致 Aa.Ensure that the sum of all debits matches the sum ofall credits.b.Ensure that imports equal the value of exports.c.Obtain an accurate account of a balance-of-paymentsdeficit.d.Obtain an accurate account of a balance-of-paymentssurplus.24.Official reserve assets are: 官方储备资产是Ba.The gold holdings in the nation’s central bank.b.Money like assets that are held by governments and thatare recognized by governments as fully acceptable forpayments between them. 官方国际储备资产是一种类似于钱的资产，这种资产由政府掌握并作为政府间的一种支付手段得到充分认可ernment T-bills and T-bonds.ernment holdings of SDR’s25.Which of the following constitutes the largest componentof the world’s international reserve assets?下列哪项构成了世界国际储备资产的大部份？ Da.Gold.b.Special Drawing Rights.c.IMF Reserve Positions.d.Foreign Currencies. 外汇（币）26.The net accumulation of foreign assets minus foreignliabilities is: 海外净资产的积累减去外债等于C official reserves. domestic investment. foreign investment. 国外投资净值 foreign deficit.27. A country experiencing a current account surplus: 一个国家经历经常帐户的盈余 Ba.Needs to borrow internationally.b.Is able to lend internationally.就有能力向外放贷c.Must also have had a surplus in its "overall" balance.d.Spent more than it earned on its merchandise and servicetrade, international income payments and receipts andinternational transfers.28.The ___C_______ measures the sum of the current accountbalance plus the private capital account balance. 官方结算差额是指经常帐户余额的总和加上私人资本帐（B=CA+FA,FA:为非官方投资和储备）a.Official capital balanceb.Unofficial capital balancec.Official settlements balance官方结算差额d.Unofficial settlements balance29.If the overall balance is in __A________, there is anaccumulation of official reserve assets by the country ora decrease in foreign official reserve holdings of thecountry's assets. 如果综合差额处于盈余，那么会出现本国官方储备资产的积累或者国外官方储备的减少（B=CA+FA,B+OR=0，OR:官方储备金额）a.Surplus盈余b.Deficitc.Balanced.Foreign hands30.Which of the following is the current account balance NOTequal to? 以下哪项不等同于现金帐 Da.The difference between domestic product and domesticexpenditure.b.The difference between national saving and domesticinvestment. foreign investment.d.The difference between government saving andgovernment investment. 政府储蓄与政府投资的差值True/False Questions31.Capital inflows are debits and capital outflows arecredits. 资金流入是借项，资金外流是贷项32.The net value of the flow of goods, services, income, andgifts is the current account balance. (T) 商品,服务,收入和单方面转让等现金流的净收益叫经常账目余额33.The net flow of financial assets and similar claims isthe private current account balance. 金融资产和类似的资产的净值叫经常帐目余额34.The majority of countries' official reserves assets arenow foreign exchange assets, financial assets denominated in a foreign currency that is readily acceptable ininternational transactions. (T) 大部份官方储备资产作为以外汇资产和金融资产为命名的外币在世界上交易与流通.35. A country's financial account balance equals thecountry's net foreign investment.一个国家的金融帐差额相当于一个国家的净国外投资36. A country has a current account deficit if it is savingmore than it is investing domestically.一个国家如果在国内的储蓄比投资要大,那么会出现经常账目赤字37.The official settlements balance measures the sum of thecapital account balance plus the public current account balance. 官方结算差额是资金帐户余额的总额加上公共经常帐户余额38. A nation's international investment position shows itsstock of international assets and liabilities at a moment in time. (T) 一个国家的国际投资状况反映出它在特定时间里的国际资产股份以及债务情况.39. A nation is a borrower if its current account is indeficit during a time period. (T)在一段时间内,如果一个国家的经常帐出现赤字,那么它就是借方.40. A nation is a debtor if its net stock of foreign assetsis positive. 如果一个国家的国外资产净储备是正数,那么它是借方（债务方）41. A transaction leading to a foreign resident increasingher holdings of a U.S. financial asset will be recorded asa debit on the U.S. financial account. 如果一项交易引起一外国居民增持美国金融资产的股份,那么这项交易在美国金融帐中会被当作借项42. A credit item is an item for which a country must pay.贷项是指一个国家必须还款的条项43.Gold is a major reserve asset that is currently often usedin official reserve transactions. 黄金作为主要的储备资产,常被用在官方储备交易当中.44.The current account balance is equal to the differencebetween domestic product and national expenditure.(T) 经常项目余额等于国民生产与国民支出的差额45.In 2007 U.S. households, businesses and government werebuying more goods and services than they were producing.(T)２００７年,美国家庭,商业,政府购买的商品和服务比他们生产（商品和服务）的要多.46。
International FinanceAssignment Problems (2) Name: Student No.:I. Choose the correct answer for the following questions (only ONE correct answer) (5 credits for each question, total credits 4 x 15 = 60)1. According to the principle of the balanced balance of payments, if a country reduces its foreign exchange reserves by $20 million and the statistical discrepancy is in the credit entry of $5 million in a given period of time, the country runs __________ of its balance of payments during that period of time.A. $15 million deficitsB. $25 million deficitsC. $20 million deficitsD. $5 million deficits2. If a country’s domestic saving is greater than domestic investment, the country probably has __________.A. a current account surplusB. a net capital outflowC. a current account deficitD. Both A and B are possible.3. A debit entry in the balance-of-payments account represents a transaction that __________.A. a domestic resident receives a payment from abroadB. a domestic resident makes a payment to a foreign residentC. will improve the current account statusD. will have no affects on the nation’s foreign exchange reserves4. In terms of balance-of-payments account, which of the following would be recorded as a debit entry in the U.S. BOP?A. exports of merchandiseB. exports of servicesC. purchase of the U.S. Treasury bonds by non-residentsD. an increase of the deposit in a U.S. resident's account at a foreign bank5. A balance-of-payments deficit is defined as a situation in which __________.A. the value of payments made to the foreigners exceeds the value of receipts received from the foreigners in a given period of timeB. the government must borrow in order to meet its budget obligationsC. the value of manufactured good exports is less than the value of imported goodsD. a nation earns much in extra assets or reduced