Financial English

《财经英语》

unit one money, monetary policy and the function of money

part a text

i. the meaning of money

ii. the origins and kinds of money

iii. the functions of money

iv. the monetary policy and money supply

part b words & phrases

part c terminology practice

part d exercises

part e supplementary reading

unit two foreign exchange, exchange rate and foreign exchange market

part a text

i. foreign exchange

ii. exchange rate

iii. foreign exchange market

iv. elements influencing exchange rates

v. types of foreign exchange transactions

part b words & phrases

part c terminology practice

.part d exercises

part e supplementary reading

unit three financial instruments

part a text

i. definition of financial instruments

ii. categorization

iii. traditional financial instruments

part b words & phrases

part c terminology practice

part d exercises

part e supplementary reading

unit four commercial banks

part a text

i. what is a commercial bank?

ii. the history of commercial banks

iii. the operations of commercial banks

iv. the commercial banks in china

part b words & phrases

part c terminology practice

part d exercises

part e supplementary reading

unit five central bank

part a text

i. brief introduction of central banks

ii. the history of central bank

iii. the functions of the central bank

iv. the central bank and monetary policy

v. the people's bank of china (pbc)

part b words & phrases

part c terminology practice

part d exercises

part e supplementary reading

unit six financial markets

part a text

i. functions of financial markets

ii. the major players in financial markets

iii. types of markets

iv. types of investment risk

part b words & phrases

part c terminology practice

part d exercises

part e supplementary reading

unit seven insurance

part a text

i. insurable interest

ii. insurance premium

iii. insurance policy or certificate

part b words & phrases

part c terminology practice

part d exercises

part e supplementary reading

unit eight inflation

part a text

i. measuring inflation

ii. effects of inflation

iii. causes of inflation

iv. controlling inflation

part b words & phrases

part c terminology practice

part d exercises

part e supplementary reading

unit nine balance of payments

part a text

i. what is the balance of payments (bop)?

ii. current account

iii. capital account

iv. financial account

v. official international reserves

vi. net errors and omissions

vii. balance of payments equilibrium

viii. bop adjustment

part b words & phrases

part c terminology practice

part d exercises

part e supplementary reading

unit ten the international monetary system

part a text

i. the gold standard system

ii. the bretton woods system

iii. the floating exchange rate system

iv. the european monetary system

part b words & phrases

part c terminology practice

part d exercises

part e supplementary reading

unit eleven payment in international trade

part a text

i. modes of international payment

ii. remittance

iii. collection

iv. letter of credit

part b words & phrases

part c terminology practice

part d exercises

part e supplementary reading

unit twelve international finance organization

part a text

i. the international monetary fund (imf)

ii. the world bank

iii. the asian development bank (adb)

part b words & phrases

part c terminology practice

part d exercises

part e supplementary reading