When consumers and businesses have greater confidence that they will be able to repay in the future, <u>the quantity demanded of financial capital at any given interest rate will shift to the right.</u>
Answer:C. Real interest rates expected by British investors are 2 percentage points higher than the real interest rate expected by US investor.
Explanation:
The real interest rate is the market interest rate less the inflation rate.
The inflation rate always reduce the purchasing power of money which is the real measure of the purchasing power of money and not the money face value.
Answer:
The correct answer is option D.
Explanation:
A reduction in consumer confidence will cause the IS curve to move leftwards. The IS curve is short for the investment savings curve. It shows the equilibrium in the goods market. It shows different combinations of interest rates and income where the goods market is in equilibrium.
A change in consumer spending causes a shift in the IS curve. A reduction in consumer confidence will cause consumers to spend less. This reduction in consumer spending will further cause the IS curve to shift to the left.
<span>The two additional pieces of information required to conclude that the standard of living increased by 4% for the typical person is REAL GDP for 2004 and the GDP deflator value for 2003. We are given nominal gdp at 4% increase which we can state as 1.04. If we are given real gdp or real gdp growth we can then derive the GDP deflator value for 2004 as follows:
2004 GDP deflator = Nominal GDP 2004/ Real GDP 2004.
Now that we have the 2004 GDP deflator, we can compare this to the 2003 GDP deflator which is the second piece of info we need to calculate the Consumer Price Index or CPI. Calculated as follows:
CPI = GDP deflator 2004 / GDP deflator 2003.
The CPI value calculated above will give you year over year inflation from year end 2003 to year end 2004. We can then concluded the change in standard of living for the typical person which is simply the increase in Nominal GDP less inflation which is real GDP growth or SOL (Standard of living growth).
Nominal GDP increase 2004 - Inflation = SOL increase.
4% - 2004 inflation = change in SOL.</span>
