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Yihan Li

BBC News - Federal Reserve to buy more debt to boost US economy - 0 views

www.bbc.co.uk/...business-19592151

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  • buy "additional agency mortgage-backed securities at a pace of $40bn (£25bn) per month".
    • Yihan Li
      Yihan Li on 14 Sep 12
       
      Buying the securities increases the supply of money in the market
    • Yihan Li
      Yihan Li on 14 Sep 12
       
      Increase in supply of money is used to expand aggregate demand
    • Yihan Li
      Yihan Li on 14 Sep 12
       
      (evaluation) talk about the merits and demerits of increase in AD
  • nterest rates in the US have been close to zero for several years now, and the Fed again kept them at below 0.25% on Thursday.
    • Yihan Li
      Yihan Li on 14 Sep 12
       
      Low interest rate keeps aggregate demand high -> more spending and investment 
    • Yihan Li
      Yihan Li on 14 Sep 12
       
      Draw interest rate vs quantity of money diagram
  • quantitative easing
    • Yihan Li
      Yihan Li on 14 Sep 12
       
      quantitative easing = A monetary policy used to increase the money supply by buying government securities or other securities from the market
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  • "We doubt it will be enough to get the economy on the right track. It's only a matter of time before speculation begins as to when the Fed will raise its purchases from $40bn a month."
    • Yihan Li
      Yihan Li on 14 Sep 12
       
      (evaluation) not enough money is spent by Federal Reserve 
  • the central bank buys bonds to keep the long-term cost of borrowing down.
    • Yihan Li
      Yihan Li on 14 Sep 12
       
      Increase in supply of money keeps cost of borrowing (long-term interest rate) low
  • The unemployment rate in the US has been above 8% since January 2009, but the current 8.1% is down from the recent high of 10% in October 2009.
    • Yihan Li
      Yihan Li on 14 Sep 12
       
      high unemployment = the economy is not doing well. 
    • Yihan Li
      Yihan Li on 14 Sep 12
       
      The main reason why Fed implemented the policy 
  • US presidential election.
    • Yihan Li
      Yihan Li on 14 Sep 12
       
      The decision is influenced by political factors 
  • Ben Bernanke also lowered the Fed's growth forecast for the US economy to 2% this year, down from the 2.4% it predicted in June
    • Yihan Li
      Yihan Li on 14 Sep 12
       
      Fed decided to implement the policy because economy is not growing quickly enough 
    • Yihan Li
      Yihan Li on 14 Sep 12
       
      Draw a AD-AS diagram to explain the results of AD shift on economy 
  • "The committee is concerned that, without further policy accommodation, economic growth might not be strong enough to generate sustained improvement in labour market conditions,
    • Yihan Li
      Yihan Li on 14 Sep 12
       
      Without Fed's help, unemployment may increase or be stagnant. Maybe talk about Okun's law, which states that 3% increase in output corresponds to a 1% decline in the rate of unemployment
  • Federal Reserve to buy more debt to boost US economy
    • Yihan Li
      Yihan Li on 17 Sep 12
       
      Why using monetary policy, not using fiscal policy? What are other options?  
Edward Pearson

Lost in inflation: the trap of focusing solely on the consumer price index | The Japan ... - 3 views

www.japantimes.co.jp/...nb20120220jp.html

Inflation Monetary Policy Fiscal Policy Balance of Payments

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  • interest rate policy since February 1999
    • Edward Pearson
      Edward Pearson on 31 May 12
       
      -Increase borrowing and decreasing savings -however, real interest rates are positive due to deflation 
  • the government's fiscal policy options are starting to run out
    • Edward Pearson
      Edward Pearson on 31 May 12
       
      Increase in budget deficit as spending increases and tax revenue decreases - along with debt of 215% of GDP
  • This is reflected by globalized Japan's descent into its first trade deficit since 1980
    • Edward Pearson
      Edward Pearson on 31 May 12
       
      GDP=C+!+G+X-M  demand for domestic products decrease because foreign products are relatively cheaper - increase in M and decrease in X, so AD decreases and GDP decrease causing deflation
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  • prices in Japan remain very high by international standards.
    • Edward Pearson
      Edward Pearson on 31 May 12
       
