βοΈ αααααΉαααααΆαα– Average hourly earnings α¬ααΆααΆααΆαααααα α ααΆ ααααΆααα αααΌαααΆααααααααα»ααα½ααααα αααα ααΎα ααα½αααααΆαααααα½αααΆαααααααααα·αααα·αααααΆααα αααα»ααα½αααααααααΎααΆαα– ααααα·αα’αααα αα·αααααΆα, αα·ααα αα·ααα»ααααααΆααααααααααααα, ααΈααΆααααΌαα·ααΆααααα αα·αααααααααααααααα·α αα ααΊααΆαααααΆα αααααααααα₯αααα·ααααΎ Average hourly earnings α– ααΆαααΎαα‘αΎααααα·αααααα Average hourly earnings ααΆαα±ααααΆαααΆααα·αααααΆαααααΎααΌα ααΆααααααααα·α αα , ααΆααααα»αααΆαα αααΆαααααα’αααααααΎααααΆαα αα·ααααααΆαα’αα·ααααΆ αααααααααααΆαααα α»ααααα·αααααα Average hourly earnings ααΆαα±ααααααααα·α αα ααααΆααα α»α ααΆαααααααααΆαα αααΆαααααα’αααααααΎααααΆαα αα·αααΆααααααΌααααααα’αα·ααααΆα– ααΆααααααΆαααα Average hourly earnings α– α₯αααα·αααα Average Hourly Earnings ααααΎααααΆαααα»ααααΆαα’αΆαααα·α (USD) α βοΈ ααααααααααΈ Average hourly earningsAverage hourly earnings α¬ααΆααΆααΆαααααα α ααΆ ααααΆααα αααΌαααΆααααααααα»ααα½ααααα αααα ααΎα ααα½αααααΆαααααα½αααΆαααααααααα·αααα·αααααΆααα αααα»ααα½αααααααααΎααΆαα Average hourly earnings ααΆαααααΆαααααααααΎααΆααΌαα αααα»αααΆαααΆααααααα·αααααΆαααααα½α α¬ααααΆαααααα½ααααααααααααα½αααΆααααααΆααααααα ααΆβααααΆααΌα ααΆααααααααα·α αα αα½α αααβααΆααβαααααααΎβααΆαβαααααααα½αααβαααααβα’αΆααΈαααααβαααα αααΆαβααΎβαααααΆααβαααααα αααβαα·αβααΆααβαααα αΌαβαα·αααβααα·ααααβα‘αΎαα βοΈ αααααΆαααααα₯αααα·ααααΎ Average hourly earnings– ααααα·αα’αααα αα·αααααΆαα αα»ααααα·ααααααΆαααΆαα’ααααααααα αα·αααααΆαα―αααα ααΊααΆαα’αΆα ααααααΆααα αααΌαααΆαα αααΎαα– αα·ααα αα·ααα»ααααααΆαααααααααααααα αααααααααΆαααααα½αααΆααα’ααααΊααα½αααΆααα»ααααααΆ αααα’αΆααααααα ααΆααααααα αα·ααα·αααααΆαααΆαααααα»ααααα·ααααααΎααΆαα ααΆαααΆααααααΆααα·ααααΆααΈααααααα α¬ααΆααΆαααΆαααααααα»αααααΆααααααΌαααΆαααααααα αααα»αααΈααααΆα ααΆααΏααααΊααααΌαααΆααααααααΆααααΆααΉαααα½αααΆαααααΆαααααα½ααααααα– ααΈααΆααααΌαα·ααΆαααααα ααααΆααα αααΌαα’αΆα ααΉαααα½αααΆααα»αααααΆ αααα’αΆαααααααΎαααααααααΆαααααα ααΆαααααααααααααααααΆα αα»ααααα·ααααααααα αααα»ααααααααΈαααα»α αα·αααααααααααΆαααααααααα ααααα ααΆααΌαα αααααααα½αααΆαααααΆαααααα½ααααααααΆααααααααααααα– ααααααααααααααα·α αα α ααα‘α»ααααααΆαααααα»αααααααα·α αα αααααΌαααΆααααααΆααααααααααΎαα‘αΎα αααααααΆαααααα½αααααΎαα‘αΎααααα ααα»ααααααΆαβααααΆααβα α»αβααααααααα·α αα βα’αΆα βααΆαβα±ααβααΆαβααΆαβαααααβ α¬βααΆαβααΆααβαααααααααΆααβαααα½αααΆααΎαα βοΈ ααΆαααα₯αααα·ααααΈ Average hourly earningsα αΌαααΎαααααααααααΈα’αααΈαααααΎαα‘αΎααα αααααα Average hourly earnings ααΎαα‘αΎα αα·αααα α»αα ααΆαααΎαα‘αΎααα Average hourly earnings– ααΌα ααΆααααααααα·α αα ααΆαααΆααα·αααααΆαα ααΆαααα αΆαααΈααΈααααΆαααΆαααΆαααΆαααΆαααΉαααΆα ααΆαα½αααΉααααααΌαααΆαααααααααΆααααααααα ααααααα»ααααα αΆααααΈααααΎα αα·ααααα·αααΆαααααααα·α αα α – ααΆααααα»αααΆαα αααΆαααααα’αααααααΎααααΆααα ααααΆααα αααΌαααΆαααααααααα’αΆα αααα»αα±ααααΆαααΆαα αααΆαααααα’αααααααΎααααΆααααΆααααα αααΎα