It was the smallest monthly jobs growth since August 2003, when only 2,000 jobs were added, according to revised figures from the Labor Department. 6. How does the current structure affect the threat of cost push inflation or deflation? There are Continue Reading...
Economy The current state of the U.S. economy is that the unemployment rate as of April 2012 is 8.1% and the consumer price index was flat for that month (BLS, 2012). The first quarter improvement in the GDP saw an increase of 2.2% (BEA, 2012). The Continue Reading...
Conclusions There is no generally accepted theory of inflation. The causes that generate it are numerous and include economic, psychological, social, political, internal, and external factors. Inflation is based on numerous partial causes, which cor Continue Reading...
2.5. Limitations of the study At the level of the limitations, these refer to the usage of secondary information, as opposed to the collection of primary data through the direct analysis of the Chinese market. This limitation is nevertheless addre Continue Reading...
inflation rate? Is inflation a worry or are we in a period of stable prices? What is the unemployment rate? Will the high unemployment rate cause deflation? What is the current structure of the labor market? How does the current structure affect th Continue Reading...
Economy, Monetary Policy and Monopolies The benchmark interest rate currently stands at 0.25% compared to 0.2500 that was registered in January 2011 (Trading economics, 2012). Meanwhile, the annual inflation has remained unchanged at 1.7% in June 20 Continue Reading...
The Federal Reserve should be able to control and measure the demand and supply on the market and correlate the two indexes. Also, and probably most importantly, the Reserve should constantly supervise and regulate the monetary system, assuring cor Continue Reading...
" 2 Apr. 2004. Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco. Retrieved November 21, 2006 from Web site: http://www.frbsf.org/publications/economics/letter/2004/el2004-08.html Ranson, David. "Inflation." The Concise Encyclopedia of Economics." Retrieved Nov Continue Reading...
Economy Based on the information provided by the St. Louis Fed, the GDP indicators for the U.S. are as follows. The real GDP growth is at 3%. The trend for this indicator is upward, as it has increased steadily over the past four quarters. Real GDP Continue Reading...
Banks in India are required to provide 40% of their net credit to other sectors like agriculture, retail trade, small scale industries and business.Net assets of the banking sector are held by private banks which holds 18.2%, 75% by public sector ba Continue Reading...
Economy of china is one of the largest economies in the world after the United States of America. Over the years it has been regarded as the fastest growing economy in the world registering the highest number of exports and imports. This has been att Continue Reading...
Economy The current economic situation in USA is that it is trying to get out of the recession that started in 2008-2009. The biggest challenge has been the high rate of unemployment that still stands at 8.6%. Inflation is not such a worry, as it re Continue Reading...
"..most importantly, we find that inflation has a dramatic negative impact on the profitability of banks." (2006) Boyd and Champ additionally state that: "The world has seen a dramatic decline in inflation rates in recent decades, but concerns about Continue Reading...
The clarification of the timeframe before the inflation will return to the level that has been targeted following the shock of employment rate shifts is "the horizon of the policy rule." (McDonald, nd; 73) Inflation rates grew for two years while in Continue Reading...
Economy The current real GDP growth is just under 2% annually. At this point last year it was in the 3.5-4% range. The trend is declining. The unemployment rate is just above 9%. A year ago is was just below 10%. However, unemployment is increasing Continue Reading...
Economy Given the occurrence of the 1980s, America is far more conscious of the brunt of foreign economic proceedings on its economic interests. Even nations as huge as the United States can no longer manage to prepare economic strategy devoid of ad Continue Reading...
The Bureau of Labor Statistics recently indicated that new jobs being created in our economy were not the types of jobs that fuel economic growth. It looks like the economy is and will continue to lose jobs to cheaper labor markets around the globe. Continue Reading...
inflation is falling to levels not seen for years," Floyd Norris (2013) argues that there is a trend towards slow inflation growth in many Western countries. The author presents evidence in the form of inflation figures from the U.S., the UK, Japan, Continue Reading...
When there is high inflation, it indicates that prices of goods are rising, which in turn indicates that people have additional money to spend and hence money supply is far beyond the levels expected by the central bank. In such a case, central bank Continue Reading...