      Lack of factors of production - mainly land need for importing from foreign countries possible solutions- Free trade
  • This is one factor behind Japan's high prices.
  • cannot pin their hopes on wage increases
    • Edward Pearson
      Edward Pearson on 31 May 12
       
      should be a decrease in wages as revenue decreases - sticky wages 
  • They should step back and take a look at the big picture, including Japan's abnormally high prices,
    • Edward Pearson
      Edward Pearson on 31 May 12
       
      deflation possibly could be advantages - increase in spending power, international competitiveness etc 
Fuyuka Nakamura

India's GDP growth slows sharply - May. 31, 2012 - 2 views

money.cnn.com/...index.htm

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  • sharply
    • Fuyuka Nakamura
      Fuyuka Nakamura on 06 Jun 12
       
      AD/AS changed in time fast
  • In the first quarter, the country's manufacturing sector contracted and its agricultural sector slowed substantially
    • Fuyuka Nakamura
      Fuyuka Nakamura on 06 Jun 12
       
      An aggregate demand and supply curve can be shown to demonstrate the decline in GDP, which resulted from the contraction in the agricultural sector/manufacturing sector. The supply curve can shift down to demonstrate how the economy is producing less.
  • due primarily to weakness in its manufacturing and agricultural sectors
    • Fuyuka Nakamura
      Fuyuka Nakamura on 06 Jun 12
       
      Reason for the decline in economic growth in India. Shift in AS.
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  • Spending by both consumers and the government decelerated slightly.
    • Fuyuka Nakamura
      Fuyuka Nakamura on 06 Jun 12
       
      By spending to decrease, the demand curve will shift, as people demand/spend less on the good/service.
    • Fuyuka Nakamura
      Fuyuka Nakamura on 06 Jun 12
       
      Consumer confidence is affected by the high interest rates (mentioned below)
  • tighter monetary policy
    • Fuyuka Nakamura
      Fuyuka Nakamura on 06 Jun 12
       
      Monetary Policy can be described. The interest rate and supply of money can be described to show how goods/services can affect economic growth.
  • interest rates high for three years to battle rapid inflation
    • Fuyuka Nakamura
      Fuyuka Nakamura on 06 Jun 12
       
      As interest rates are high, the sectors will not want to borrow money, as they will be losing out on money. Consumers will also save their money rather than spend it, which then affects the aggregate demand curve. Which then affects the economic growth.
    • Fuyuka Nakamura
      Fuyuka Nakamura on 06 Jun 12
       
      Contrationary Monetary Policy, as the Gov is trying to fight the inflation. In other words they want to lower the price levels. They do this by rising the interest rate to decrease the supply of money.
  • lower that rate slightly to try to stimulate economic growth.
    • Fuyuka Nakamura
      Fuyuka Nakamura on 06 Jun 12
       
      Can talk about the effect of lowering the interest rates. How the consumers will start to spend rather than save and how the businesses (sectors) start to borrow money for investment, which then pumps up the economic growth.
  • lower rates further
    • Fuyuka Nakamura
      Fuyuka Nakamura on 06 Jun 12
       
      the Reserve Bank of India can impose Expansionary Monetary Policy, lowering the interest rates, increasing the money supply, encouraging new consumption and investments. This will shift the AD out, increasing India's GDP within time. This will be their solution.
  • economic growth
    • Fuyuka Nakamura
      Fuyuka Nakamura on 06 Jun 12
       
      About India's GDP It will involve AD and AS
  • sharply
  • India is the world's second most populous nation after China, and the 11th largest economy,
Emily Hoshi

BBC News - China inflation growth dims hopes of interest rate cut - 0 views

www.bbc.co.uk/...business-17655152

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  • inflation
    • Emily Hoshi
      Emily Hoshi on 24 Sep 12
       
      definition for inflation 
  • interest rate
    • Emily Hoshi
      Emily Hoshi on 24 Sep 12
       
      definition for interest rate
  • costs pushed up
    • Emily Hoshi
      Emily Hoshi on 24 Sep 12
       
      definition for cost push inflation
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  • Consumer prices grew by 3.6% in March from a year earlier, up from 3.2% in February. Analysts had forecast an increase of 3.3%.
    • Emily Hoshi
      Emily Hoshi on 24 Sep 12
       
      graph showing the increase in consumer prices 
  • set a target of 4% for 2012.
    • Emily Hoshi
      Emily Hoshi on 24 Sep 12
       
      the effect of setting a 4% inflation (?) --> graph and show
  • central bank to hold back on monetary policy easing for now.
    • Emily Hoshi
      Emily Hoshi on 24 Sep 12
       
