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Emily Hoshi

Panasonic looking to slash HQ personnel | The Japan Times Online - 2 views

www.japantimes.co.jp/...nb20120530a1.html

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  • Panasonic looking to slash HQ personnel
    • Emily Hoshi
      Emily Hoshi on 01 Jun 12
       
      Panasonic (oligopolistic firm) is considering to cut workers due to recession, so microeconomics on oligopoly with the x-axis with quantity and y-axis with price can be made.
    • Ayaka Matsumura
      Ayaka Matsumura on 01 Jun 12
       
      In the end, is it possible to find a way to NOT cut workers?
    • Ayaka Matsumura
      Ayaka Matsumura on 01 Jun 12
       
      In your IA maybe you could add a simple note saying how long the recession has been going on.
  • reduce costs and streamline the organization
    • Emily Hoshi
      Emily Hoshi on 01 Jun 12
       
      I assume this section is saying that they are trying to reduce costs of production and increase efficiency. However, in most cases if a firm tries to lower the price they would lose customers due to price war between other firms that produce homogenous goods so it would be risky to change prices when its oligopoly. Although, their main aim is to recover its business so they are trying to cut many workers, reduce costs and increase efficiency.
  • drastic workforce downsizing at its Osaka
    • Emily Hoshi
      Emily Hoshi on 01 Jun 12
       
      Brings marginal cost shift inwards and by that also the average cost shift inwards as well 
    • Emily Hoshi
      Emily Hoshi on 01 Jun 12
       
      Slush in labours at Panasonic Corps in Osaka 
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  • recovery of its business performance at an early date by speeding up decision-making, in addition to cost cuts after logging a massive group net loss in the business year
    • Emily Hoshi
      Emily Hoshi on 01 Jun 12
       
      Same points made from the previous paragraph, due to recession they are aiming to increase efficiency and cut costs
  • redirecting company resources into new growth areas
    • Emily Hoshi
      Emily Hoshi on 01 Jun 12
       
      I assume that "new growth areas" is to move the company to a more rural area because having a business at a city has a high land cost where rural areas can be much cheaper therefore, this can benefit the firm by having the cost curves to shift outward. 
  • energy-efficient products and solar panels
    • Emily Hoshi
      Emily Hoshi on 01 Jun 12
       
      One of the factors of production, capital by having new technology such as (mentions here) solar panels. It reduces the light energy use, etc costs in the company.
  • loss of ¥772.17 billion
    • Emily Hoshi
      Emily Hoshi on 01 Jun 12
       
      This can be shown on demand and supply where supply shifts outward, showing the loss of 772.17 billion yen on the price axis 
  • 36,000 over the year to some 330,000
    • Emily Hoshi
      Emily Hoshi on 01 Jun 12
       
      This can be shown on phillips curve (?) to show the increase in unemployment rate by having the aggregate demand to shift inwards. 
  • Emily Hoshi on 06 Jun 12
     
    this is my IA
Aili Saito

Windfarm subsidy faces huge cut - Green Living - Environment - The Independent - 1 views

www.independent.co.uk/...dy-faces-huge-cut-7813595.html

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  • swingeing cuts in state support for onshore wind-farms
    • Aili Saito
      Aili Saito on 18 Jun 12
       
      Subsidy Supply like (Ssub) will alter -> shift to the left
  • Climate Change's attempts to stimulate renewable energy are being hamp-ered by Treasury intervention
  • a reckless act of political opportunism
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  • onshore wind power was expensive compared with gas and that it would drive up fuel poverty
  • 25 per cent cut in a subsidy regime that is worth some £400m a year to the industry
  • is to have more onshore renewable energy, which requires lower levels of subsidy, and less offshore, which requires more.
  • It is crackers to kill dead the deployment of the cheapest renewable technology if you genuinely are worried about the cost
  • demanding cuts to the multimillion-pound public subsidies for wind-farms
Tessa Jalink

Australian economy good enough to keep interest rates on hold | Television New Zealand ... - 2 views

tvnz.co.nz/...ep-interest-rates-hold-5074455

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  • out weaker commodity prices and the mining
  • mining boom
    • Tessa Jalink
      Tessa Jalink on 22 Sep 12
       
      Concerns that mining boom is over. This would cause a reduction in GDP
  • hold off on another rate cut
    • Tessa Jalink
      Tessa Jalink on 22 Sep 12
       
      Further reduction in RoI is not necessary
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  • softness
    • Tessa Jalink
      Tessa Jalink on 22 Sep 12
       
      Economy is unstable, possibly due to uncertainty in mining?
  • investment and exports
    • Tessa Jalink
      Tessa Jalink on 22 Sep 12
       
      Increase in I + X, resulting in an increase in AD
  • interest rate cuts
    • Tessa Jalink
      Tessa Jalink on 22 Sep 12
       
      Interest rates have been cut over the past year. 
    • Tessa Jalink
      Tessa Jalink on 22 Sep 12
       
