FINS3616 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Debt Relief, Capital Account, Income Statement

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Week 4: The Balance of Payments and International Economic Linkages

1. Balance of payments – Purpose: measures all financial and economic transactions over a

specified period of time

2. Balance Of Payments (BOP) Categories :

a. Current account: imports and exports of goods, services, income, and current unilateral

transfers→ trade account, investment, donations

b. Capital account: debt forgiveness and transfers of goods and financial assets by migrants

c. Financial account: public and private investment and lending activities

d. Official reserves account: purchase or sales of foreign assets by central banks

3. Analogy between corporations and countries

• Corporate: statements of cash flows = operation + investment + financing

• Country: current account + capital and financial account – Current account is similar

to income statement

4. Accounting Systems in the BOP

Double-entry bookkeeping (accounting) system – Each transaction gives rise to a credit

(inflows) and a debit (outflows), both of equal value. Balance of payments: current account +

capital/financial account = 0. Note that capital account is not the total amount of debts but

how much a country borrow/lend in a given year.

5. Current Account:

• Exports and imports of merchandise (trade balance)

• Service transactions (invisibles): It includes sales under military contracts, tourism,

financial charges (banking and insurance), and transportation expenses (shipping

and air travel)

• Income transfers : It includes investment income (interest and dividends) and

employee compensation (for U.S. workers abroad and foreign workers in the United

States)

• Unilateral transfers: It include pensions, remittances, and other transfers overseas

for which no specific services are rendered

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Under a system of floating exchange rates, which of the following would not tend to cause an increase in the value of a country's currency?

Question 1 options:

An increased demand for the country's goods.

Offering higher interest rates than other countries.

A downturn in the country's business activity.

A lower rate of inflation than other countries.

Foreign currency is usually referred to as

Question 2 options:

"foreign commodities."

"foreign exchange."

"foreign investment."

"foreign value."

All else held constant, the near-term result of a decrease in the exchange value of country A's currency against country B's currency would most likely

Question 3 options:

increase A's exports to B.

decrease B's trade deficit with A.

increase B's exports to A.

decrease B's imports from A.

When international trade occurs, currency exchange

Question 4 options:

is usually optional and rarely necessary.

can be avoided through careful planning.

is both necessary and unavoidable.

cannot occur unless both parties are coerced.

Question 5 (1 point)

In order to purchase a vacation home in Great Britain, an American buyer would

Question 5 options:

demand British pounds and supply U.S. dollars in the foreign exchange market.

demand U.S. dollars and supply British pounds in the foreign exchange market.

demand and supply British pounds, but not U.S. dollars, in the foreign exchange market.

demand and supply U.S. dollars, but not British pounds, in the foreign exchange market.

Which of the following will lead an American to exchange U.S. dollars for British pounds?

Question 6 options:

Importing a case of British salmon

Purchasing a cottage in the British countryside

Investing in a British manufacturing company

All of the above

Which of the following was established as a result of the Bretton Woods Conference?
I. The International Monetary Fund (IMF)
II. The World Bank
III. The Geneva Conventions

Question 7 options:

I and II only

I and III only

II and III only

I, II, and III

A "weak" (i.e., decreased value) U.S. dollar in relation to other currencies will typically have which of the following effects?

Question 8 options:

U.S. exports to other countries will decline.

Foreign countries will sell more goods in U.S. markets.

The U.S. trade deficit will increase.

None of the above.

Special Drawing Rights (SDRs)

Question 9 options:

constitute an international currency created by the International Monetary Fund.

are considered as "paper gold", used as a substitute for gold in international exchange.

are used as part of the official reserves of central banks to settle international debt.

all of the above.

10.

Which of the following will lead to an inflow of U.S. dollars in the U.S. Balance of Payments account?

Question 10 options:

Exports of U.S. goods and services

Gifts (aid) received by the U.S. from foreign countries

Foreign investment in U.S. Treasury securities

All of the above

11.