      the reason why (?)
  • stronger-than-expected inflation could slow down the pace of monetary policy relaxin
  • China's economy grew by 8.9% in the three months
    • Emily Hoshi
      Emily Hoshi on 24 Sep 12
       
      giving reasons to it why their economy is slowing down 
  • slowest pace of growth in more than two years.
  • markets such as the US and eurozone.
  • slowing demand for its exports
    • Emily Hoshi
      Emily Hoshi on 24 Sep 12
       
      point this in the graph 
  • China's central bank has been easing its monetary policy in recent months.
  • sustain its pace of growth
  • boost
  • cut the amount of money banks must keep in reserve
  • sustain economic growth
  • speculation that the central bank may cut the cost of borrowing in a further attempt to boost growth.
  • money at low rates may push consumer prices higher.
  • Emily Hoshi on 24 Sep 12
     
    Mr. Seldis: Is this okay for my IA2?
Isabella Yamamoto

Paul Krugman attacks Britain's austerity drive as 'deeply destructive' | Business | gua... - 2 views

www.guardian.co.uk/...n-austerity-deeply-destructive

guardian

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  • increasing it by 2% of GDP
    • Isabella Yamamoto
      Isabella Yamamoto on 31 May 12
       
      I can talk about the multiplier effect and how increasing in spending can lead to a boost in AD
  • austerity policy as "deeply destructive"
    • Isabella Yamamoto
      Isabella Yamamoto on 31 May 12
       
      I can look at the argument made for increasing spending during a recession, and look at the argument made against.
  • to do so would be to admit its mistake
    • Isabella Yamamoto
      Isabella Yamamoto on 31 May 12
       
      Perhaps I could look at how political interests can mean that policies do not always pass policies that are in the best interest of a countries economy.
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  • 30% of unemployed people having been out of work for 52 weeks or more, compared with 9.5% in 2008.
    • Isabella Yamamoto
      Isabella Yamamoto on 31 May 12
       
      How austerity measures reduce spending in public + private sectors. How that leads to more jobless. Can also look at structural unemployment and how AD will continue to fall because of lower income per capita.
Shoko Kuroda

Weak Job Growth in May as Unemployment Rate Ticked Up - NYTimes.com - 0 views

www.nytimes.com/...n-may-jobless-rate-at-8-2.html

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    • Shoko Kuroda
      Shoko Kuroda on 04 Jun 12
       
      The title of the article indicates that it is about unemployment which is in the field od macroeconomics. 
  • global slowdown as the European crisis escalates.
    • Shoko Kuroda
      Shoko Kuroda on 04 Jun 12
       
      This sentence indicates the correlation between the unemployment fear of workers in America and the European crisis with countries referred as 'PIGS'. 
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  • the nation’s employers added the fewest jobs in a year and the unemployment rate actually rose,
  • serious vulnerability for President Obama as he faces re-election
    • Shoko Kuroda
      Shoko Kuroda on 04 Jun 12
       
      The significance of unemployment rate is clearly indicated, such as the the impact on Obama's re-election. 
  • The unemployment rate rose to 8.2 percent in May from 8.1 in April, though largely because more people began looking for work.
    • Shoko Kuroda
      Shoko Kuroda on 04 Jun 12
       
      Unemployment raises when there is more demand for working because no matter whether there is an increase or decrease in the working labour force, the number of available jobs are limited. Because there is a limited number in the number of jobs, the increase in demand for employment raises the unemployment rate. 
  • another recession.
    • Shoko Kuroda
      Shoko Kuroda on 04 Jun 12
       
      The word 'recession' can used to introduce the Keynesian economics with the boom and the busts cycles and monetary and fiscal policies to reduce these cycles. 
  • The report on American jobs added to the global pall that has deepened with Europe’s debt crisis and slowing growth in China and India.
    • Shoko Kuroda
      Shoko Kuroda on 04 Jun 12
       
      This indicates the influence of America's unemployment rate as well as their economic growth to the other major countries, such as China and India. A increase in America's unemployment rate resulting in a decrease in America's GDP growth has affect on the economy of China and India, such as in exporting goods. 
  • Yields on United States and German government bonds also slumped as investors bid up the bonds’ prices looking for safety.
    • Shoko Kuroda
      Shoko Kuroda on 04 Jun 12
       
