Macroeconomy Chapter 6: * Central Park contained one of the “Hoovervilles” that had sprung up all across America as a result of a catastrophic economic slump in 1929. (The Great Depression) * During the time of Great Depression, microeconomics was a well-developed branch of economics, but macroeconomics was not. * In the 1930’s, there were no expanding industries; everything was headed downward. * Microeconomics focuses on how decisions are made by individuals and
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one important aspect: transparency. In equity markets, rules ensure that volume and price data are readily available to all parties… this is NOT the case in FX markets. In fact large FX dealers are able to observe factors such as: shifts in risk appetite, liquidity needs, hedging demands, and institutional rebalancing.[3] Order Flow - there is evidence of a positive correlation between spot exchange rate movements and order flows in the inter-dealer market[4] and with movements in customer order
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will also focus on the factors that affect the industry’s competitiveness. In the past decade, there has been a progressive increase in world oil demand due to increase in the global economic growth (Hooman 2000), (Narsi, 2001). With the global demand for energy projected to rise in the future coupled with the exponential reduction in oil reserve discovery from the majority of non-OPEC (Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries) countries, there is a significant demand for oil from OPEC countries
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Foundations of Financial Markets and Institutions, 4e (Fabozzi/Modigliani/Jones) Chapter 9 Properties and Pricing of Financial Assets Multiple Choice Questions 1 Properties of Financial Assets 1) Which of the below is NOT one of the eleven properties of financial assets? A) moneyness B) multiplicity and denomination C) reversibility D) cash flow Answer: B Comment: The eleven properties of financial assets are (1) moneyness, (2) divisibility and denomination, (3) reversibility, (4) cash flow, (5)
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financial activities, and the investment activities (Hoque, 2005). On the other hand, cash outflows refer to the total outgoing funds from a company in a particular period. It also includes expenses such as salaries, maintenance, supplies, servicing debts, and the payments of dividends. Regarding the aspects of the topic, there is a need to create an analysis of the interpretations of the markets with regards to the inflow and outflow of income. The developments of a capital market in a nation will offer
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future profit from export trade. To diminish the uncertainty investors can go for Currency hedge and minimize the uncertainty related to international trade in short time. In long the Run, exchange rate volatility may also affect trade indirectly by influencing firm’s investment decision. However, the commercial investors have limited possibilities of trading claims to future operational Cash flows. Hence they are forced to shift away to less risky markets. According to these arguments, traders
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ECONOMICS 31 101 Economics is fundamental to everything we do. Each day we take decisions on economic grounds: • how much to spend on different types of goods and services • whether to travel by bus or train • whether to eat in the Union or in a local pub/cafe • whether to buy textbooks or clothes Others also take decisions which have an impact on us: • companies decide to raise/lower their prices • government may change income tax, vat, student maintenance allowances, tuition fees TV, radio and
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individual commodities are determined by market forces of demand and supply. So micro economics makes demand analysis (individual consumer behaviour) and supply analysis (individual producer behaviour). 2. Factor Pricing: Land, labour, capital and entrepreneur, all factors contribute in production process. So they get rewards in the form of rent, wages, interest and profit respectively. Micro economics deals with determination of such rewards i.e. factor prices. So micro economics is also called as 'Price
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I. Introduction Labor is the most fundamental productive resource. Wages paid for labor fuel consumer spending, and the output of labor is essential for companies. Likewise, unemployed workers represent wasted potential production within an economy. Consequently, unemployment is a significant concern within macroeconomics. The term unemployment refers to the general condition in which resources are willing and able to produce goods and services but are not engaged in any productive activities. Moreover
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environmental factors other than industrial factors that affect a company’s performance. As a matter of fact the companies need to keep up their competitive advantages, like increasing product value or setting contingency plans for threats. These external factors can be manipulated in such a way that the company beneficiates from its impact. Environmental factors can be market, weather, client and internal factors are employees, assets of the company. To evaluate the power of those external factors, most
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