Question 2: What was the annual GDP growth rate, annual unemployment rate, and annual inflation rate, during the years where short-term interest rates were close to zero in the U.S., European Union, Japan, and England?
Question 3: What was the annual government debt, and annual corporate debt during the years where short-term interest rates were close to zero in the U.S., European Union, Japan, and England? Note that the currencies found might differ.
Question 4: Identify the short-term interest rates set and the fiscal stimuluses passed for the first quarter of 2020 due to COVID-19 in the U.S., European Union, Japan, and England.
Question 5: Identify the nominal value of derivatives in the financial system, explain the over-the-counter and exchange-traded derivatives, and explain the hidden risks involved and the objective of developing clearinghouses for derivatives. Note that you can search in the Bank of International Settlements to find the nominal value.