HW: Watch the Crisis of credit video and answer the questions • Following the tech bubble and the events of September 11, the Federal Reserve stimulated a struggling economy …HOW? ... by ________________________________________ • WHAT WAS THE RESULT ON THE HOUSING MARKET? _____________________________________________ • WHAT WAS THE CONSEQUENCE FOR BORROWERS? ______________________________________________ • This left mortgage lenders with property that was worth … HOW MUCH? ______________________________________ • WHAT HAPPENED TO SEVERAL LENDERS ______________________________________________ • In the wake of the meltdown, …WHAT DID CENTRAL BANKS DO?
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HW: Watch the Crisis of credit video and answer the questions
• Following the tech bubble and the events of September 11, the Federal Reserve stimulated a struggling economy …HOW?
... by ________________________________________
• WHAT WAS THE RESULT ON THE HOUSING MARKET?
_____________________________________________
• WHAT WAS THE CONSEQUENCE FOR BORROWERS?
______________________________________________
• This left mortgage lenders with property that was worth …
HOW MUCH? ______________________________________
• WHAT HAPPENED TO SEVERAL LENDERS
______________________________________________• In the wake of the meltdown, …WHAT DID CENTRAL BANKS DO?
Central banking
Central banking functionsListening: Reader, p 29
1a Listening
The functions of a central bank:1) Implementing monetary policy• 1a) setting interest rate ceilings and floors• 1b) printing money or destroying it• 1c) open-market operations2) Exchange rate supervision3) Commercial banking supervision4) Act as a lender of last resorthttp://www.youtube.com/watch?
v=3u2qRXb4xCU
The Federal Reserve
Ben Bernanke
Chairman of the Federal Reserve
Glenn Hubbard
Dean of Columbia Business School
Pair up!
• Treasury Slavko Linić
• Bank of England Ministar financija
• Chancellor Ministarstvo financija
• The Governer Hrvatska narodna banka
• Georg Osborne Guverner HNB
• _________ Željko Rohatinski
Pair up!
• Treasury Slavko Linić
• Bank of England Ministar financija
• Chancellor Ministarstvo financija
• The Governer Hrvatska narodna banka
• George Osborne Guverner HNB
• Mervyn King Željko Rohatinski
Pair up!
• Treasury Ministarstvo financija
• Bank of England Hrvatska narodna banka
• Chancellor Ministar financija
• The Governer Guverner
• George Osborne Slavko Linić
• Mervyn King Željko Rohatinski
• Ministarstvo financija (Ministar) • US Department of the Treasury (Treasury Secretary)• Treasury (UK) (Chancellor)
• Hrvatska narodna banka (Guverner)• The Federal Reserve (Chairman)• Bank of England (Governer)
Northern Rock Banking Crises, RB, p 28
• Read the introduction – underline unknown words
• Match questions to corresponding paragraphs
• Underline words that appear in The Crisis of Credit or Subprime Meltdown
• Underline unknown words
• Work in pairs to narrow down your choice of words/expressions you want explained down to 5
Which term is explained here?
_________ - the concerted action of depositors
who try to withdraw their money from a bank
because they think it will fail
_________ - debt not protected by an agreement
that the company borrowing the money has to
bive the lender some assets if unable to repay
the loan
_________ - at a low cost
Which term is explained here?
Bank run / run on a bank - the concerted
action of depositors who try to withdraw their
money from a bank because they think it will fail
Unsecured - debt not protected by an agreement
that the company borrowing the money has to
give the lender some assets if unable to repay
the loan
On the cheap - at a low cost
___________ - a restraint or limitation of credit;
restricted bank lending that is accompanied by
rising short-term interest rates and a decline in
economic growth
___________ - debt that will only be repaid only after all other debts have been paid
__________ - providing money to a person or an organisation to get them out of financial trouble
_________ - notice that something is going wrong
Credit squezze - a restraint or limitation of credit;
restricted bank lending that is accompanied by
rising short-term interest rates and a decline in
economic growth
Subordinated - debt that will only be repaid only after all other debts have been paid
Bailout - providing money to a person or an organisation to get them out of financial trouble
Spot trouble - notice that something is going wrong
• __________ -the department of government
that has control over the collection,
management, and disbursement of the public
revenue.
• ____________ -the British cabinet minister
responsible for finance
• The Treasury -the department of
government that has control over the
collection, management, and
disbursement of the public revenue.
• The Chancellor -the British cabinet
minister responsible for finance
HW: Northern Rock, RB, p 28Task 1
1 unsecured debt
2 bailout
3 on the cheap
4 to stem
5 to hamper
6 covered bonds
a to stop
b to prevent, hinder
c issued with a guarantee (an asset)
d at a low cost
e debt that is not supported by any assets of a borrower
f providing money to get sb. out of financial trouble
7 run on a bank
8 come under pressure
9 (borrow) over their heads
10 mortgage lender
g organization that makes loans for buying property with the property as security
Watch CBS students’ video and write down expressions used to describe:
- what Fed Chair does
- effects on the econmy
→ Practise speaking: Role play, p 76
Consider everything you know about holding meetings, banking, microfinance, credit squeeze and central banking. All of it feeds into this roleplay.
- get in teams of 5!- (5 roles): pp 145,148,150,152,153- pick a role for each team member- study your role- ask for help if you have problems understanding- follow the chairperson’s cue and discuss the
following proposal:The bank should enter the microfinance