Deficit and Economy Today, economists generally agree that high budget deficits reduce the ability of the economy to grow in the future. So, the general question is, why do high budget deficits matter? In order to understand this, we need to underst Continue Reading...
What are areas of comparative advantage of the United States and its trading partner? What are the benefits and disadvantages specific to this free trade agreement? The country that was selected which has a trading agreement with the United States Continue Reading...
Money and Inflation One of the most challenging issues in the modern economic environment is whether inflation or deflation will occur in the near future. This issue has become controversial and divisive among economists because of the volatile econ Continue Reading...
Economy, Monetary Policy, and Monopolies "The benchmark interest rate in the United States was last reported at 0.25%," (United States interest rates, 2012, Trading Economics). This is one of the lowest interest rates ever recorded in the history o Continue Reading...
The increases in the deficit; are a normal effect and will equalize itself out through an improvement in the total amounts of taxes that are collected. (Schiller, 2010) For me, these insights are providing greater clarity about what actions must be Continue Reading...
The unemployment rate for January 2013 was 7.9%, in December it was 7.8%, this appears to be a deterioration; however, it is usual for unemployment to increase in January as seasonal jobs disappear. Looking at the rate in January 2012 it was 8.3% a Continue Reading...
Inflation Tutorial" by Investopedia. Generally, this article seeks to give a concise and clear definition of inflation while highlighting how the measurement of the same takes place and how it impacts upon interest rates and investments. In Investop Continue Reading...
Economy of Latin America: Short Overview The economic situation of any specific geographic and geopolitical area is an integral part of the overall "picture" of the state of that area. Although much is said about the increasing "globalization" of Continue Reading...
The Affordable Care Act (ACA or Obamacare) witnessed a twenty-five percent growth in insured individuals. But the above growth was accompanied by a concurrent sharp rise in insurance companies’ premiums. Furthermore, it led to a tremendous heal Continue Reading...
Oil Price Fluctuation Actions adopted by the government to reduce or limit price fluctuation Oil Price Fluctuation iii This report will focus on the actions adopted by the government to reduce the fluctuation in oil prices. A brief introduction is Continue Reading...
Strategic Importance of IT for Business The birth of information technology has changed a lot of things in the business world that proved its importance in the business sectors. One of the primary reasons that one could immediately deduct is the ab Continue Reading...
Exports are also down significantly, yet despite these changes, the Chinese economy appears to be "independent and strong enough to not only cope with the global economic crisis but also to establish itself" as a major world economic powerhouse ("Ch Continue Reading...
Economy Status in 12 Months In each economic system, entrepreneurs and managers combine together natural resources, labor, and technology to create and supply goods and services. Nations' political principles and civilization is replicated by the w Continue Reading...
Important Insights Gained during Principles of Microeconomics The principles of microeconomics deal with how houses, organizations and governments spend their money—and how their decisions and transactions impact the overall market economy. One Continue Reading...
The faster recovery of industrial production in emerging economies can be partially explained through the rebuilding of inventories, which were initially low and required replenishment when it became clear that the global economy would slow its fre Continue Reading...
Globalization The Pros Globalization has several positive impacts on international economies. Through globalization, productivity increases manifolds as nations manufacture goods and services wherein they have a competitive edge. As a result, the s Continue Reading...
Civil War Tensions The American Civil War was not the culmination of one specific issue, which tore North and South, but rather the culmination of a perfect storm of issues and incidents that formed together to make war between the states "inevitabl Continue Reading...
AFRICA'S PETROLEUM AND CHINA'S ECONOMIC GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT How Africa's Petroleum Supply Is Important to China's Economic Growth and Development While China continues to grow, its oil demand is poised to grow rapidly. For China to ensure its oi Continue Reading...
Future of the Housing Market The housing crash that began in 2007 resulted in the worst economic catastrophe in the United States since the Great Depression of the 1930s, although few observers who realized that the bubble was about to burst truly u Continue Reading...
Economic Situation What "current macroeconomic situation" U.S. (e.g. U.S. economy concerned unemployment, inflation, recession,)? What fiscal policies monetary policies time? Key concepts include paper -- data trends unemployment, inflation, GDP gr Continue Reading...
