8) The European Central Bank ________.

8) The European Central Bank ________.

A) emphasizes maintaining unemployment rates below 5 percent

B) puts more emphasis on controlling inflation than on controlling employment

C) emphasizes maintaining interest rates below 5 percent

D) puts more emphasis on controlling employment than on controlling inflation 

10) In the United States, if a customer of Bank of America writes a check and the recipient of the check deposits it in HSBC North America Holdings, then the check is cleared by ________.

A) the Fed

B) HSBC North America Holdings

C) Bank of America

D) either Bank of America or HSBC North America Holdings