      The decrease in the prices of government bonds in Germany and United States indicates that the citizens dont have the trust to these countries for their skill to return the money with a fixed amount of tax. This is also another indication for the economy not doing well. 
  • The underlying pace of the domestic economy is a slog, driven by manufacturing and restrained by slackening global demand.
    • Shoko Kuroda
      Shoko Kuroda on 04 Jun 12
       
      The main factor of decrease in America's GDP is stated as the overall decrease in the demand for goods since many economies are not successful. 
  • “Manufacturers are very concerned about Europe because a blowup in Europe means a global slowdown,”
    • Shoko Kuroda
      Shoko Kuroda on 04 Jun 12
       
      Europe can be noted as one of the important continents which greatly affect the global economy. 
  • diverse,
    • Shoko Kuroda
      Shoko Kuroda on 04 Jun 12
       
      Whether a company has a diverse target audience or not can be a indicator to determine the impacts of global slow down in markets. 
    • Shoko Kuroda
      Shoko Kuroda on 04 Jun 12
       
      A graph illustrating a global decrease in demand can be applied to draw the consequences of decrease in GDP. 
  • Obama’s economic policies.
    • Shoko Kuroda
      Shoko Kuroda on 04 Jun 12
       
      The economic policies which President Obama used can be described thoroughly in this section, such as fiscal and monetary and their success. 
  • The May jobs report showed gains in health care, transportation and warehousing, and wholesale trade, while construction jobs fell by a seasonally adjusted 28,000. Even some bright spots, like booming auto sales, failed to meet expectations or to bolster manufacturing employment by much — only 12,000 jobs.
    • Shoko Kuroda
      Shoko Kuroda on 04 Jun 12
       
      Both the positives and the negatives of America's economy can be explained more in depth and the impact of each factor to the market. 
Yihan Li

BBC News - Australia cuts interest rates in a bid to boost growth - 0 views

www.bbc.co.uk/...business-18327769

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  • The bank cut its key rate to 3.5% from 3.75%.
    • Yihan Li
      Yihan Li on 07 Jun 12
       
      Australia's central bank cut its interest rate, which is a monetary policy. This is intended to increase consumption and investment, thus the aggregate demand   
  • At the same time, domestic demand has also been stagnant despite efforts to spur consumption.
  • At the same time, domestic demand has also been stagnant despite efforts to spur consumption.
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  • At the same time, domestic demand has also been stagnant despite efforts to spur consumption.
  • At the same time, domestic demand has also been stagnant despite efforts to spur consumption.
    • Yihan Li
      Yihan Li on 07 Jun 12
       
      Both monetary and fiscal policies are used to stimulate the consumption, thus AD. However this has not worked. 
  • There have been concerns that Australia's resources-led boom may be hurt by falling demand due to a slowdown in global growth.
  • There have been concerns that Australia's resources-led boom may be hurt by falling demand due to a slowdown in global growth.
  • There have been concerns that Australia's resources-led boom may be hurt by falling demand due to a slowdown in global growth.
  • There have been concerns that Australia's resources-led boom may be hurt by falling demand due to a slowdown in global growth.
  • ere have been concerns that Australia's resources-led boom may be hurt by falling
  • ave been concerns that Australia's resources-led boom may be hurt by falling
  • There have been concerns that Australia's resources-led boom may be hurt by falling demand due to a slowdown in global growth.
    • Yihan Li
      Yihan Li on 07 Jun 12
       
      Main component of Australia's GDP growth was export of natural resources. Due to unstable international economy, foreign companies manufacture less good, so less Australia's resources will be demanded. Thus GDP growth slows down.
    • Yihan Li
      Yihan Li on 07 Jun 12
       
      AD-AS curves can be used 
  • In China, one of the biggest markets for Australian commodity exports, both the manufacturing and non-manufacturing sectors have seen the pace of growth slow in May, raising concerns about a slowdown in its economy.
    • Yihan Li
      Yihan Li on 07 Jun 12
       
      Since China is Australia's biggest exporter, stagnation of Chinese economy will reduce the export, thus AD
  • Meanwhile there have been fears about the recovery in the US economy losing its pace after it reported weaker-than-expected jobs data for May.
    • Yihan Li
      Yihan Li on 07 Jun 12
       
