Which of the following actions taken by the fed will increase the nation’s money supply? (select all that apply.)
lowering the discount rate
raising the discount rate
lowering the reserve ratio
raising the reserve ratio

The roman empire fell around the 5th century, and as islam spread in the 7th century, trade between europe and china slowed. chinese traders were blocked from westward expansion into europe when the chinese army was defeated by muslim fighters in the area known as syr darya. the trade routes, known as the silk road, fell into disuse, and trade between the far east and europe nearly stopped. it wasn't until the 13th century when the mongols invaded and controlled central asia and large parts of the middle east that extensive trade along these routes was opened again. based upon the paragraph above and your knowledge of the mongols, which of the following statements is correct? a. the mongols unified regions along the silk road, allowing for safe transport of goods. b. muslims controlled busy trade routes into china from the 5th to the 7th centuries. c. without access to european markets, the chinese were unable to obtain raw materials. d. the mongols replaced the roman empire as the dominant force in western europe.

Brian has been working for a few years now and has saved a substantial amount of money. he now wants to invest 50 percent of his savings in a bank account where it will be locked for three years and gain interest. which type of bank account should brian open?

In a speech before the american society of newspaper editors (april 16, 1953), president eisenhower stated: "every gun that is made, every warship launched, every rocket fired signifies, in the final sense, a theft from those who hunger and are not fed, those who are cold and not clothed. this world in arms is not spending money alone. it is spending the sweat of its laborers, the genius of its scientists, the hopes of its children. this is not a way of life at all in any true sense. under the cloud of threatening war, it is humanity hanging from a cross of iron." do you agree or disagree?