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Read between the lines

100

Load a historical chart of JPY currency for the past year. Which currency has appreciated, which has depreciated?

USD appreciate, JPY depreciate.

200

Load FDTR Index (fed funds). Is the central bank rate increasing or decreasing from 01/01/2004-12/31/2005

What is increasing.

300

The quote for EUR is 1.0848/1.0849 (bid/ask). As the market taker, where do you BUY USD?

What is 1.0849, ask.

400

Load up JPY for the past year. If I am Sony, and I am exporting goods created in Japan to the US, how will this impact sales?

What is sales will increase, because rates are more favorable for people buying sony products given the stronger dollar.

500

Take a look at EUR for the past year. I am Audi. How will this impact the export of my goods? Will this increase/decrease sales?

What is increase sales.

INTERESTing

100

This indicator tends to move before the economy as a whole moves.

What is leading

200

This indicator tends to move after the economy as whole has moved.

What is lagging

300

Inflation is high, the central bank wants to curb this. How can they do this?

What is raising fed funds and the reserve requirement, or sell bonds.

400

Load up fed funds target rate (FDTR INDEX) and chart this data from 01/01/2004- 12/31/2005. Is the fed engaging in expansionary or restrictive monetary policy?

What is restrictive.

500

The raste of increase in the consunmer price index excluding food/fuel is what?

What is Core CPI

CRUDE language

100

What is the nat gas benchmark for the US?

What is henry hub.

200

What is a soft commodity?

What is a commodity that is grown, not mined.

300

How can I see in BBG the breakdown of a barrel of oil?

What is BBL

400

What was the consensus price forecast for aluminum for q3 13, as of 12/01/2012?

What is 2175

500

Can electricity be stored?

What is no.

$$$

100

How do we compute broken date forwards?

What is interpolate from the forward curve.

200

Where can I find my price settings for FX that control my market hours?

What is XDF

300

What was the 3M forward BID rate of a USD/JPY forward on 04/06/2015?

What is 119.3752

400

Is the BGN pricing source the best bid and best ask?

What is no. That is the composite.

500

I am a corporate treasury at IBM. I am afraid of my exposure to FX rates in Japan. What should I do?

What is lock in a rate, lock in a forward.

Settle Down

100

I trade EUR/USD on Monday. Tuesday is a holiday in Spain. When will I settle my trade?

What is Weds

200

The rate of INR is 63.47

What is the big figure?

300

What are the list of currencies that are directly quoted?

What is NZD/AUD/GBP/EUR

400

What is the function used to see commodity returns?

What is CRR