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Derek Schwung

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

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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 
Arla Takala

Spain unemployment hits record high - Europe - Al Jazeera English - 0 views

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  • unemployment
    • Arla Takala
      Arla Takala on 06 Jun 12
       
      One of the 4 primary macroeconomic objective
  • jobless rate of 24.4 per cent in first quarter,
    • Arla Takala
      Arla Takala on 06 Jun 12
       
      Governments set target for unemployment is about 5% each year
  • "BBB "
    • Arla Takala
      Arla Takala on 06 Jun 12
       
      Bond credit rating--> BBB - has adequate capacity to meet its financial commitments
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  • The figures are terrible for everyone and terrible for the government
    • Arla Takala
      Arla Takala on 06 Jun 12
       
      Terrible for everyone: --> no job = no income --> less spending Terrible for government: --> decrease on government revenue --> government has to spend more money on unemployment benefits --> government is receiving less money and spending more money --> budget deficit
  • economy to shrink
    • Arla Takala
      Arla Takala on 06 Jun 12
       
      Negative economic growth can cause recession
  • fiscal
    • Arla Takala
      Arla Takala on 06 Jun 12
       
      Government policy that focuses on taxes and government spending to improve the economy
  • S&P predicts the Spanish economy will shrink by 1.5 per cent this year, having previously forecasted growth of 0.3 per cen
    • Arla Takala
      Arla Takala on 06 Jun 12
       
      Decrease in GDP due to decrease in consumer spending
  • It added that Spain's commercial banks are increasingly leaning to official sources for funds as they struggle to deal with piles of bad loans, especially in real estate.
    • Arla Takala
      Arla Takala on 06 Jun 12
       
      Decrease in government spending
Aili Saito

U.S. economy picks up speed but doubts surround 2012 outlook - Jan. 27, 2012 - 1 views

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  • seasonal trends
    • Aili Saito
      Aili Saito on 07 Jun 12
       
      GDP can vary due to seasons - similar to seasonal unemployment
  • business investment
    • Aili Saito
      Aili Saito on 07 Jun 12
       
      will lead to a decrease in AD
  • The United States economy picked up speed
    • Aili Saito
      Aili Saito on 07 Jun 12
       
      GDP increase = could express this on an AD/AS graph where the AD shifts to the right as well as AS shifts to to the right (both increase) - also leads to inflation
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  • their inventories
    • Aili Saito
      Aili Saito on 07 Jun 12
       
      production increased
  • consumers increased their spending
    • Aili Saito
      Aili Saito on 07 Jun 12
       
      consumption increased (leads to a shift in AD to the right)
  • overall weakness
    • Aili Saito
      Aili Saito on 07 Jun 12
       
      could possibly lead to a recession in the future
  • businesses building up their stock of goods
    • Aili Saito
      Aili Saito on 07 Jun 12
       
      main reason of increase in GDP is the increase of production and increase of stock (AS related)
  • confidence
    • Aili Saito
      Aili Saito on 07 Jun 12
       
      consumer/business confidence will lead to an increase in AD
  • the report showed GDP grew only 0.8% in the fourth quarter, compared with 3.2% in the third.
    • Aili Saito
      Aili Saito on 07 Jun 12
       
      there is a decrease in GDP growth - could possibly lead to a recession (negative GDP growth)
  • too weak to warrant higher interest rates any time soon
    • Aili Saito
      Aili Saito on 07 Jun 12
       
      as interest rates increase, it will lead to an increase in government revenue/profit for banks but also, a decrease in AD
Cynthia Huang

More foreign currencies sold -- Shanghai Daily | 上海日报 -- English Window to Ch... - 0 views

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currencies exchange rates

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  • BANKS in China sold more foreign currencies in August than July
  • yuan funds
  • fell by 17.4 billion yuan last month from July to 25.6 trillion yuan
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  • apparent capital outflow from China due to the weak economic situation
  • outflow occurred as the yuan weakened against the US dollar
  • exchange rate fell from 6.3146
  • to 6.3449
  • predicts the outflow to cease
  • quantitative easing moves by the US Federal Reserve may increase liquidity worldwide and fuel the risk appetite of investors
Katie Miyoshi

Taiwan Inflation Rises More Than Expected - 0 views

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  • bad weather pushed up prices of fruits and vegetable
  • increased to 3.42 percent in August from 2.46 percent in July. Economists had forecast the rate to rise to 2.6 percent.
  • jump in prices of vegetables, affected by typhoon Saola and Libra, the statistical office said.
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  • prices of vegetables and fruits increased 57.93 percent and 20.14 percent respectively.
  • Prices of egg, dairy products and fish and shellfish also moved up during the month.
  • wholesale price index fell 0.94 percent on an annual basis mainly due to decline in costs of basic metal and chemical materials
Arla Takala

Markets stunned as Swiss peg franc to euro - Business - Al Jazeera English - 1 views

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Tomomi Nakamura

Economist urges Taiwan to depreciate currency to boost exports｜Economy｜News｜W... - 1 views

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  • depreciate its currency to boost its slumping exports
  • Taiwan's exports in the January-July period declined 5.8% from the same period a year earlier to US$171.6 billion, and the depreciation of the Taiwan dollar could help reverse that trend
  • Asked if such a depreciation would contribute to higher inflation in Taiwan, Hsu said the central bank could use interest rate adjustments to keep inflation at bay.
Erica Nozawa

Spain 'in huge crisis' as unemployment hits record levels - Telegraph - 3 views

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    • Erica Nozawa
      Erica Nozawa on 31 May 12
       
      This suggests Spain's involvement in the Euro crisis, and how unemployment rose as a result. 
    • Erica Nozawa
      Erica Nozawa on 31 May 12
       
