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Explain whether each of the following variables is a lagging, leading, or coincident indicator: In each case, is the economy likely in a recession, heading for a recession, in an expansion, or heading for an expansion?
 
  a. Industrial production is falling.
  b. The number of building permits issued for new private housing units begins to decline.
  c. The number and amount of commercial and industrial loans start to rise.
  d. The average prime interest rate charged by banks begins to fall.
  e. The M2 money supply begins to rise.

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Explain how each of the following might make use of the futures market. (a) A lender who is worried that its cost of funds might rise during the term of a loan it has made (b) A speculator who believes strongly that interest rates will rise
 
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Tremendous help, I just double-checked it with my friend Smiling Face with Open Mouth
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