. Part II.A (0.

5 points):

2. The title of the article

Stress Endures in Market Where Big Companies Turn for Cash

3. The name author(s)

Paul J. Davies ,Anna Isaac

  and Caitlin Ostroff

4. Source of the article (including page number(s) and date)

WSJ.com April 20, 2020 1:59 pm ET

5. Discussion Summary of the article - Describe in detail

This article discusses the short term loans and commercial papers in the current situation of
COVID-19 pendamic. Due to the current crisess the, the demand for short term loans has
increased to a great extent which has increased the interest rate on the short term borrowings.
The federal government has tried to control the situation with some efforts to ease te fundings
but the still the rate high. The rate will be reduced in situation when the crises will end and the
investors will feel safe and busienss will feel at normal.

6. Describe in detail the concept(s) in the article as related to this week’s lecture notes and
readings assigned from the text.

The week’s lecture notes discusses about the interest rate risk for the investors. This article is
relted to interest rate fluctionations. The investors in this sitatuation are not confident. The
interest rate has increased to a great extent because decrease in money supply and investment
activites and there is a chance that it will decrease to a great extent next day when the COVID-
19 ends.

7. Identify the specific pages from the lecture notes where the concept(s) in the article are
discussed.

Week 3 lecture notes page 4

8. Compare and contrast the concept(s) in the article as related to this week’s lecture notes.
Describe in detail

The concept is dicussed in the lecture note that the interest rates can be increased or decreased
in the market which can make the investors borrowers hesitent,. Both the article and the lecture
note has dicussed the similar point.

9. Identify the specific pages from the text where the concept(s) in the article are discussed.
Chapter 2 page 29,31

10. Compare and contrast the concept(s) in the article as related to this week’s readings assigned
from the text. Describe in detail

The article that the interest rates can be increased or decreased in the market which can make
the investors borrowers hesitent which is dicussed in the assigned text and it is in agreement
with that.

11. How does the action, as the per the article(s), compare to the theory as laid out in the lecture
notes and the text? Describe in detail

The thoery laid in this week’s material describes that the certain events can increase or decrease
the interest rates rapidly which is risk for the investor and this theory can be pratically observed
in the event dicussed in this article.

12. Provide a citation link as well as attach a ‘pdf’ copy of the article (highlighting – yellow -the
relevant portions) as the contents of citations sometimes change over time and sometimes even
disappear. Just providing a citation link is not adequate!

https://www.wsj.com/articles/stress-endures-in-market-where-big-companies-turn-for-cash-
11587385996

. Part II.B (0.5 points):

2. The title of the article (Article must relate to Week 3 materials)

Global Drop in Currencies Bruises Investors

3. The name author(s)  

Ira Iosebashvili
4. Source of the article (including page number(s) and date)

WSJ.com Sept. 11, 2019 11:35 am ET

5. Discussion Summary of the article - Describe in detail

The article dicusses how the global cirsess has affected the foreign exchange markets and the
currencies of most of the countries has felt a decrease in relation to US dollar. Out of 41
currencies tracked by Wall Streat, only nine currncies has increased their values others have
decreased in value. China has reached to its lowest value. This has affected the confidence of the
investors in China and other countries which felt a decrease in their money value.

6. Describe in detail the concept(s) in the article as related to this week’s lecture notes and
readings assigned from the text.
The lecture dicusses the foreign excahnge risk for the investors which is also dicussed in the
article as the article is related the concept of foreing excahgne rates of different countries with
USD.

7. Identify the specific pages from the lecture notes where the concept(s) in the article are
discussed.

Week 3 lecture note page 5

8. Compare and contrast the concept(s) in the article as related to this week’s lecture notes.
Describe in detail

The concept of foreing excahnge risk is dicussed in the lecture notes which is also dicussed in
the article and it looks like they are both in agreement to each other.

9. Identify the specific pages from the text where the concept(s) in the article are discussed.

Chapter 5 pages 123,147

10. Compare and contrast the concept(s) in the article as related to this week’s readings assigned
from the text. Describe in detail

The concept dicussed in the article is an example and demonstration of the concet discussed in
this weeks text because the both have dicucussed how the foreign exchange risk can be presented
due to fluctation in the excahange rates of countries.

11. How does the action, as the per the article(s), compare to the theory as laid out in the lecture
notes and the text? Describe in detail

The situation discussed in the article is an example of theory of exchange rate risk described in
the lecture notes and text. The article puts it in real case of US-China economic tussel and
explains how the foreign exchange risk can be presented due to fluctation in the excahange rates
of countries.

12. Provide a citation link as well as attach a ‘pdf’ copy of the article (highlighting – yellow -the
relevant portions) as the contents of citations sometimes change over time and sometimes even
disappear. Just providing a citation link is not adequate! – Your answer here (in Italics)

https://www.wsj.com/articles/global-drop-in-currencies-bruises-investors-11568194207