Types of Banking Activities

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What is the main function of retail or commercial banking?

  • Raising capital for large firms and institutions
  • Managing and overseeing investment portfolios
  • Making loans and taking deposits from individuals and small/medium enterprises (correct)
  • Administering pension funds

Which sector does investment or wholesale banking primarily cater to?

  • Institutions, funds, and high-net individuals
  • Individuals and small businesses
  • Medium-sized enterprises
  • Large firms and multinational corporations (correct)

What are the main components of a bank's balance sheet?

  • Loans, debit cards, and credit cards
  • Cash, reserves, and loans (correct)
  • Real estate, equipment, and inventory
  • Stocks, bonds, and mutual funds

What does liquidity refer to in the context of banking?

<p>The degree to which an asset can be converted into money at short notice without loss (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is included in the money supply according to the Federal Reserve?

<p>Cash, coins, and bank balances only (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is meant by credit creation in the context of banking?

<p>Creating loans and deposits simultaneously (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What represents the bank's own funds on its balance sheet?

<p>Equity, including initial capital, issued shares, and accumulated profits (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which type of banking primarily focuses on managing and overseeing investment portfolios?

<p>Asset management (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the main function of corporate banking?

<p>Raising capital for large firms and institutions (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary role of investment or wholesale banking?

<p>Raising capital for large firms and institutions (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does the Credit Theory of Money propose?

<p>Money is a unit of account and deferred payment with no intrinsic value (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the key idea behind the State Theory of Money (Chartalism)?

<p>The state defines the ultimate means of payment (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does liquidity indicate in the context of money?

<p>Protection against uncertainty by turning an asset into cash with minimal or no loss (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

In capitalist societies, what is the primary focus of production according to the text?

<p>Producing for high exchange value and profits (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What provides vital information to solve the allocation of labor under capitalism?

<p>The existence of money as a unit of account (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

According to the lecture, which theory of money views money as a unit of account in credit contracts?

<p>Claim (credit) theories of money (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

In the context of monetary analysis, what is emphasized as essential for economic production?

<p>Money as a medium of exchange (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

According to the value theory of money by Marx, what does the 'social' value of a commodity refer to?

<p>The time it took to be proficient worker under average conditions (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which function of money is related to its ability to preserve purchasing power over time?

<p>Store of value (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

According to the lecture, what validates a producer's concrete labor as a part of society’s abstract labor?

<p>Exchange of a commodity against money (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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