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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
  • ...24 more annotations...
  • 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.
Melanie Arxhoek

French unemployment hits 13-year high - 0 views

www.aljazeera.com/...2012931694759458.html

unemployment economic growth

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  • Melanie Arxhoek on 24 Sep 12
     
    The number of unemployed people in France has broken past the three million barrier for the first time since 1999, the country's leaders say. The latest total adds pressure on President Francois Hollande, whose administration is under attack four months after taking power for not doing enough to fix the economy.
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.
  • 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?
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
  • ...3 more annotations...
  • 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.
klemens koestler

Xbox One is out to control your living room - J.J. Zhang's Winner Take All - MarketWatch - 0 views

www.marketwatch.com/...ol-your-living-room-2013-05-30

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  • Adam Seldis on 31 May 13
     
    Might struggle with this one - not too much economic theory to talk about...
Jin Seo

Microsoft posts first loss as public company - Business - Al Jazeera English - 1 views

www.aljazeera.com/...201272025825238800.html

microsoft microeconomics economics

shared by Jin Seo on 31 May 13 - No Cached
  • Microsoft
    • Jin Seo
      Jin Seo on 31 May 13
       
      Example of a real life monopoly 
    • Jin Seo
      Jin Seo on 31 May 13
       
      Total cost > total revenue 
  • ...3 more annotations...
  • net loss of $492m
  • profit of $5.87bn
  • $18bn
  • Jin Seo on 31 May 13
     
    Microsoft first loss as a public company
Eva Janssen

What Economists Think About Raising the Minimum Wage - NYTimes.com - 0 views

economix.blogs.nytimes.com/...about-raising-the-minimum-wage

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  • Eva Janssen on 05 Jun 13
     
    MINE
Shoko Kuroda

U.S. Growth Slows to 2.2%, Report Says - NYTimes.com - 1 views

www.nytimes.com/...s-to-2-2-rate-report-says.html

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    • Shoko Kuroda
      Shoko Kuroda on 31 May 12
       
      It clearly states that the increase in consumer confidence shifted the AD curve to the right and how this lead to the stable US GDP growth
    • Shoko Kuroda
      Shoko Kuroda on 31 May 12
       
      can draw a graph describing the growth in GDP by a AD curve shift to the right
  • Business investment, which had been a bright spot, declined in the most recent quarter.
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    • Shoko Kuroda
      Shoko Kuroda on 31 May 12
       
      Business investment is stated as another factor which contributed to the decrease in GDP growth 
    • Shoko Kuroda
      Shoko Kuroda on 31 May 12
       
      Explanation as to what is GDP, its definition and the major factors which influence GDP. GDP= C (consumption)+G (government spending) +I (investment) +(X-M) (exports- imports)
    • Shoko Kuroda
      Shoko Kuroda on 31 May 12
       
      Could give an insight to some statistics as to what the GDP growth rates are for few countries around the world 
    • Shoko Kuroda
      Shoko Kuroda on 31 May 12
       
      Evaluate on the two different perspectives and the extent to both are valid 
    • Shoko Kuroda
      Shoko Kuroda on 31 May 12
       
      reducing unemployment is another factor which affects GDP. State and explain how employment increases GDP. When people are employed this increases consumer confidence and results in consumers to be more willing to pay for goods and services and therefore increases consumption which is a big part of GDP. 
    • Shoko Kuroda
      Shoko Kuroda on 31 May 12
       
      Explain the relationship between the GDP of other countries. Such in this time period, Greece as a country was going the path of becoming bankrupt. The Euro-crisis contracted the economy of many countries. When they have a smaller economy, they have less amount of exports and therefore this could have made the difference between exports and imports significant and influenced GDP. 
  • Government spending also fell
  • particularly large drop in military outlays.
  • Many economists pointed out that consumer spending, mostly on cars and other large items, seemed to have come at a cost. Consumer savings declined.
  • decline in business investment.
  • Businesses spent more on equipment and software but much less on infrastructure.
  • decline in investment in
  • construction related to mining, oil and gas
  • series of external shocks, like a spike in gas prices (this year’s was less severe and is already subsiding) and the Ja
  • panese earthquake.
  • where many countries are already in recession and where this week Britain announced that it had entered the dreaded “double dip.”
  • slowing of China’s breakneck
    • Shoko Kuroda
      Shoko Kuroda on 31 May 12
       
      Decline in business investment, infrastructures invest more money therefore bring a bigger influence on growth of GDP whereas equipment and software have little affect since it is not as expensive as building roads and buildings. 
    • Shoko Kuroda
      Shoko Kuroda on 31 May 12
       