liabilities in its dealings with the rest of the world6. Which of the following would NOT be considered as a typical BOP transaction?A. Toyota USA is a US distributor of automobiles manufactured in Japan by its parent company.B. A U.S. subsidiary of European financial giant, Credit Suisse, pays dividends to its parent in Zurich.C. A US tourist purchases gifts at a museum in London.D. All are example of BOP transactions.7. The balance of payments is a statistical record which measures the total value of __________.A. a country’s foreign exchange reserves in a certain period of timeB. a country’s foreign trades between the residents of a country and its non-residents for a given period of timeC. all economic and financial transactions between the residents of a country and its non-residents for a given period of timeD. a country’s capital inflows and outflows at a part icular date in a given year8. A British pension fund sells some of its holdings of the stocks of U.S. companies in order to buy U.S. corporate bonds. This transaction will affect __________.A. the U.S. international investment positionB. the British international investment positionC. both countries’ international investment positionD. None of the above. This is because both countries’ international investment position unchanged, only the composition of foreign investments in both U.S. and U.K. changes.9. Which of the following transactions is included in China’s balance-of-payments account?A. A U.S. embassy in Beijing pays salaries to its American staffs.B. The World Bank furnishes the Chinese government with a loan.C. A U.S. student pays tuition fees for his 4 year-study in Beijing University.D. The Chinese embassy in Washington buys telecommunication equipments from a Chinese company in Shanghai.10. If the U.S. runs current account deficits, we can expect that __________.A. it may act as a net debtor in the rest of the worldB. its domestic saving may less than its domestic investmentC. its domestic production is less than its domestic consumptionD. all of the above11. The trade deficit means that __________.A. residents are importing more goods than they are exportingB. residents are borrowing more funds than they are lendingC. residents are receiving more payments than they are makingD. residents are producing more goods than they are consuming12. Which of the following is an example of an exchange of financial assets?A. the exchange of butter for wheatB. the exchange of information technologyC. the exchange of a fixed-rate loan for a floating-rate loanD. the exchange of gold for jewelry13. For most countries, the subcategory that typically dominates the current account is__________.A. unilateral transfersB. goods tradeC. income tradeD. services trade14. When categorizing investments for the financial account component of the balance of payments the __________ is an investment where the investor has no incentive to control whereas the __________ is an investment where the investor wants to control over the assets.A. direct investment, portfolio investmentB. direct investment, indirect investmentC. portfolio investment, indirect investmentD. portfolio investment, direct investment15. If a country’s merchandise exports exceed its imports by $50 million, services trade balance is net $30 million and unilateral transfers made in excess of those received by $5 million, what is the country’s current account balance?A. $85 millionB. $75 millionC. $15 millionD. $25 millionII. Answer the following questions: (3 credits for each question, total credits 3 x 6 = 18) Questions 1 through 5 are based on the information of the selected items from country A’s balance of payments in 2010.Country A’s Balance of Payments, 2010 (millions of U.S. dollar)Goods export 719Goods import 1,145Service export 279Service import 210Income payments 269Income receipts 284Net unilateral transfers -49Errors and omissions 111. Country A’s BOT is __________.2. Country A’s current account balance is __________.3. Suppose the changes in country A’s official reserves are zero in 2010, its capital and financial account balance MUST be __________.4. If country A’s official reserves are recorded on the credit side by $10 million in 2010, its capitaland financial account balance should be __________.5. Based on the assumption of question 4, country A has BOP deficit or surplus in 2010? Explain.6. What is the current account balance of a nation with a government budget deficit of $128 billion, private saving of $806 billion, and domestic capital formation of $777 billion?III. Express the following operations in the Dutch balance of payments in T-accounts: (5 credits for each question, total credits 3 x 5 = 15)a. A Dutch company exports €100,000 goods to a London company for €100,000 in bankdeposits.b.An import billed for €150,000 paid with a check drawn on a London bank.c. A Dutch company based in Rotterdam uses €1 million that it was holding in a short-termdeposit with its Rotterdam bank to purchase 10-year bonds issued by German government. IV. True or false: (7 credits)A credit entry in the balance of payments represents a demand for local currency whereas a debit entry represents a supply of local currency. You MUST explain your answer.Answers to Assignment Problems (2)Part I1. C2. D3. B4. D5. A6. D7. C8. D9. B 10. D11. A 12. C 13. B 14. D 15. BPart II1. -4262. -3913. 3804. 3705. deficits. Because the official reserves reduced by $10 million.6. 806 -777-128 = -99Part IIIa.Export Short term claims(-) (+) (-) (+)€100,000 €100,000b. Import Short term liabilities(-) (+) (-) (+)€150,000 €150,000c. Portfolio investment Short term liabilities(-) (+) (-) (+)€1,000,000 €1,000,000Part IVTrue. Because the credit entry in BOP means domestic residents receiving foreign currencies. When they sell those foreign payments, they demand the local currency. The debit entry in BOP implies domestic residents need to buy foreign currencies with the local currency. Therefore, it represents a supply of local currency.。