      Low consumer and business confidence, which may reduce consumption and investment 
  • However, there has been a slew of weak economic data that has come out since then.
  • accommodative stance
    • Yihan Li
      Yihan Li on 07 Jun 12
       
      accommodative stance = looser monetary policies
  • The country's housing market has seen prices fall and continues to remain subdued despite earlier cuts to the cost of borrowing
    • Yihan Li
      Yihan Li on 07 Jun 12
       
      House is most people's biggest asset. The decrease in its price will reduce people's disposable income, thus consumption and AD 
  • Yihan Li on 06 Jun 12
     
    Interest Rate and Macroeconomy  
Emily Hoshi

Gasoline Pushes Consumer Prices to 10-Month High - NYTimes.com - 0 views

www.nytimes.com/...lat-apart-from-gas-prices.html

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    • Emily Hoshi
      Emily Hoshi on 26 Sep 12
       
      What can the government do to prevent the inflation? - what policies are there? monetary and fiscal but in this case monetary policy is the one to change the interest rates. --> however, this can lead to an increase in unemployment rate. WHY? 
  • Consumer prices rose
  • Surging gasoline prices hurt consumer confidence
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  • as the cost of gasoline spiked,
  • Consumer Price Index rose 0.4 percent in February after advancing 0.2 percent
  • Gasoline accounted for more than 80 percent of the rise.
  • Consumer purchasing power
  • going to remain pressured by rising gasoline prices,
  • he said a trend toward lower inflation was still in place.
  • Consumer prices rose 2.9 percent last month from the same period a year ago, unchanged from January but down from a peak of 3.9 percent in September.
  • The core index was up 2.2 percent over the 12 months through February, down from 2.3 percent in January.
  • Consumer expectations for inflation
  • did not expect the steep climb in gasoline costs to last.
  • $4 gasoline has lost its shock value,
  • among lower-income households
  • Investor expectations of inflation
  • also been on the rise
  • Production at the nation’s mines, factories and utilities held steady last month after a 0.4 percent gain in January
  • expand moderately
  • Manufacturing output rose 0.3 percent
  • automakers cut production by 1.1 percent after two big monthly gains
  • Carmakers had raised production to meet demand for popular models in short supply
  • The consumer price report showed gasoline prices soared 6 percent last month, the largest increase
  • risen 0.9 percent
  • cushion against rising gas prices at the pump, salaries are not keeping up.
  • strengthening jobs market is providing
  • arnings, adjusted for inflation, fell 0.3 percent last month after slipping 0.1 percent in January
  • Food costs held steady
  • some price relief for households.
  • , airline tickets and used cars and trucks.
  • declines in the prices of tobacco
  • motor vehicle prices recorded their first increase
Ayaka Matsumura

BBC News - China inflation rate dips to a 30-month low in July - 0 views

www.bbc.co.uk/...business-19189771

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  • inflation
  • Consumer
  • dips to a 30-month low
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  • rose by 1.8%
  • down from a 2.2%
  • 3% rise
  • spur domestic consumption
  • domestic consumption
  • domestic consumption
  • many Asian economies
  • Rising consumer prices
  • China's economy grew at its slowest pace in three years in second quarter.
  • 18.7%
  • and 6.1%
  • key drivers of the slowdown in the rate of inflation.
  • China's economy grew at an annual rate of 7.6%
  • slowing global demand for its exports.
  • down from an 8.1% expansion
  • boost stimulus measures
  • world's second-largest economy may slow further
  • Beijing has taken various measures to spur growth.
  • the People's Bank of China, has cut its key interest rates twice since the start of June.
  • benchmark lending rate down to 6%
  • more money to lend to consumers and businesses
  • slowdown in the growth of consumer prices may see policymakers introduce further measures to boost growth
  • more room for policy easing
  • rate of inflation was "likely be below the official 4% percent target for the year, so the policy focus for the government can stay clearly on growth
  • Ayaka Matsumura on 24 Sep 12
     
    China's inflation dipped to a 30-month low in July, giving policymakers a bigger cushion to boost stimulus measures to spur economic growth. Consumer prices rose by 1.8% in July, from a year earlier. That was down from a 2.2% growth rate in June and a 3% rise in May.
Adam Seldis

Kenya inflation slows to 12.2 pct in May | Reuters - 3 views

af.reuters.com/...idAFJOE84T07420120530

Inflation Monetary Policy

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  • inflation slows to 12.2 pct in May
  • fall in
    • Adam Seldis
      Adam Seldis on 30 May 12
       
