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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
Mo Settles

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

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

shared by Mo Settles on 24 Sep 12 - No Cached
  • Mo Settles on 24 Sep 12
     
    Sharp to cut 5,000 jobs as losses continue to grow
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.
Edward Pearson

Japan can halve national, local gov't budget deficits in FY 2015: Cabinet Off... - 0 views

mainichi.jp/...20120830p2a00m0na009000c.html

shared by Edward Pearson on 23 Sep 12 - No Cached
  • ady set to rise to 8 percent in 2014 and then to 10 percent in 2015.
  • set to rise to 8 percent in 2014 and then to 10 percent in 2015.
  • The Cabinet Office then estimates that reductions in government spending, coupled with the consumption tax increase, will drastically improve Japan's fiscal condition.
  • Edward Pearson on 23 Sep 12
     
    Japan is likely to achieve its goal of halving the ratio of national and local government budget deficits to Japan's nominal gross domestic product (GDP) in fiscal 2015 from 2010 levels, according to a final draft of the Cabinet Office's mid- and long-term estimates.
Nofar Lapidot

Boost in US exports could create 5m jobs by 2020 -- Shanghai Daily | 上海日报 -- ... - 0 views

www.shanghaidaily.com/...create%2B5m%2Bjobs%2Bby%2B2020

economic growth Balance of Payments exports shanghai daily jobs

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  • Nofar Lapidot on 22 Sep 12
     
    Increase in exports may cause lowered un employment
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

shared by Tessa Jalink on 17 Sep 12 - No Cached
  • 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.
Cynthia Huang

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

www.shanghaidaily.com/...%2Bforeign%2Bcurrencies%2Bsold

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
Fuyuka Nakamura

India's GDP growth slows sharply - May. 31, 2012 - 2 views

money.cnn.com/...index.htm

shared by Fuyuka Nakamura on 06 Jun 12 - No Cached
  • sharply
    • Fuyuka Nakamura
      Fuyuka Nakamura on 06 Jun 12
       
      AD/AS changed in time fast
  • In the first quarter, the country's manufacturing sector contracted and its agricultural sector slowed substantially
    • Fuyuka Nakamura
      Fuyuka Nakamura on 06 Jun 12
       
      An aggregate demand and supply curve can be shown to demonstrate the decline in GDP, which resulted from the contraction in the agricultural sector/manufacturing sector. The supply curve can shift down to demonstrate how the economy is producing less.
  • due primarily to weakness in its manufacturing and agricultural sectors
    • Fuyuka Nakamura
      Fuyuka Nakamura on 06 Jun 12
       
      Reason for the decline in economic growth in India. Shift in AS.
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  • Spending by both consumers and the government decelerated slightly.
    • Fuyuka Nakamura
      Fuyuka Nakamura on 06 Jun 12
       
      By spending to decrease, the demand curve will shift, as people demand/spend less on the good/service.
    • Fuyuka Nakamura
      Fuyuka Nakamura on 06 Jun 12
       
      Consumer confidence is affected by the high interest rates (mentioned below)
  • tighter monetary policy
    • Fuyuka Nakamura
      Fuyuka Nakamura on 06 Jun 12
       
      Monetary Policy can be described. The interest rate and supply of money can be described to show how goods/services can affect economic growth.
  • interest rates high for three years to battle rapid inflation
    • Fuyuka Nakamura
      Fuyuka Nakamura on 06 Jun 12
       
      As interest rates are high, the sectors will not want to borrow money, as they will be losing out on money. Consumers will also save their money rather than spend it, which then affects the aggregate demand curve. Which then affects the economic growth.
    • Fuyuka Nakamura
      Fuyuka Nakamura on 06 Jun 12
       
      Contrationary Monetary Policy, as the Gov is trying to fight the inflation. In other words they want to lower the price levels. They do this by rising the interest rate to decrease the supply of money.
  • lower that rate slightly to try to stimulate economic growth.
    • Fuyuka Nakamura
      Fuyuka Nakamura on 06 Jun 12
       
      Can talk about the effect of lowering the interest rates. How the consumers will start to spend rather than save and how the businesses (sectors) start to borrow money for investment, which then pumps up the economic growth.
  • lower rates further
    • Fuyuka Nakamura
      Fuyuka Nakamura on 06 Jun 12
       
      the Reserve Bank of India can impose Expansionary Monetary Policy, lowering the interest rates, increasing the money supply, encouraging new consumption and investments. This will shift the AD out, increasing India's GDP within time. This will be their solution.
  • economic growth
    • Fuyuka Nakamura
      Fuyuka Nakamura on 06 Jun 12
       
      About India's GDP It will involve AD and AS
  • sharply
  • India is the world's second most populous nation after China, and the 11th largest economy,
Yihan Li

BBC News - Federal Reserve to buy more debt to boost US economy - 0 views

www.bbc.co.uk/...business-19592151

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  • buy "additional agency mortgage-backed securities at a pace of $40bn (£25bn) per month".
    • Yihan Li
      Yihan Li on 14 Sep 12
       
      Buying the securities increases the supply of money in the market
    • Yihan Li
      Yihan Li on 14 Sep 12
       
      Increase in supply of money is used to expand aggregate demand
    • Yihan Li
      Yihan Li on 14 Sep 12
       
      (evaluation) talk about the merits and demerits of increase in AD
  • nterest rates in the US have been close to zero for several years now, and the Fed again kept them at below 0.25% on Thursday.
    • Yihan Li
      Yihan Li on 14 Sep 12
       
