Show and describe the effects in US asset markets of the
European Central Bank (ECB) implementing expansionary monetary
policy in response to a recession. What are the effects on
simultaneous equilibrium in the money and foreign exchange markets
from the US’ perspective? How does the ECB create the change in the
European money market? What happens to the rates of return on
deposits? What is the ultimate impact on the USD/EUR exchange
rate?
The policy scenario described in question 5...
5. Show and describe the effects in US asset markets of the
European Central Bank (ECB) implementing expansionary monetary
policy in response to a recession. What are the effects on
simultaneous equilibrium in the money and foreign exchange markets
from the US’ perspective? How does the ECB create the change in the
European money market? What happens to the rates of return on
deposits? What is the ultimate impact on the USD/EUR exchange
rate?
6. The policy scenario described in...
ECB changing
stance
The main objective of the European
Central Bank (ECB) is to maintain inflation in the euro area at
below 2 percent to achieve this strategy of price stability; it
follows a two-pillar analytical approach to assess the risks to
price stability and its monetary policy actions: the economic
analysis and the monetary analysis. The monetary pillar, which
makes use of the quantity theory of money, was heavily criticized
by many in that it was not relevant to...
4) What happens to the value of the dollar if the European
Central Bank (ECB) tightens its money supply and raises interest
rates? How will this impact the value of the dollar, exports and
imports, AD and GDP?
5) What are 5 financial innovations and deregulations that led
to the financial crisis in 2008? What are 5 policy responses by the
Federal Reserve and the U.S. Government and Treasury department
that helped us to get out of the financial crisis?...
Imagine that at the same time GDP improves in the US, the
European Central Bank (ECB) undertakes another round of
quantitative easing, effectively increasing the foreign money
supply. What would happen then to the expected foreign return? And
to the current equilibrium exchange rate (E(t))? Please provide a
short explanation and a graph.
Inflation vs. Unemployment
The European Central Bank (ECB) has been known for setting
strict inflation targets (in other words, their monetary policy has
been oriented towards maintaing price stability). Suppose they
suddenly changed their minds and instead started focusing on low
unemploymentas their main goal. Discuss and describe the possible
impacts of this change! What would be the problems ECB will face in
the context of this new approach?
Suppose you have the following information on the Fed’s and the
European Central Bank’s (ECB) policy rules: Fed real interest rate
=0.5 (inflation rate -2) ECB real interest rate= 0.2 * (inflation
rate-2) +1
Graph these policy rules. If the inflation rate is 2 percent in
each, what will be the real interest rate in the U.S. and the ECB
area?
Some argue that Europe has a much lower tolerance for inflation
than the United States. Can you tell—either from...
Suppose the Central Bank conducts an open market purchase.
a) Show the effects of this on the bond market and money market
by drawing a supply and demand diagram for each. Assume the
liquidity effect is the only effect.
b) Looking at your diagram, immediately after the open market
purchase (i.e. after the shifts you drew in the diagram but before
the markets are at the new equilibria) would there be excess demand
or excess supply in the money market...