      This response will be about falling inflation. So I'm hoping to find some information on perhaps why it is falling, to what extent the government played a part, and what might the consequences be?
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    • Adam Seldis
      Adam Seldis on 30 May 12
       
      This explains why there was the fall. So it is a cost-push disinflation. I can explain this using a diagram.
    • Adam Seldis
      Adam Seldis on 30 May 12
       
      I can now bring in monetary policy and explain not only why a government may wish to lower interest rates (to boost AD) but also how a lowering of inflation might allow this situation.
    • Adam Seldis
      Adam Seldis on 30 May 12
       
      I can use this data in my diagrams
    • Adam Seldis
      Adam Seldis on 30 May 12
       
      So I can use this to explain how the government has been using interest rates to lower inflation and what the relationship is between them.
    • Adam Seldis
      Adam Seldis on 30 May 12
       
      Could also do some evaluation to suggest that cost-push disinflation is better to have than demand-pull disinflation, as with cost-push disinflation you still get GDP growth.
    • Adam Seldis
      Adam Seldis on 30 May 12
       
      I can use this to explain what might happen in the future. What might be the impact of high international commodity prices.
Nayana Devadas

Business - Bank of England holds key interest rate at 0.50% - 1 views

www.khaleejtimes.com/...inside.asp

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    • Nayana Devadas
      Nayana Devadas on 07 Jun 12
       
      Monetary policy
    • Nayana Devadas
      Nayana Devadas on 07 Jun 12
       
      Interest rates- macro economics- monetary policy
  • main interest rate
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  • The economy shrank 0.3
    • Nayana Devadas
      Nayana Devadas on 07 Jun 12
       
      Macro
J Hwang

China cuts interest rates - 1 views

money.cnn.com/...index.htm

macroeconomics monetary policy

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  • J Hwang on 07 Jun 12
     
    -macroeconomics -Monetary Policy - China's central bank decided to decrease interest rates -however, the lending rate is still much higher than that in USA, Europe and Japan. -recently China decreased the reserved ratio as well. -Eurozone crisis - decrease in demand for exports - damaging to Chinese economy -previously, China raised interest rates to decrease inflation --> however led to a slowdown in economics growth
Derek Schwung

Euro-Zone Inflation Slows - WSJ.com - 0 views

online.wsj.com/...3552104577437770403703522.html

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    • Derek Schwung
      Derek Schwung on 31 May 12
       
      Macroeconomics - Government Policy Tools ECB and Monetary policy Inflation level is slowing down. 
  • The annual rate of consumer-price growth in the 17 nations that use the euro slowed to 2.4% in May from 2.6%
    • Derek Schwung
      Derek Schwung on 31 May 12
       
      Consumer-price growth is states as cause. 
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  • The statistics office's preliminary release didn't give a breakdown to show why inflation fell.
    • Derek Schwung
      Derek Schwung on 31 May 12
       
      Doesn't give reasons to why --> gives you more room to analyze. 
  • May's reduction in the euro-zone inflation rate still leaves price growth above the ECB's target level of just below 2%
    • Derek Schwung
      Derek Schwung on 31 May 12
       
      Reaches target 
Nayana Devadas

Mighty yuan still not without risk for China - The National - 0 views

www.thenational.ae/...ill-not-without-risk-for-china

Exchange Rates

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  • spot exchange rate agains
  • upper limit of its floating range
  • trading band for the yuan's dollar exchange rate was widened
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  • rapid currency appreciation is a potentially dangerous development for China - in part owing to the risk of an abrupt and painful reversal.
  • greater global liquidity
  • Given China's adherence to a stable monetary policy, the yuan has become a more attractive asset to hold.
Yuuji Mitsuta

BBC News - Yen dips as Yoshihiko Noda proposes snap elections - 0 views

www.bbc.co.uk/...business-20335142

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  • It fell as low as 80.83 yen
    • Yuuji Mitsuta
      Yuuji Mitsuta on 20 Nov 12
       
      Depreciation
  • print "unlimited yen" to help fight deflation.
  • Analysts said such a move would weaken the yen even further.
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  • We are expecting the dollar/yen to head up to around 82 yen by the end of the year."
  • Meanwhile, policymakers have found it increasingly tough to boost domestic consumption, as they continue to fight deflation or falling consumer prices, which tend to make customers put off their purchases in hope of a better deal down the road.
  • needed to set an inflation target of 3% instead of its current 1% goal to help revive growth in the economy.
  • monetary policy would be key
  • Japan's exports, one of the biggest drivers of growth, have been hurt by a slowdown in key markets such as the US and Europe.
Ayaka Matsumura