      Low interest rate keeps aggregate demand high -> more spending and investment 
    • Yihan Li
      Yihan Li on 14 Sep 12
       
      Draw interest rate vs quantity of money diagram
  • quantitative easing
    • Yihan Li
      Yihan Li on 14 Sep 12
       
      quantitative easing = A monetary policy used to increase the money supply by buying government securities or other securities from the market
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  • "We doubt it will be enough to get the economy on the right track. It's only a matter of time before speculation begins as to when the Fed will raise its purchases from $40bn a month."
    • Yihan Li
      Yihan Li on 14 Sep 12
       
      (evaluation) not enough money is spent by Federal Reserve 
  • the central bank buys bonds to keep the long-term cost of borrowing down.
    • Yihan Li
      Yihan Li on 14 Sep 12
       
      Increase in supply of money keeps cost of borrowing (long-term interest rate) low
  • The unemployment rate in the US has been above 8% since January 2009, but the current 8.1% is down from the recent high of 10% in October 2009.
    • Yihan Li
      Yihan Li on 14 Sep 12
       
      high unemployment = the economy is not doing well. 
    • Yihan Li
      Yihan Li on 14 Sep 12
       
      The main reason why Fed implemented the policy 
  • US presidential election.
    • Yihan Li
      Yihan Li on 14 Sep 12
       
      The decision is influenced by political factors 
  • Ben Bernanke also lowered the Fed's growth forecast for the US economy to 2% this year, down from the 2.4% it predicted in June
    • Yihan Li
      Yihan Li on 14 Sep 12
       
      Fed decided to implement the policy because economy is not growing quickly enough 
    • Yihan Li
      Yihan Li on 14 Sep 12
       
      Draw a AD-AS diagram to explain the results of AD shift on economy 
  • "The committee is concerned that, without further policy accommodation, economic growth might not be strong enough to generate sustained improvement in labour market conditions,
    • Yihan Li
      Yihan Li on 14 Sep 12
       
      Without Fed's help, unemployment may increase or be stagnant. Maybe talk about Okun's law, which states that 3% increase in output corresponds to a 1% decline in the rate of unemployment
  • Federal Reserve to buy more debt to boost US economy
    • Yihan Li
      Yihan Li on 17 Sep 12
       
      Why using monetary policy, not using fiscal policy? What are other options?  
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.
Kat Whatley

Inflation rate sinks to lowest since GFC - 0 views

www.smh.com.au/...-since-gfc-20120702-21bvc.html

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  • Kat Whatley on 15 Sep 12
     
    My Macro Economics IA article. About inflation rates in Australia.
Cynthia Huang

Fed unveils new bond-buying program - Taipei Times - 1 views

www.taipeitimes.com/...2003542773

unemployment economic growth inflation

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  • holding their money unused would essentially cost them
  • keep its benchmark interest rate at ultra-low levels until at least the middle of 2015
  • pushing up the prices of homes, stocks and other assets
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  • going to provide the demand most firms need to be able to hire or invest.
  • The jobless rate would still be in the 6.7 to 7.3 percent at the end of 2014, while inflation would remain at or below the Fed’s 2 percent target through 2015
Yihan Li

BBC News - UK unemployment falls again in three months to July - 0 views

www.bbc.co.uk/...business-19569316

shared by Yihan Li on 14 Sep 12 - No Cached
  • unemployment falls
    • Yihan Li
      Yihan Li on 14 Sep 12
       
      Decrease in unemployment = increase in demand 
  • The unemployment rate was 8.1%, down 0.1% on the previous quarter.
    • Yihan Li
      Yihan Li on 14 Sep 12
       
      Even though unemployment is lower, its still high
  • The ONS said the Olympic Games was likely to have been a factor behind the jump in employment, with London accounting for 91,000 of the increase.
    • Yihan Li
      Yihan Li on 14 Sep 12
       
      Seasonal employment, employment created by one-time event. Might rebound after the end of olympic 
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  • The number of people in work increased by 236,000 to 29.6 million, the largest quarterly rise for two years.
    • Yihan Li
      Yihan Li on 14 Sep 12
       
      Bigger work force, smaller increase in supply--> high unemployment
  • Yihan Li on 14 Sep 12
     
    unemployment falls
Arla Takala

Unemployment and Inflation Rise in Euro Zone - NYTimes.com - 0 views

www.nytimes.com/...flation-rise-in-euro-zone.html

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  • Unemployment
    • Arla Takala
      Arla Takala on 13 Sep 12
       
      Unemployment means people who are willing and able to work for that set income but there are no jobs available for them. 
  • inflation
    • Arla Takala
      Arla Takala on 13 Sep 12
       
      Inflation is the increase in general price level (GPL) over a set period (usually over a year)
  • climbed
    • Arla Takala
      Arla Takala on 13 Sep 12
       
      Inflation has increased; prices are higher
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  • 10.7 percent from 10.6
    • Arla Takala
      Arla Takala on 13 Sep 12
       
      The unemployment rate rose by 0.1% in a month
  • Italy and Greece
  • 10.1 percent in January from 10.0
    • Arla Takala
      Arla Takala on 13 Sep 12
       
      For the EU countries, the unemployment rate increased by 0.1%
  • 24.3 million
    • Arla Takala
      Arla Takala on 13 Sep 12
       
      24.3 million unemployed. The total population of the EU countries is 503 million. 
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