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Emily Hoshi

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

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

shared by Emily Hoshi on 26 Sep 12 - No Cached
    • 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? 
  • Surging gasoline prices hurt consumer confidence
  • Consumer prices rose
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  • as the cost of gasoline spiked,
  • going to remain pressured by rising gasoline prices,
  • Gasoline accounted for more than 80 percent of the rise.
  • Consumer purchasing power
  • Consumer Price Index rose 0.4 percent in February after advancing 0.2 percent
  • 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
  • some price relief for households.
  • 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
  • also been on the rise
  • , airline tickets and used cars and trucks.
  • declines in the prices of tobacco
  • motor vehicle prices recorded their first increase
Emily Hoshi

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

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

shared by Emily Hoshi on 24 Sep 12 - No Cached
  • 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?
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

shared by Edward Pearson on 31 May 12 - No Cached
  • 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 
Nayana Devadas

Oil Gains a Third Day on Demand Outlook as Supplies Drop - Bloomberg - 2 views

www.bloomberg.com/...-crude-stockpiles-decline.html

shared by Nayana Devadas on 07 Jun 12 - No Cached
    • Nayana Devadas
      Nayana Devadas on 07 Jun 12
       
      demand- micro
  • Crude inventories
    • Nayana Devadas
      Nayana Devadas on 07 Jun 12
       
      inventory- supply- storage 
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  • crude
  • Futures
  • 75 cents to $85.04
  • Brent oil for July settlement gained 26 cents, or 0.3 percent, to $99.10 a barrel on the London-based ICE Futures Europe exchange.
  • New York crude is set to rebound based on a technical indicator that shows a decline of more than 20 percent fro
  • bear market conditions
  • Futures
  • Futures
  • “The inventory decline doesn’t change the overall outlook much, but at least it’s headed in the right direction,”
  • The relative strength index, or RSI, has been below 30 since May 11, signaling that oil is poised to climb, said Richard Ross, a technical analyst at brokerage Auerbach Grayson & Co. in New York. The 14-day RSI, which identifies possible turning points in markets, dropped to 16.3 on June 1, the lowest level since February 1986.
Derek Schwung

US airlines boost domestic long-haul fares | Reuters - 0 views

www.reuters.com/...es-fares-idUSLNE80C01M20120113

shared by Derek Schwung on 17 Jun 12 - No Cached
    • Derek Schwung
      Derek Schwung on 17 Jun 12
       
      Increase in prices in overseas flights 
  • United Continental Holdings (UAL.N), AMR Corp's American Airlines (AAMRQ.PK), Southwest Airlines (LUV.N) and US Airways (LCC.N) all said they have matched it
    • Derek Schwung
      Derek Schwung on 17 Jun 12
       
      Many firms in the market are 
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  • higher oil prices raise costs and threaten profitability
    • Derek Schwung
      Derek Schwung on 17 Jun 12
       
      Increase in FoP
    • Derek Schwung
      Derek Schwung on 17 Jun 12
       
      Inward shift in supply 
  • Oil prices initially rose on Thursday as the euro rallied and a Nigerian union threatened to shut down output, but they later eased on a report that the European Union could delay a ban on Iranian exports by six months. U.S. February crude oil was down 1.6 percent at $99.26 a barrel after earlier reaching above $102.
  • European law requiring airlines to pay for aircraft emissions.
    • Derek Schwung
      Derek Schwung on 17 Jun 12
       
      Negative Production Externality - tax Market failure 
  • d a $3 surcharge each way unveiled by Delta on fares purchased in the United States for flights between the United States and Europe
    • Derek Schwung
      Derek Schwung on 17 Jun 12
       
      Increase in price, tax put on consumer 
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