αα·ααααααααΆαααααααα·α αα ααααΎαα‘αΎααααααα – αααααΆαα’αα·ααααΆα ααΆαααΎαα‘αΎααααΆαααΆαααα ααααααααΆααα αααΌαα’αΆα αα½αα αααααααα’αα·ααααΆααααΆαααααα½α αα·ααααααΆαα’αα·ααααΆααΆααααΌααα αααα»αααααααα·α αα α ααΆαααα α»ααα Average hourly earnings– ααΆαααααΆααα α»αααααααααα·α αα α ααΈααααΆαααΆαααΆαααΆαααΆαα α»αααααα ααΆαα½αααΉααααααΌαααΆαααααααααα α»αα – ααΆαααααααααΆαα αααΆαααααα’αααααααΎααααΆααα ααααΆααα αααΌαααΆαααΆαααα α»α αααααΆαα αααΆαααααα’αααααααΎααααΆααααΉαααα α»αααΌα ααααΆ αααα’αΆα ααΆαα±ααααααααα·α αα ααΆαααΆαααααΆααα α»ααααααα – ααΆααααααΌααααααα’αα·ααααΆα ααΆαααααΆααα α»αααααααΆαααααα½αα’αΆα ααΆααααααααααααΆαα’αα·ααααΆαααααΆαααααααααααααΎααααααα αα·αααα·ααααα αααα’αΆα ααΆαα±αααααααααα·αααααΆαααΆαααααΆααα α»αα βοΈ ααΆααααααΆαααα Average hourly earningsααΆααααααααΎαα·αααααα Average hourly earnings αα½αααΎαα±αααααααΈα ααα½αααααΆαααααα½αααααααααα α¬αα·αααα·αααααΆααααααΆααααΆααααααααααα½αααααααΎααΆαα αα·αααααααααααΆαααΆααααααΆαα αααααααΆααααΆααααΎαα’αααΈααααΆαααΆαααααααα·α αα ααΆαααααααα ααΆααααααΆαααΎααα·ααααααααα ααΎαα’αΆα ααααΎααΆααααααα α α·αααααΆααααααΎαααΆααα»α ααΌα ααΆααΆααααααα α α·αααααΎααααΆαααααα½α ααΆαααΆα αα·αααααααααΆααααααααααααΆαααααααααΉαααΈαααΆααααα αΆαααααααααααα»ααααααααααΌαα βοΈ α₯αααα·αααα Average Hourly Earnings ααααΎ USDαα·αααααααααα αααααααααααΆααα·αααααααααααααΉααα»α αααααΆαα αααΎαααααΆαααα»ααααΆαα’αΆαααα·α (USD) ααΊααααΌαααΆααααααααΆααααΆα‘αΎααααα ααααααααααα·ααααααα ααααααΆαααΆααα·αααααααααααααΉααα»α αααααΆαα αααΎαααααΆαααα»ααααΆαα’αΆαααα·α (USD) ααΊααααΌαααΆααααααααΆααααΆα α»ααααα α 1. αααααααΆααααΈα’αα·ααααΆααααα·αααΎ Average Hourly Earnings ααΎαα‘αΎααααΆαααααΆαααα ααΌααΆααααααααα·α αα αααααΆα’αΆα αα½αα αααααααααΆααααααΎαααΆαα αααΆαααααα’αααααααΎααααΆααα αααααΆααα·αααα ααΆα’αΆα ααΉαααΆααααααΌαααΆααααα·α αα·αααααΆααααααΆααααααααα αααα’αΆα ααΆαα±αααααααααΎαα‘αΎα ααααααααααα α ααΆαααααΆαα’αα·ααααΆα α’αα·ααααΆα’αΆα ααΆαα₯αααα·ααααΎα’αααΆα αα·αααααααΆαααα»ααααΆαα’αΆαααα·α ααααααααΆαα±ααααΆα α»ααααααααΎαααααΉαααΌαα·ααααααααααααααα 2. α₯αααα·ααααααααΎαααααααα·α αα Average Hourly Earnings ααΆαααααααααα’αΆα ααΆαα±ααααΆαααΆαααΎαα‘αΎαααααΆαα αααΆαααααα’αααααααΎααααΆαα αααααΆαααααΆαααα»αααααααΆααααααααΎαααααααα·α αα α ααααα·αααΎααααααα·α αα α’αΆαααα·αααΈαα ααααΎαααΏα ααΆαααααα ααΆα’αΆα ααΆαα₯αααα·αααα·αααααΆααα ααΎααΆαααΉαααΆαααααααΆαααα»ααααΆαα’αΆαααα·αα 3. ααΆαααααΎααααα ααΉαααααααααΆαααΌαα·αααααα»ααααα·αααΎααααΆααα αααΌαααΆααααααααα»ααα½αααααααΎαα‘αΎααααΆαααΆαααα αα αα·αααΆαα±ααααΆαα’αα·ααααΆααααα αααΆααΆααααααΆαα’αΆαααα·α (αααΆααΆααααααΆα) α’αΆα ααΉαααααΎααααααααΆααααααΎαα’ααααΆααΆαααααΆααα α’ααααΆααΆαααααΆαααααααα’αΆα ααΆααααΆαααΆααα·αα·αααααααα αααααΆαα±ααααααΆαααα»ααααΆαα’αΆαααα·αααΆααααααΉαααΆαα 4. ααΆαααααααΆαα·αααααααα’ααααααΆαα·ααααα·αααΎ Average Hourly Earnings ααΆαααααααααααΆαα±αααααααααα·αααααααΆααααααααα αααααααΎα±αααααααΆαααααααΆαααααα½αααααααααααΆαααΆαα