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Ayaka Matsumura

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

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

  • 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
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    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.
Ayaka Matsumura

Effects of Climate Change Seen for Corn Prices - NYTimes.com - 1 views

  • “and that will greatly exacerbate the price spikes brought on by climate change.”
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    First IA Article.
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The 86 million invisible unemployed - May. 3, 2012 - 1 views

  • population growth
  • labor force is now at its smallest size since the 1980s when compared to the broader working age population.
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      One of the reasons to why there as an increase in unemployment.
  • Last year, 86 million Americans were not counted in the labor force because they didn't keep up a regular job search. Most of them were either under age 25 or over age 65.
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      Could use the numbers and percentages to create a graph.
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  • that doesn't include the millions of nonworking adults who aren't even looking for a job anymore.
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      Since unemployment is when a worker is willing and able to work at a given wage rate but there is no job (work) available, when they have given up to look for a job they are not counted in the unemployment rate anymore.
  • unemployment rate is falling
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      Could show the unemployment fall on a graph.
  • A person is counted as part of the labor force if they have a job or have looked for one in the last four weeks.
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      Definition
  • 63.6% of Americans over the age of 16 fell into that category
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      Again, could use the statistics to show how it has hit a very low labour force participation rate.
  • Only people looking for work are considered officially unemployed.
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      Again, definition of unemployment.
  • The unofficially unemployed
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      It is not that the people who were unemployed were not looking for jobs at all.
  • weren't consistently looking for one
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      The reason for them being "unofficially unemployed".
  • Older people, ages 65 and over, account for more than a third.
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      They can live on either their savings or the money from the government. 
  • Young people between 16 and 24 make up another fifth.
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      Off for education?
  • unemployed
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      Types of unemployment: structural, frictional, cyclical, seasonal, natural rate
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