      This should cause an increase in C, resulting in an increase in AD. 
  • potential for rises
    • Tessa Jalink
      Tessa Jalink on 22 Sep 12
       
      Very positive outlook.
  • growth and inflation
    • Tessa Jalink
      Tessa Jalink on 22 Sep 12
       
      Inflation & GDP growth is expected
    • Tessa Jalink
      Tessa Jalink on 22 Sep 12
       
      Caused by previous RoI cuts.
  • mining boom.
    • Tessa Jalink
      Tessa Jalink on 22 Sep 12
       
      Concerns about mining boom, global uncertainty caused business confidence to decrease.
    • Tessa Jalink
      Tessa Jalink on 22 Sep 12
       
      Resulted in a decrease in I
  • mining
  • employment.
    • Tessa Jalink
      Tessa Jalink on 22 Sep 12
       
      Increase in employment caused rise in business conditions.
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  
Mo Settles

BBC News - Sharp to cut 5,000 jobs as losses continue to grow - 0 views

www.bbc.co.uk/...business-19090774

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  • Mo Settles on 24 Sep 12
     
    Sharp to cut 5,000 jobs as losses continue to grow
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.
  • slowing demand for its exports
    • Emily Hoshi
      Emily Hoshi on 24 Sep 12
       
      point this in the graph 
  • markets such as the US and eurozone.
  • China's central bank has been easing its monetary policy in recent months.
  • sustain its pace of growth
  • cut the amount of money banks must keep in reserve
  • boost
  • 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?
Derek Schwung

BBC News - Spanish unemployment hits record 5.64 million - 0 views

www.bbc.co.uk/...business-17866382

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    • Derek Schwung
      Derek Schwung on 31 May 12
       
      Current unemployment rates in Spain
  • Monday are expected to confirm that Spain has fallen back into recession.
    • Derek Schwung
      Derek Schwung on 31 May 12
       
      A result/consequence of the unemployment levels. 
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  • 0.4% in first three months of this year, after shrinking by 0.3% in the final quarter of last year.
    • Derek Schwung
      Derek Schwung on 31 May 12
       
      Decrease in GDP is a cause for the high unemployment. 
  • Spanish retail sales were down 3.7% in March from the same point a year ago, the 21st month in row sales have fallen.
    • Derek Schwung
      Derek Schwung on 31 May 12
       
      Sales = consumer spending. Less consumer spending/confidence will result in a decrease in GDP
  • The rate has risen sharply since April 2007, when it stood at 7.9%.
    • Derek Schwung
      Derek Schwung on 31 May 12
       
      Comparison to what the unemployment figures before the recession. 
  • The new government has announced reforms to the labour market, including cutting back on severance pay and restricting i
  • nflation-linked salary increases, that it hopes will ease the problem.
    • Derek Schwung
      Derek Schwung on 31 May 12
       
      What spain is doing to remedy the unemployment. 
  • The government has also introduced drastic spending cuts designed to reduce its debt levels and meet deficit targets agreed with the European Union. These cuts are contributing to Spain's economic contraction.
    • Derek Schwung
      Derek Schwung on 31 May 12
       
      Even though government expenditure would increase the AD/GDP, which would result in more employment, Spain is being forced to reduce government spending. 
  • S&P predicts the Spanish economy will shrink by 1.5% this year, having previously forecast 0.3% growth.
    • Derek Schwung
      Derek Schwung on 31 May 12
       
      Large decrease in GDP 
  • "We believe that the new government has been front-loading and implementing a comprehensive set of structural reforms, which should support economic growth over the longer term," S&P said. "In particular, authorities have implemented a comprehensive reform of the Spanish labour market, which we believe could significantly reduce many of the existing structural rigidities and improve the flexibility in wage setting."
    • Derek Schwung
      Derek Schwung on 31 May 12
       
      Solutions to the problem by analysts. 
  • The yield on 10-year bonds rose to 5.96%, up from 5.81%, suggesting investors were becoming more wary of Spain's ability to repay its debts.
    • Derek Schwung
      Derek Schwung on 31 May 12
       
      Investors are also key in GDP, which would boost economy, but they are weary. 
Cynthia Huang

Food prices rise, but CPI below 2% - Taipei Times - 0 views

www.taipeitimes.com/...2003534594

Inflation deflation

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  • Vegetable prices increased by 25.35% from a year ago because rainy weather cut supplies, and partly because of a low comparison base from last year
    • Cynthia Huang
      Cynthia Huang on 06 Jun 12
       
      The prices increased due to bad weather. The supply must have decreased as prices increased. 
  • Lowering telecoms and Internet subscription costs
  • annual increases in the consumer price index (CPI) remained below 2 percent last month
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  • Telecoms and Internet connection prices tumbled 10.15 percent
  • dragging down the annual increase
  • central bank will probably not raise Taiwan’s policy rates
  • rainy weather cut supplies and drove up costs
  • Expenses for eating out expanded by 2.38 percent last month
  • government’s recent cut to its full-year CPI growth forecast would further strengthen the central bank’s resolve in holding rates at their current levels
  • 25.35 percent
  • Without the lower prices of telecoms and Internet expenses, the annual growth in CPI would have climbed over 2 percent last month
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.
grace turner

