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PUBLISHED : Monday, 06 October, 2008, 12:00am
UPDATED : Monday, 06 October, 2008, 12:00am
Choose the correct definitions for the following terms
1 mortgage
2 sub-prime
3 bubble
4 Fed
5 leverage
6 liquidity
a) a situation when prices of stocks, houses etc are unrealistically high
b) short name for the US central bank - the Federal Reserve
c) to use borrowed money in order to invest and make more money
d) a loan to buy a house - if the borrower cannot pay back, the bank has a right to seize the house
e) money available whenever you need it
f) variable mortgages
Answers
1. d, 2. f, 3. a, 4. b, 5. c, 6. e
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