internet research‚ (sources must be documented using MLA format)‚ and write a brief analysis of the current status of the U.S. economy. Include current values and trends for at least three of the following indicators: GDP Productivity Inflation Unemployment rate CPI Balance of Payments and/or Trade The United States is still managing to continue on its downward spiral as far as the economy goes. Actually‚ it is more like a rollercoaster with small hills. We will appear to be getting better
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Monetary policy 2012-2013 * Reduce the repo rate under the liquidity adjustment facility (LAF) by 50 basis points from 8.5 per cent to 8.0 per cent with immediate effect. * The reverse repo rate under the LAF‚ determined with a spread of 100 basis points below the repo rate‚ stands adjusted to 7.0 per cent with immediate effect. * Raise the borrowing limit of scheduled commercial banks under the marginal standing facility (MSF) from 1 per cent to 2 per cent of their net demand and time
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REPORT A Rebuttal on “Exchange Rate Policy at the Monetary Authority of Singapore” Submitted to: Submitted date: Academic year : 2013-2014 Semester : Winter Group Member: I hereby certify that this paper is the result of my own work and that all sources I used have been reported -------------------------------- Signature A Rebuttal on “Exchange Rate Policy at the Monetary Authority of Singapore” Introduction
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Impact of Recession on Indian Economy & Changes in Consumer Behaviour due to Recession Introduction- Almost everybody today seems to be discussing about the US Recessionary trend and its impact on emerging countries‚ more particularly India Economists‚ Industrialists and the common man on the streets seem to have been horrified by the very thought of recession in India and that too due to US. Decreasing industrial production‚ inflation‚ decreasing job opportunities‚ cost cutting‚ reducing
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The government bodies that influence national fiscal policies include the Housing Finance Board‚ Housing and Urban Development (HUD)‚ and the Federal Housing Administration (FHA). The Housing Finance Board is responsible for setting mortgage rates for home and property‚ and regulates banks that supply money to local lenders‚ ensuring that they are lending money to suitable persons at appropriate rates. Housing and Urban Development is responsible for working with the community to encourage more people
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Changes in the Government policy What are the main tools that the government manage the economy? The government manage the economy by using the fiscal policy. The Fiscal policy involves the use of government spending‚ taxation and borrowing to affect the level and growth of collective demand‚ output and jobs. Another way the government manage economy is by using the monetary policy. This policy is designed to attempt to influence variables like the balance of payments‚ currency exchange rates‚
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Pakistan’s socio-political front has always been a cause of limelight‚ be it due to changing political scenarios or implementation‚ enactment or revival of new economic policies. This report is an overview of the fiscal policy of Pakistan from the years 2000 to 20007. It focuses fiscal policy trends in the past few years from policy changes such as introduction of new taxes‚ abolition of a few‚ change in the ratio of direct and indirect tax‚ the number of people falling under tax brackets‚ data documentation
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economic management and analyse the role of fiscal policy in achieving these objectives in the Australian economy The Australian Government targets economic objectives that may provide equality and higher living standards throughout the country. For these benefits to reach Australian households‚ the Australia government has to overcome objectives such as economic growth‚ distribution of income‚ and external stability. To do so‚ the government uses the fiscal policy in order to influence the amount of government
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briefly compare monetary policy in the euro area and in the US. Of course there are differences between the two areas‚ but there are also important similarities. This comparison can help us understand the reasons behind their differences and may provide some useful insights into the institutional implications for euro area monetary policy in the future. I will structure my remarks around three themes: the policy goals of the two monetary unions‚ their organization‚ and the monetary policy decision-making
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Challenges for Pakistan’s Economy Muhammad Iqbal Anjum Assistant Professor International Institute of Islamic Economics‚ International Islamic University Islamabad‚ Pakistan E-mail: miqbalanjum@iiu.edu.pk Abstract In a mesmerizing scenario of the aura of glamorous globalization‚ Pakistan has entered the 21st century with ambivalent presentiment of hope and gloom in the context of realizing globalization-based economic development. Globalization is indeed the most fashionable current issue in the whole world
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