KEY QUESTION Indicate whether each of the following creates a demand for or a supply of European euros in foreign exchange markets:

a. A U.S. airline firm purchases several Airbus planes assembled in France.

b. A German automobile firm decides to build an assembly plant in South Carolina.

c. A U.S. college student decides to spend a year studying at the Sorbonne in Paris.

d. An Italian manufacturer ships machinery from one Italian port to another on a Liberian freighter.

e. The U.S. economy grows faster than the French economy.

f. A U.S. government bond held by a Spanish citizen matures, and the loan amount is paid back to that person.

g. It is widely believed that the euro will depreciate in the near future.