CBE Inflation

The S & P Index for American firms has increased ------ percent thus far this year.

• 14

• 12

• 10

• 16

In Britain where the inflation problem seems to be more acute the wages and core prices are rising around ---------- percent YoY

• 11

• 7

• 9

• 5

If US increased the Fed Rates the unemployment rate would be ------ percent putting ------ million people

• 5.5, 6.5

• 6, 5.5

• 6.5, 5

• 5, 6.5

_________ means the display or threat of military power of super powers

• Sabre-surfing

• Sabre-rafting

• Sabre-rifting

• Sabre-rattling

Opportunistic disinflation means deliberately abstaining from action and instead waits for unforeseen _________ to reduce inflation.

• shocks

• forces

• events

• institutions

Volatile inflation would hurt companies, and their shares, by making it harder for them to manage to set their cost and set ______

• targets

• prices

• profits

• budgets

A stampede into the tiny market of futures which are easier to trade than physical commodities can cause a ----------

• loss

• volatility

• risk

• bubble

Inflation involves arbitrary transfer of wealth from ----------- to ---------- as the value of debt falls

• investors, investees

• lenders, borrowers

• investees, investors

• borrowers, lenders

Benefits in retirement are not always fully protected from the inflation, meaning that the purchasing power of some pensions will be eventually ___ than expected

• rosier

• better

• higher

• lower

In 2022, the price rise pace hit ----- percent in the America, --------- in euro area and -------- percent globally

• 9.1, 10.6, 10.4

• 9.6, 10.4, 10.1

• 9.4, 10.1, 10.4

• 9.5, 10.5, 10.6