αααααααα ααααα’αΆαααα·ααα αααα»αααΈααααΆααα·αααααα αααα’αΆα αααααΆααααααααααΌαααΆαααααΆαααα»ααααΆαα’αΆαααα·ααααα»αααΆαα·αααααααα’ααααααΆαα·αααααα 5. αααααααααα’αΆαααααααααααα·αα·αααα·ααα·ααααΆααΆααα·αααααΆααα Average Hourly Earnings ααΆαα₯αααα·ααααΎα’αΆαααααααααααα·αα·αααα·ααααα»αααΆααααααΎαα’αααΈααααΆαααΆαααααααα·α αα αααααα ααααα’αΆαααα·αα αααααααααα’αΆαααααααααα’αΆα αααααΆαααααααΆααα·αα·αααααααα αα·ααααααααααααΆαααα»ααααΆαα’αΆαααα·αααΆααααααα βοΈ αα·ααααααα ααααααΆαααααΈαπΊπΈ U.S. Average Hourly Earnings: 0.4% (ααααααΆ 2023) β 0.2% (ααααΆ 2023) | English Version |βοΈ Key takeaway– Average hourly earnings refer to the average amount of money an employee earns for each hour of work performed.– Education and Skill Levels, Industry and Occupation, Geographic Location, Gender and Diversity, and Economic Conditions are the main factors that influences Average hourly earnings.– Increase in Average hourly earnings leads to have a positive economic indicator, consumer spending boost, and inflationary pressure, while decrease in Average hourly earnings leads to have economic concern, reduced consumer spending, and inflationary relief.– The importance of Average hourly earnings.– The effect of changes in Average hourly earnings on USD. βοΈ Understand about Average hourly earningsAverage hourly earnings refer to the average amount of money an employee earns for each hour of work performed. It is a measure commonly used to gauge the level of compensation or wages received by workers on an hourly basis. It also measures the change in the price businesses pay for labor, not including the agricultural sector. βοΈ Factors influencing Average hourly earnings– Education and Skill Levels: Workers with higher education and specialized skills tend to earn more due to their expertise and qualifications. – Industry and Occupation: Different industries and jobs have varying pay scales. Professions requiring specialized training or with high demand often pay more. – Geographic Location: Earnings can differ based on the cost of living in different places. Urban areas and regions with higher living costs generally have higher wages. – Economic Conditions: During economic booms, increased demand for labor can raise wages. Economic downturns might lead to wage freezes or cuts. βοΈ The effects of Average hourly earningsLet’s explore what typically happens when average hourly earnings increase and decrease. Increase in Average Hourly Earnings– Positive Economic Indicator: Indicates a strong labor market with higher demand for workers, reflecting economic growth and stability. – Consumer Spending Boost: Higher earnings lead to increased disposable income, stimulating consumer spending and economic activity. – Inflationary Pressure: Rapid increases in earnings can contribute to wage