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A U.S. bank has €40 million in assets and €50 million in deposits. All other assets and liabilities are in U.S. dollars. This bank is A.net short -€10 million.B.net long €10 million.C.neither short nor long in €.D.net long -€10 million.E.net short €10 million.

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A U.S. bank has €40 million in assets and €50 million in deposits. All other assets and liabilities are in U.S. dollars. This bank is A.net short -€10 million.B.net long €10 million.C.neither short nor long in €.D.net long -€10 million.E.net short €10 million.

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The bank has €40 million in assets and €50 million in deposits (liabilities).

To determine the bank's position, we subtract the amount of liabilities from the amount of assets.

So, €40 million (assets) - €50 million (liabilities) = -€10 million.

This means the bank is A. net short -€10 million.

Being "net short" means the bank has more liabilities than assets in Euros, which could expose the bank to risk if the value of the Euro increases.

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