Before we jump into this, some quiet time sounds good. Check out the photo and then explain what you see in it.
Alright, good fun! Now it’s back to today’s business! Let’s start filling in those gaps…
1. The global central banks want to keep interest rates at ___________________ ( = unnaturally) low levels.
artificially
improved
seemingly
2. This is not going to end soon. = This is not going to end in the ___________________.
short term
short cut
long term
3. Sometimes government ___________________ is necessary. = Sometimes the government has to get involved.
introspection
invention
intervention
4. The numbers gave us important ___________________ on why the banks failed. = The numbers helped us to better understand why the banks failed.
insiders
insights
instincts
5. The markets ___________________ ( = reached) a three year low yesterday.
halted
hailed
hit
Let’s take a short brake. Look at the following photo carefully and describe what you see.
Let’s wrap this one up and get those gaps filled!
6. He was ___________________ as ( = considered, seen as) the savior of Wall Street.
hailed
halted
hit
7. 18 months in a row = 18 _______________ months
consecutive
disclosed
constrained
8. at an ___________________ low = at the lowest level in history
allocated
altogether
all-time
9. This was supposed to ___________________ ( = create) confidence in the bond markets.
make
build
place
10. to ___________________ headlines = to appear in headlines (of newspapers, magazines, etc.)
collect
garner
allocate
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