inflation and overall inflationary pressures in the economy. Decrease in Average Hourly Earnings– Economic Concern: Suggests economic challenges, such as a weaker labor market with reduced demand for workers. – Reduced Consumer Spending: Lower earnings result in decreased disposable income, potentially leading to slower economic growth. – Inflationary Relief: Falling wages might alleviate inflationary pressures by reducing the cost of labor and production, potentially leading to lower prices. βοΈ The importance of Average hourly earningsFocusing on average hourly earning data helps us understand how much money workers are making for each hour they work. This information is important because it tells us about the health of the economy, if people have enough money to spend, and if there are fair opportunities for different workers. By looking at this data, we can make better decisions about things like wages, jobs, and policies that affect everyone’s lives. βοΈ The effect of changes in average hourly earnings on USDA higher than expected reading should be taken as positive/bullish for the USD, while a lower than expected reading should be taken as negative/bearish for the USD.1. Inflation ImpactIf average hourly earnings rise significantly across the economy, it can contribute to increased consumer spending. This higher demand for goods and services might lead to increased prices (inflation). Inflation can potentially impact the purchasing power of the U.S. dollar, causing it to weaken against other currencies. 2. Economic Growth InfluenceHigher average hourly earnings can lead to increased consumer spending, which is a significant driver of economic growth. If the U.S. economy grows faster as a result, it can have positive effects on the strength of the U.S. dollar. 3. Monetary Policy ResponseIf average hourly earnings increase rapidly and lead to high inflation, the U.S. central bank (the Federal Reserve) might respond by raising interest rates. Higher interest rates can attract foreign investment, potentially leading to a stronger U.S. dollar. 4. International Trade DynamicsIf higher average hourly earnings lead to higher production costs, it might impact the competitiveness of U.S. exports in the global market. This can affect demand for the U.S. dollar in international trade. 5. Investor SentimentPositive trends in average hourly earnings can influence investor sentiment, affecting the perception of the U.S. economy’s health. This sentiment can impact foreign investment and the value of the U.S. dollar. It’s important to note that the relationship between average hourly earnings and the U.S. dollar is complex and influenced by various economic and policy factors. Additionally, the USD’s value is affected by global economic conditions, interest rates, trade balances, geopolitical events, and more. Therefore, while there can be connections between wage trends and the U.S. dollar, it’s just