Study: Tax Cuts Might Drive Income Inequality After All - Jordan Weissmann - The Atlantic - 1 views

www.theatlantic.com/...276394

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  • grace turner on 31 May 13
     
    editorial thing
Kat Whatley

Wesfarmers upbeat on retailing - 1 views

www.smh.com.au/...-retailing-20120530-1zjgy.html

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  • cheaper, unbranded groceries were good for customers.
    • Kat Whatley
      Kat Whatley on 31 May 12
       
      These are inferior goods
  • ''Offering a choice of quality private label products alongside their favourite brands is one way Coles can help,'' he said.
    • Kat Whatley
      Kat Whatley on 31 May 12
       
      Given the option, consumers are willing to opt for the cheaper, unbranded version amid high economic costs.
  • Coles is ''supporting the creation of 10,000 new jobs by suppliers through volume growth'' - with $1.6 billion in extra fresh food sales per year and a doubling in the value of produce sourced directly from Australian growers.
    • Kat Whatley
      Kat Whatley on 31 May 12
       
      Shows economies of scale: Coles can sell cheaper because as a chain they can source from farmers directly. This lowers their costs of production and thus lowers consumer prices.
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  • The strategy focused on improving the quality of Target's products and in-store services.
    • Kat Whatley
      Kat Whatley on 31 May 12
       
      Target is one of a few very large clothing stores in Australia. Like an oligopolistic market, Westerfarmers must use non price determinant factors to get more consumers.
  • The division has boosted food and liquor sales from $21 billion to an estimated $26.5 billion this year.
    • Kat Whatley
      Kat Whatley on 31 May 12
       
      Large gains in profit due to cheaper costs and more sales.
  • Several economists said the weak data strengthened the case for further interest rate cuts, following the ANZ forecast of another 0.75 percentage points in cuts by the end of the year.
    • Kat Whatley
      Kat Whatley on 31 May 12
       
      This is amid low growth rates for Australia. Suggests monetary policy as a solution.
Erica Nozawa

BBC News - India inflation rate rises faster than expected - 0 views

www.bbc.co.uk/...business-19596233

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  • India inflation rate rises
  • Higher food prices
  • mainly behind the rise
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  • decide interest rate policy.
  • central bank policymakers with a "tricky call".
  • government cut fuel subsidies, which will force up prices.
  • The fundamentals don't justify a rate cut at this point of time because the inflationary expectations are still quite high.
  • The quantitative easing in the US is also likely to push up global commodity prices and add to inflation
  • needs a boost from lower interest rates
  • industrial output rose by just 0.1%
  • Erica Nozawa on 15 Sep 12
     
    My Macro Economics IA article.
Emily Hoshi

Banks get tax cut and finally decide to pay up | Yen for Living - 1 views

blog.japantimes.co.jp/...t-and-finally-decide-to-pay-up

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  • Emily Hoshi on 06 Jun 12
     
    This is my 1st IA not the first one about panasonic
tom takakuwa

BBC News - Toyota extends production cuts due to Thailand floods - 0 views

www.bbc.co.uk/...business-15587229

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  • The company said production in Thailand will remain suspended, while Japanese units will work at reduced capacity until 12 November.
    • tom takakuwa
      tom takakuwa on 08 Jun 12
       
      Decrease in the supply of cars in Japan
  • Toyota is the world's biggest carmaker.
    • tom takakuwa
      tom takakuwa on 08 Jun 12
       
      As largest car maker in the world, this will impact the market for cars. Increase of price due to less quantity
  • suspension of production in Thailand was expected to resulted in the loss of 69,000 units between 10 October and 5 November.
    • tom takakuwa
      tom takakuwa on 08 Jun 12
       
      Statistics of a decrease in supply
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  • to be down by 22,000 units between 24 October and 5 November.
    • tom takakuwa
      tom takakuwa on 08 Jun 12
       
      Also could explain why prices would go up.
  • US and Canada by 50% due to shortage of parts.
    • tom takakuwa
      tom takakuwa on 08 Jun 12
       
      Will also explain a shift in supply because other companies are also not doing as well as anticipated.
  • tom takakuwa on 05 Jun 12
     
    Toyota has extended production cuts at its factories in Thailand and Japan due to shortage of parts in the wake of floods in Thailand. The company said production in Thailand will remain suspended, while Japanese units will work at reduced capacity until 12 November.
Joe Kanagawa

Coca-Cola cuts prices, Pepsi may follow suit - Economic Times - 1 views

articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/...-cola-cola-segment-pet-bottles

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  • Coca-Cola cuts prices, Pepsi may follow suit
    • Joe Kanagawa
      Joe Kanagawa on 07 Jun 12
       
      gonna be doing this one
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
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