If the U.S. sells $150 million of wheat to Brazil in return for $200 million of Brazilian oil, the $50 million difference will necessarily

Question 11 options:

be balanced by other transactions in the U.S. Balance of Payments account.

never by paid back, resulting in a $50 million loss for Brazil.

result in the sale of $50 million more wheat to Brazil later on.

obligate the U.S. to provide $50 million in foreign aid to Brazil.

12.

An inflow of U.S. dollars to the U.S. Balance of Payments account will occur when

Question 12 options:

	the U.S. buys foreign currency in international markets.
	the U.S. donates foreign aid to other countries.
	Americans make investments in foreign assets.
	the U.S. exports merchandise to foreign countries.

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13.

A demand for foreign goods

Question 13 options:

	is a demand for foreign currency.
	requires supplying domestic currency.
	both of the above.
	none of the above.

8. Which of the following would require a higher return under a risk-adjusted return on capital (RAROC) approach to capital allocation?

a)traditional commercial lending activities

b)government securities

c) home mortgages

d) 2 and 3.

9. Trend analysis often involves

a) comparison of past firm performance to current industry performance

b)averaging past years' performance to remove the effects of accounting changes

c) graphically portraying performance measures over time

d) all of the above

e) 1 and 3

10. Transaction risk is the risk of a loss _______ and translation risk is the risk of a loss _______

a) in the value of a firmâs equity with assets denominated in one currency and liabilities in another; with changes in exchange rates for foreign transactions

b) with changes in exchange rates for foreign transactions; in the value of a firmâs equity with assets denominated in one currency and liabilities in another

c) in the value of a firmâs assets with equity denominated in one currency and liabilities in another; with changes in exchange rates for foreign transactions

d) none of the above

11. The special-purpose vehicle (SPV)

a) allows sales accounting treatment of under generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP)

b) usually reduces the credit rating of the structured securitization

c) monitors reports by the loan servicer on the pool performance

d) all of the above

12. The major financing source for a bank comes from

a) loans

b) deposits

c) equity

d) none of the above

13. The provision for loan losses would likely be

a) increased during economic downturns

b) decreased during economic downturns

c) increased during an economic expansion

d) none of the above

e) 2 and 3

14. The Internet

a) may allow banks to cross-sell products, reduce transaction costs, and improve market presence, service, and quality provided to customers

b) may make customers more loyal to the bank by increasing the convenience and access to a broad variety of services, thereby reducing the probability of customersâ switching institutions

c) has increased costs for financial institutions due to lack of economies of scale

d) 1 and 2

15. Pillar 2 of Basel II

a) includes capital charges for credit risk on a case-by-case basis

b) is mutually enforced by Pillars 1 and 3

c) provides for supervisory review of banks internal assessments of capital allocation and adequacy

d) all of the above

e) 2 and 3

16. Types of loan sales include

a) the novation, which transfers all rights and obligations of the selling bank to the buyer

b) the assignment, which gives the buyer the right to take action against the borrower if payments are not made

c) the participation, in which the bank continues to service the loan

d) all of the above

17. The difference between the book value of capital and the market value of capital for the same institution is influenced by

a) changes in interest rates

b) changes in reserve requirements

c) changes in historic asset costs

d) none of the above

e) all of the above

18. Financial institutions are required to maintain liquid assets for the purpose(s) of

a) meeting repayment obligations to customers holding maturing liabilities

b) meeting repayment obligations to customers holding maturing liabilities. meeting regulatory requirements for reserves

c) meeting the dividend payment requirements of outstanding common stock

d) all of the above

e) 1 and 2

19. The process of securitization typically involves

a) removing loans from a bank's balance sheet and selling them to investors

b) bank origination of loans.

c) an insurance company surety bond or a bank letter of credit

d) all of the above

20. Generally, as the maturity of an asset or liability rises it has a higher risk premium due to greater maturity risk and greater

a) default risk

b) default risk

c) liquidity risk

d) all of the above

e) 2 and 3

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