Understanding about JOLTs Job Opening
βοΈ αααααΉαααααΆαα– Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey (JOLTs) ααΊααΆαααΆαααΆααααααα αΆααααααα ααααααΆααααααΆαα·ααΆααααααα·αα·ααΆαααΆα (BLS) αα αα ααααα’αΆαααα·α αααααΆαααααααΎααΆααααααΆαααααΉαααααΎαααΎααα»ααααα·α ααΆααα½ααα»ααααα·α αα·αααΆααααα ααααααααααΆαααΆααα αααα»αααΈααααΆαα– αα·αααααα JOLTs ααααΌαααΆαα αΆααα αΌαααΆααΌα ααΆααααααααα·α αα αααααΆααα JOLTs α’αΆα αα½αα±ααααΎααααααΉαα’αααΈαααααΆαα»ααααααΈααααΆαααΆαααΆαααΆααααΆαα αααΆααα– JOLTs ααΊααΆααΆααααααααα·αα·ααααα½αααααα½ααα ααΆααα’αΆααΈαααααααΈααΆαααΆαααααα½αααααΆαα ααααααΆααααα»αααΆαααααΎαααΎααα»ααααα·αα– ααΆααααααΉαα’αααΈααααΆαααααααααΆα Job Opening αα·αααααααααααααααα·α αα α– αααααΆαααααα₯αααα·ααααα Job Opening βοΈ ααααααααααΈ JOLTs Job OpeningJob Openings and Labor Turnover Survey (JOLTs) ααΊααΆαααΆαααΆααααααα αΆααααααα ααααααΆααααααΆαα·ααΆααααααα·αα·ααΆαααΆα (BLS) αα αα ααααα’αΆαααα·α αααααΆαααααααΎααΆααααααΆαααααΉαααααΎαααΎααα»ααααα·α ααΆααα½ααα»ααααα·α αα·αααΆααααα ααααααααααΆαααΆααα αααα»αααΈααααΆαα ααΆααααααΆαααααΉαααααΎαααΎααα»ααααα·α ααΊαααααααααΎααΆααα·αα·α αααααα ααΎαα»ααααααααααααααααΆααα’αα αα½αααΆααααΆαααΆααααα αααα α¬ααΆαααΆαααααααα’αΆαααααα αααααΆααα α»ααααα ααααααααΈαα½αα αααααΆααααααααΆααααααααα·αα·α ααααααΌα ααΆααααααα– αα»ααααααααααααα»αααααΆαααααΆαα– ααΆαααΆααααα’αΆα α αΆααααααΎααααααΎααΆααααα»ααααααα 30 αααα– αα·ααααααααααα»αααααααΎαααΎααα»ααααα·αααΈααΆααααα αααααΆααα αΌααααααΎααΆαααΆαα βοΈ ααΆααααααΆαααααα·ααααααααΆαααααα Job Opening αααα»αααΆααα·ααΆαααΈααααΆαααΆαααΆααα·αααααα JOLTs ααΊααΆααΌα ααΆααααααααα·α αα αααΆαααααΆαα αααααααΆα’αΆα αα½αα±ααααΎααααααΉαα’αααΈαααααΆαα»ααααααΈααααΆαααΆαααΆαααΆααααΆαα αααΆααα ααΆααααααΉαααΆαααααα’αΆα ααα₯αααα·ααααααα·αααααΆαααααααααααααααα·α αα ααΆααααααα – ααΆααααααΆαααααΎαααΎααα»ααααα·αα ααααα·αααΎαα·ααααααααΆααααααΆαααααΎαααΎααα»ααααα·αααΎαα‘αΎαα αααΎα αααααΆαααα αΆαααΈαααααΆααααΉαααΆαααααΈααααΆαααΆαααΆα α αΎαααΆαααΎαα‘αΎααααααααΌαααΆααααααΆααααααααααΌα ααααΆααα αααααααααΆαααααΆαα·αααααΆα αα·αααΆαααΆααααααΆαααααααΆααααΈααααΆαααΆαααΆααααααα ααΌα ααα αααα·αααααΆαααΆαααααα’αΆα ααααΎα±ααα’ααααΆααααΆαααΆαααΆαααααΎααααΆααα α»α αα·αα’αΆα αααααΎααααα»αα α·αααα’αααααααΎααααΆαααααααααΆααα»αα – ααΆαααΆαααααΈααΆαααΆαα α’ααααΆααααΆαααΆαααααΈααΆαααΆαααααα α’αΆα αααα αΆαααΈαααα»αα α·ααααααααα»ααααα·ααααα»αααΆααααααααα±ααΆαααΆαααΆααααααααααααΆαααααααααΎαα – ααΆαααααααααΈααΆαααΆαα α’ααααΆααααΆαααααααααΈααΆαααΆααααααα’αΆα αααα αΆαααΆ ααααααα·α αα αααα»αααα α»αααααα α¬α§ααααΆα ααααααΆααΆαααα»ααααα½ααααα αΆ ααααααααααααΆααααΆ ααΆαααααααααΈααΆαααΆαααΊααΆαααααΆαααααΆααα ααα’αααα·αααΆαααααααααα·α αα αβοΈ αα·ααΈααΆααααα αα·αααΆααααααΌααα·ααααααJOLTs ααΊααΆααΆααααααααα·αα·ααααα½αααααα½ααα ααΆααα’αΆααