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Unit One Money, Monetary Policy and the Function of Money 1

Part A Text 1

Ⅰ. The Meaning of Money 1

Ⅱ. The Origins and Kinds of Money 2

Ⅲ. The Functions of Money 6

Ⅳ. The Monetary Policy and Money Supply 7

Part B Words ＆ Phrases 11

Part C Terminology Practice 12

Part D Exercises 14

Part E Supplementary Reading 16

Unit Two Foreign Exchange, Exchange Rate and Foreign Exchange Market 19

Part A Text 19

Ⅰ. Foreign Exchange 19

Ⅱ. Exchange Rate 20

Ⅲ. Foreign Exchange Market 21

Ⅳ. Elements Influencing Exchange Rates 22

Ⅴ. Types of Foreign Exchange Transactions 24

Part B Words ＆ Phrases 24

Part C Terminology Practice 25

Part D Exercises 28

Part E Supplementary Reading 30

Unit Three Financial Instruments 33

Part A Text 33

Ⅰ. Definition of Financial Instruments 33

Ⅱ. Categorization 34

Ⅲ. Traditional Financial Instruments 35

Part B Words ＆ Phrases 39

Part C Terminology Practice 40

Part D Exercises 41

Part E Supplementary Reading 43

Unit Four Commercial Banks 49

Part A Text 49

Ⅰ. What is a Commercial Bank？ 49

Ⅱ. The History of Commercial Banks 50

Ⅲ. The Operations of Commercial Banks 51

Ⅳ. The Commercial Banks in China 53

Part B Words ＆ Phrases 56

Part C Terminology Practice 56

Part D Exercises 58

Part E Supplementary Reading 60

Unit Five Central Bank 63

Part A Text 63

Ⅰ. Brief Introduction of Central Banks 63

Ⅱ. The History of Central Bank 64

Ⅲ. The Functions of the Central Bank 65

Ⅳ. The Central Bank and Monetary Policy 67

Ⅴ. The People's Bank of China （PBC） 68

Part B Words ＆ Phrases 70

Part C Terminology Practice 71

Part D Exercises 72

Part E Supplementary Reading 75

Unit Six Financial Markets 77

Part A Text 77

Ⅰ. Functions of Financial Markets 77

Ⅱ. The Major Players in Financial Markets 78

Ⅲ. Types of Markets 80

Ⅳ. Types of Investment Risk 82

Part B Words ＆ Phrases 83

Part C Terminology Practice 84

Part D Exercises 85

Part E Supplementary Reading 87

Unit Seven Insurance 91

Part A Text 91

Ⅰ. Insurable Interest 92

Ⅱ. Insurance Premium 92

Ⅲ. Insurance Policy or Certificate 93

Part B Words ＆ Phrases 97

Part C Terminology Practice 97

Part D Exercises 98

Part E Supplementary Reading 100

Unit Eight Inflation 103

Part A Text 103

Ⅰ. Measuring Inflation 104

Ⅱ. Effects of Inflation 104

Ⅲ. Causes of Inflation 105

Ⅳ. Controlling Inflation 106

Part B Words ＆ Phrases 109

Part C Terminology Practice 110

Part D Exercises 111

Part E Supplementary Reading 113

Unit Nine Balance of Payments 115

Part A Text 115

Ⅰ. What is the Balance of Payments （BOP）？ 115

Ⅱ. Current Account 116

Ⅲ. Capital Account 116

Ⅳ. Financial Account 116

Ⅴ. Official International Reserves 117

Ⅵ. Net Errors and Omissions 117

Ⅶ. Balance of Payments Equilibrium 117

Ⅷ. BOP Adjustment 118

Part B Words ＆ Phrases 120

Part C Terminology Practice 121

Part D Exercises 123

Part E Supplementary Reading 125

Unit Ten The International Monetary System 127

Part A Text 127

Ⅰ. The Gold Standard System 128

Ⅱ. The Bretton Woods System 130

Ⅲ. The Floating Exchange Rate System 136

Ⅳ. The European Monetary System 137

Part B Words ＆ Phrases 138

Part C Terminology Practice 139

Part D Exercises 142

Part E Supplementary Reading 144

Unit Eleven Payment in International Trade 147

Part A Text 147

Ⅰ. Modes of International Payment 148

Ⅱ. Remittance 149

Ⅲ. Collection 150

Ⅳ. Letter of Credit 152

Part B Words ＆ Phrases 155

Part C Terminology Practice 156

Part D Exercises 158

Part E Supplementary Reading 160

Unit Twelve International Finance Organization 163

Part A Text 163

Ⅰ. The International Monetary Fund （IMF） 163

Ⅱ. The World Bank 170

Ⅲ. The Asian Development Bank （ADB） 175

Part B Words ＆ Phrases 177

Part C Terminology Practice 178

Part D Exercises 180

Part E Supplementary Reading 182