International Economy questions:
Using the U.S. as a focus, what is the current situation regarding the balance of trade and balance of payments?
What industries in the U.S. now have trade barriers?
What is Foreign Direct Investment (FDI)? Provide an example of how the U.S. is involved in FDI.
How does a nation's financial authorities increase or decrease its currency values and what are the effects of both?
How does the global economy affect the U.S.? (global competitiveness of markets, trends of international trade, impact of trade on local economy, impact of trade on culture)