Money Puzzle (June 2024)

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Across
  1. 2. Tax placed upon goods or services imported into a country designed to protect domestic producers from foreign competition.
  2. 7. Arising from the Italian term banchiere (or benchmen), this professionals are responsible for the keeping and investing of money.
  3. 9. Price pay for some good or service by a direct user of that good or service, often by governments (i.e. license plates or vehicle titles).
  4. 13. The positive net difference between revenues and expenses.
  5. 15. Term often used in America for a unit of weight, it is also the name used for the currency of the United Kingdom.
  6. 17. A general fall in prices across an economy; in modern terms associated falling nominal incomes.
  7. 19. __________ rate in which one currency can be traded for an equivalent value of another.
  8. 20. IOUs issued by a borrower promising repayment at a set point in time when they have reached their maturity.
  9. 21. The expense incurred in creating a product or service to be sold to a consumer.
  10. 24. The regular flow of money to the factors of production; whether it comes from one's labor or one's capital.
  11. 25. Prior to the introduction of money, goods and services were exchanged under this model of trade.
  12. 28. Currency used in Switzerland and in France until its adoption of the Euro.
  13. 30. Taking its name from the section of the federal tax code that classifies them, a non-profit organization with a dedicated mission determined to provide some public good. CBHC is one of these.
  14. 31. Good or service brought into a country from abroad.
  15. 32. Compulsory financial charges or levies imposed upon somebody or something to finance collective state activities.
Down
  1. 1. Currency used in Argentina, Colombia and Mexico.
  2. 3. Something that can be used to create economic value (i.e. improvement of a person's mental/behavioral health).
  3. 4. A general rise in prices; this rise is generally constant though the rate of the rise can vary over time.
  4. 5. The availability of a good or services within an economy; the first part of the mechanism of market forces, (__________ vs. __________).
  5. 6. The return due to somebody for their labor.
  6. 8. Currency used in much, though not all of, the European Union.
  7. 10. Good or service sent into another country from here.
  8. 11. The negative net difference between revenues and expenses.
  9. 12. Currency used in the People's Republic of China.
  10. 14. The financial return on a debt and the cost to somebody for borrowing it.
  11. 16. The flow of spending across the economy on goods and services; the second part of the mechanism of market forces, (________ vs. __________).
  12. 17. Money borrowed from someone else, whether it be from another person, bank or company.
  13. 18. Financial instrument designed to protect its holder from financial risk. Most common forms relate to one's life, health and property.
  14. 22. Currency used in the United States, Canada & Australia. Also, the name of a CBHC staff member.
  15. 23. Term referring to the spending of more money than is collected over a given period of time.
  16. 26. Catch-all term for money put into assets, investments or savings.
  17. 27. A defined-contribution, tax-advantage savings plan sponsored by one's employer.
  18. 29. The cost of a good or service to a consumer, as determined by supply and demand.