      Investment on construction of mining, oil and gas is similar to business investment on infrastructure since they acquire a lot of money whereas spendings on factories and office buildings are not as expensive as construction related spending. 
  • Shipments of durable goods increased last month, but new orders showed the steepest drop since January 2009.
  • unemployment benefits have risen.
    • Shoko Kuroda
      Shoko Kuroda on 31 May 12
       
      Unemployment benefits have risen, indicating that since there is a population who dont have a job, the government has to afford them unemployment benefits which reduces GDP. 
    • Shoko Kuroda
      Shoko Kuroda on 31 May 12
       
      Natural hazards such as the Earthquake and Tsunami which hit Fukushima on March 11, reduced the exports of Japanese goods to foreign countries due to the news of radiation. Because of a decrease in demand for Japanese goods, this could have reduced imports for America and a smaller difference between exports and imports of goods. 
    • Shoko Kuroda
      Shoko Kuroda on 31 May 12
       
      Because China has such a global impact on the world's economy, the slowing growth of the Chinese economy could reduce consumption of goods, considering the fact that the prices of Chinese goods could increase. 
Ryo Sakai

U.K. House Prices Rose on Supply Shortage, Nationwide Says - Bloomberg - 1 views

www.bloomberg.com/...-shortage-nationwide-says.html

shared by Ryo Sakai on 31 May 12 - No Cached
  • lack of homes for sale supported values
    • Faizal Zubir
      Faizal Zubir on 31 May 12
       
      The factor causing the increase in house prices.
  • Prices gained 0.3 percent from April, when they fell by the same amount
    • Faizal Zubir
      Faizal Zubir on 31 May 12
       
      In a supply-demand graph, the percentage can be put.
  • Demand for homes remains subdued on the back of weak labor-market conditions, but the lack of homes coming onto the market is providing support for prices,
    • Faizal Zubir
      Faizal Zubir on 31 May 12
       
      Reasons as to why demand for houses is still weak, and again, the lack of supply.
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  • rising unemployment and concerns about the euro-area debt crisis undermine consumer confidence
    • Faizal Zubir
      Faizal Zubir on 31 May 12
       
      The housing market heavily depends on the current economic situation.
  • “Even though optimism about how the economy will perform” has improved, “it is still significantly down on where it was this time last year.”
    • Faizal Zubir
      Faizal Zubir on 31 May 12
       
      A possible evaluation about the consumer confidence. Although the stats/index suggests that consumer confidence is improving, it doesn't mean the economy is fully recovered.
  • consumer confidence rose in May for the first time in four months as Britons became more optimistic about the economy.
    • Ryo Sakai
      Ryo Sakai on 01 Jun 12
       
      Consumer confidence rose, which most likely means there will be an increase in consumption, which will grow the economy. 
  • the number of U.K. mortgage approvals climbed in April, they remained about half the monthly average in the decade to 2007 before the financial crisis struck.
    • Ryo Sakai
      Ryo Sakai on 01 Jun 12
       
      Shows they still haven't recovered, even though they are getting close.
Yayoi Tanikawa

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

www.bbc.co.uk/...business-18246288

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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

Kenya inflation slows to 12.2 pct in May | Reuters - 5 views

af.reuters.com/...idAFJOE84T07420120530

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Adam Seldis liked it
    • Adam Seldis
      Adam Seldis on 30 May 12
       
      This nicely allows some evaluation, as we can speculate on to what evaluate the government should change interest rates
    • Adam Seldis
      Adam Seldis on 30 May 12
       
      I could use this to introduce the relationship between interest rates and exchange rates. However that's more international economics so I might just ignore it. 
    • Adam Seldis
      Adam Seldis on 30 May 12
       
      This is a nice article that allows me to explain what inflation is and how Kenya has cost-push disinflation. I can easily show this in a diagram. What's more it also talks about monetary policy, so I can explain how the government has helped create this - the impact of interest rates on costs. There are also some really good evaluation opportunities, particularly as the article suggests the Kenyan government itself doesn't know what to do with interest rates. I can ignore exchange rates but instead focus on the possible impact on employment and general GDP growth, whilst not ignoring the ominous signs mentioned about future world commodity prices.
Kat Whatley

Wesfarmers upbeat on retailing - 1 views

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

shared by Kat Whatley on 31 May 12 - No Cached
  • 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.
  • ...3 more annotations...
  • 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.
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