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If a British businessman sells U.S. government securities to a U.S. buyer, how will this item be entered in the balance of payments?

A. It will appear in the trade account as an import.
B. It will appear in the trade account as an export.
C. It will appear in the financial account as an increase in foreign assets held by U.residents.
D. It will appear in the financial account as a decrease in the U.assets held by foreigners.

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In the balance of payments, the statistical discrepancy is used to:

A. ensure that the sum of all debits matches the sum of all credits.
B. ensure that the value of imports equals the value of exports.
C. show how a balance-of-payments deficit is funded.
D. obtain an accurate account of a balance-of-payments surplus.

Official reserve assets are:

A. the gold holdings in the nation’s central bank.
B. money like assets that are held by governments and that are recognized by governments as fully acceptable for payments between them.
C. government T-bills and T-bonds.
D. government holdings of SDR’s.

Which of the following constitutes the largest component of the world’s international reserve assets?

A. Gold
B. Special drawing rights
C. IMF reserve positions
D. Foreign currencies

The difference between a country’s purchases of foreign assets minus foreign purchases of the country’s assets during a period of time is:

A. net official reserves.
B. net domestic investment.
C. net foreign investment.
D. net foreign surplus.

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