      'Record unemployment' gives us an idea of the magnitude of the impact the euro crisis had on Spain. I could discuss the type of unemployment and what could be done to improve the situation. In this case, the type of unemployment would be cyclical, as it occurs partly as a result of the business cycle.
    • Erica Nozawa
      Erica Nozawa on 31 May 12
       
      Unemployment is macroeconomics. 
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    • Erica Nozawa
      Erica Nozawa on 31 May 12
       
      Consumer spending is one of the key factors of macroeconomics. Consumer spending could have dropped partly because of the increasing unemployment rate, causing consumers to hold off spending. This means a drop in demand, thus a drop in supply, a decline in GDP, the shifting inwards on the PPF curve, the increase in government spending to pay for unemployment benefit, thus an increase in deficit, and in some cases the outset of deflation.
Yayoi Tanikawa

BBC News - Japan retail sales and household spending continues in April - 2 views

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  • sales and household spending continues in April Japan has been trying to boost domestic demand to sustain its economic growth Continue reading the main story Related Stories Sales tax hike is a bitter pill
  • continues
  • sales
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  • Retail sales climbed by 5.8% from a year earlier, while household spending rose by 2.6%.
  • Policymakers have been trying to boost domestic sales to offset weaker exports.
  • pan has been trying to boost domestic demand to sust
  • Car subsidies
  • t consumer sentiment was also improving
    • Yayoi Tanikawa
      Yayoi Tanikawa on 01 Jun 12
       
      if consumer sentiment improves, they will be more willing to consume, therefore increasing AD
  • Last year people didn't travel much after the earthquake, but this year we see people willing to spend more money on vacations
  • actually 0.3% lower in April than they were in Marc
  • retail sales were
  • rate of unemployment ticked slightly higher in April, hitting 4.6% compared with 4.5% in March.
  • "We would need to see an increase in salaries for consumption to improve further,
Adam Seldis

BBC News - Who what why: Why is there more oilseed rape being grown? - 31 views

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Demand & Supply

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  • Why is there more oilseed rape being grown?
    • Adam Seldis
      Adam Seldis on 30 May 12
       
      This looks like it might a supply issue - so microeconomics supply and demand
  • more than ever before
    • Adam Seldis
      Adam Seldis on 30 May 12
       
      So there has been a shift outwards in supply. I can show this on a diagram. However I need to explain why it has shifted.
  • rocketing prices as it becomes more desirable for food
    • Adam Seldis
      Adam Seldis on 30 May 12
       
      So the only way this can be explained is that demand has increased more than the increase in supply, therefore leading to a 'rocketing' in prices. Again, would be good if I could explain why.
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  • £388 per tonne, which compares to £240 in 2010
    • Adam Seldis
      Adam Seldis on 30 May 12
       
      I can use these numbers on my diagram. 240GBP was the original equilibrium price, 388GBP the new equilibrium.
  • 698,000 hectares in England and Wales and around 37,000 hectares in Scotland have been sown with oilseed rape this year, up about 6% on last year
    • Adam Seldis
      Adam Seldis on 30 May 12
       
      Again, I can use these figures in my diagram on the Quantity axis.
  • rapeseed oil is actually one of the highest quality vegetable oils, and it has gained a certain culinary respectability over recent years.
    • Adam Seldis
      Adam Seldis on 30 May 12
       
      This explains the shift in demand
  • "It's being used as mayonnaise, in margarine, salads, anywhere vegetables are used. It has a good health profile, has low saturated fat, is high in omega-3, and some claim it is better than sunflower oil," he say
    • Adam Seldis
      Adam Seldis on 30 May 12
       
      As does this.
  • The UK's "consistently high yields" of rapeseed have made the crop a success, according to Gagen.
    • Adam Seldis
      Adam Seldis on 30 May 12
       
      This partly explains the shift in supply
  • Other places like Germany, Poland and Ukraine have had a dreadful winter, the crops were exposed to severe cold temperatures, I suspect the French suffered as well.
    • Adam Seldis
      Adam Seldis on 30 May 12
       
      I can bring in here the concept of substitute goods - that German etc rape crops are a substitute good. That their fall in supply will have lead to an increase in the price for them, leading to a fall in demand. This will have lead to an increase in demand for UK rape crops. Could show this diagrammatically if needed.
  • and they are 45% oil - and the other 55% is high protein animal feed - they are an amazing piece of nature," he says. Burnett says oilseed rape is also being used for biodiesel, while a very small amount has specialist industrial uses, for instance as lubricants.
    • Adam Seldis
      Adam Seldis on 30 May 12
       
      Again, this explains the surge in demand. It has a number of different uses. (Called composite demand).
  • Burnett says oilseed rape has probably been more visible this year because it has flowered for almost twice its normal length of time - eight weeks, instead of four - as a cold and wet April and May stopped flowers developing and dying at their normal rate.
    • Adam Seldis
      Adam Seldis on 30 May 12
       
      We could start to use this as some kind of evaluation - the fact that there might not have been a shift in supply at all.
    • Adam Seldis
      Adam Seldis on 30 May 12
       
      So, overall, I could write a commentary about how a small shift in supply and a large shift in demand has led to an increase in the price for rape seed. I can easily show this with a diagram and explain the factors behind each movement. I would need to show the shift in supply being less than the shift in demand. For evaluation I could start to look at the impacts of PED and PES. Might they be inelastic or elastic and how might this impact the price mechanism. I could also speculate a little about what might happen in the future, based on the information in the article, and its impact on the price of rape seed in the UK
  • Adam Seldis on 30 May 12
     
    This is the article I would like you to read first. You may not use this one in the future.
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