Measures stocks of the 500 largest companies in the United States.
What is Standard and Poor's 500
100
Some people invest in the "money" of other countries. Such an investment decision is made through this market.
What is the Foreign Exchange Market
100
The goal of this group is to establish fair trade and resolve disputes between countries.
What is the World Trade Organization (WTO).
200
Ownership in a corporation that pays dividends to the shareholder.
What is a Preferred Stock
200
The nation in which the United States has the largest trade deficit is also know for have a fixed exchange rate on a basket of goods, which includes the U.S. dollar.
What is China.
200
If a nation exports $75 billion while importing $70 billion, the nation is said to have this in the amount of $5 billion.
What is Trade Surplus
300
This occurs when identical assets have different rates of return.
What is Arbitrage
300
During the Clinton Administration, NAFTA was created to reduce most trade barriers between these North American countries.
What are Canada, Mexico, and the United States.
300
Taxes to help protect domestic producers, such as an Excise Tax on Imported goods.
What is Protective Tariffs
400
Represents a loan to a government, corporation or municipality.
What is Bond
400
Initially, Japan's auto maker, Toyota, exported vehicles to the U.S. and Americans purchased the imported cars. Toyota's accumulation of American dollars is allows them to now build factories in the United States. This is one consequence of this balance of trade.
What is a Trade Deficit.
400
If Country C limits the amount of a good imported, Country C has established this to help increase the price and the sales of its domestic producers.
What is Import Quota
500
The sooner money is received the more valuable it is represents this value of money.
What is Time Value of Money
500
If the price of US imports increases, but the price of US exports decrease, the US dollar is said to have done this.
What is Depreciated
500
Guatemala's climate is well suited for growing Coffee beans. For this country to engage in the international trade of coffee beans with the United States, it this production advantage.