Australian dollar to drop 10pc against greenback in 2013, says MS | The Australian - 0 views

www.theaustralian.com.au/...story-e6frg94o-1226520979425

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  • Ayaka Matsumura on 21 Nov 12
     
    International IA Article
Nayana Devadas

CURRENCIES & BONDS / Dollar below 81.50 yen in Tokyo, cutting early gains ahead of BOJ ... - 0 views

www.yomiuri.co.jp/...T121119003949.htm

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  • At 5 p.m., the dollar was quoted at 81.27-30 yen, still up from 81.11-12 yen at the same time Friday.
  • The dollar pared its early gains to trade mostly below 81.50 yen in Tokyo trading Monday, as the recent yen-selling spree took a pause before the Bank of Japan's upcoming monetary policy decision.
  • where it was supported by hopes for an early deal to avoid the "fiscal cliff," or a combination of looming tax increases and spending cuts.
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  • consider a plan under which the central bank buys construction bonds directly from the government
  • expectations for drastic monetary easing by the central bank. Abe's repeated calls for "unlimited" monetary easing, aimed at beating the deflation, sparked such expectations.
  • In futures trading on the Tokyo Stock Exchange, the lead December contract on 10-year JGBs edged down 0.08 point from Friday to end at 144.62. Volume decreased to 25,289 contracts from 33,371.
Kenji Tanoto

Indonesia Struggles to End Fuel Subsidies - NYTimes.com - 2 views

www.nytimes.com/...03iht-subsidy03.html

shared by Kenji Tanoto on 31 May 13 - No Cached
  • aggressive subsidies,
  • skyrocket
  • burning a hole in the budget
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  • $23 billion in 2013
  • $20 billion last year
  • $32 billion
  • 20 percent of the 2013 budget
  • fuel subsidies annually than it does on social programs and capital expenditures combined
  • revive a cash compensation program for poor families to cushion the blow
  • all other prices go up
  • two-tier gasoline pricing
  • public transportation vehicles would continue to pay 4,500 rupiah per liter
  • private vehicle and commercial vehicles like delivery trucks and company cars would pay 6,000 rupiah, a 33 percent increase.
  • 6,500 rupiah per liter.
  • the country had the lowest fuel prices of any net oil-consuming nation in the world
  • Savings from eliminating or reducing a fuel subsidy could go to crucial public social programs including health care, as well as much-needed infrastructure investment, according to analysts
  • Ms. Natalia
  • About 29 million Indonesians live below the country’s national poverty line — 250,000 rupiah per person per month or 1,250,000 rupiah per family per month, and in urban areas, 350,000 rupiah per person per month or 1,500,000 rupiah per family per month. A further 70 million, categorized as near poor, live just above that line. Didik Rachbini, a prominent economist and member of Mr. Yudhoyono’s National Economic Council, which comprises economists and leading businessmen and advises the president on economic policy, said the government had a longstanding fear that increasing the price of fuel would push tens of millions of near-poor Indonesians below the poverty line.
  • country’s rich benefit from them far more than its poor do
  • Kenji Tanoto on 31 May 13
     
    Indonesia Fuel Prices
grace turner

BBC News - Chocolate firms Nestle and Mars accused of price-fixing - 0 views

www.bbc.co.uk/...business-22807887

shared by grace turner on 12 Jun 13 - No Cached
  • price-fixing
  • conspiracy
  • Nestle Canada, Mars Canada, and the distributors ITWAL have been charged
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  • Hershey Canada, an alleged co-conspirator, is expected to plead guilty at a hearing later this month in exchange for leniency.
  • Three individuals have also been charged as part of the investigation.
  • Mars, Nestle and ATWAL vowed to fight the charges
  • "It is Mars Canada's policy not to comment on pending litigation and we are therefore unable to make any additional comments in relation to this matter, which is now before the court.
    • grace turner
      grace turner on 12 Jun 13
       
      theory of oligopoly what it means to price fix
    • grace turner
      grace turner on 12 Jun 13
       
      possibly luxury vs. necessity-elasticities that make it possible?- chocolate is somewhat addictive...
  • grace turner on 12 Jun 13
     
    mine :)
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