Deliverable Length: 3–5 paragraphs Points Possible: 50 Due Date: 9/2/2012 11:59:59 PM CT The Discussion Board (DB) is part of the core of online learning. Classroom discussion in an online environment...

The Discussion Board (DB) is part of the core of online learning. Classroom discussion in an online environment requires the active participation of students and the instructor to create robust interaction and dialogue. Every student is expected to create an original response to the open-ended DB question as well as engage in dialogue by responding to posts created by others throughout the week. At the end of each unit, DB participation will be assessed based on both level of engagement and the quality of the contribution to the discussion.

At a minimum, each student will be expected to post an original and thoughtful response to the DB question and contribute to the weekly dialogue by responding to at least two other posts from students. The first contribution must be posted before midnight (Central Time) on Wednesday of each week. Two additional responses are required after Wednesday of each week. Students are highly encouraged to engage on the Discussion Board early and often, as that is the primary way the university tracks class attendance and participation.

The purpose of the Discussion Board is to allow students to learn through sharing ideas and experiences as they relate to course content and the DB question. Because it is not possible to engage in two-way dialogue after a conversation has ended, no posts to the DB will be accepted after the end of each week.

You have been tasked with briefing the firm's finance team on an aspect of international finance and then leading a discussion with the team. This briefing is particularly important because of the global financial crisis that began in 2007.

The briefing is needed to provide more foundation for the finance team because the team is not well versed in the international aspects of finance.

Provide a briefing that addresses the following:

• Describewhen and why central banks buy either their own currency or the currency of another nation in an effort to control exchange rates.


• Whatdid the central banks do to stabilize the financial systems in 2007–2009?


• In an effort to stabilize the financial system, how much money, in U.S. dollar equivalent and as a percentage of the country's GDP, did the European Central Bank, Bank of England, Bank of China, and Federal Reserve put into the economy in 2008 and 2009?


• How well did each country's efforts work at stabilizing the economy?


• What appears to be the major constraint that the central banks used to determine the limits of the monetary injections into the economy? Did the United States use the same or different criteria?


• To what extent to do you agree or disagree with the actions of the central banks during this time?


• Use the references