Discussion
• Profits and Risks of Off-Balance-Sheet Activities
• The difference between spot and forward exchange rates. What role do currency swaps play?
• The Federal Open Market Committee
• Multiple Deposit Creation and the Money Multiplier
•The Effects of Quantitative Easing and the Expansion of the Federal Reserve's Balance Sheet
• Effect of the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act on the Glass-Steagall Act
This list of forum topics is assigned. Students are required to select and research one of the topics. Topic responses will be critically graded on the thought quality of the response, work effort including the requirements for minimum length, and number of references, research, and analysis.
All responses should meet professional standards in content, punctuation/writing style, and APA guidelines for citation of sources and should consist of 4-5 paragraphs (400 words)of narrative and include at least three secondary resources not including the textbook used in this course.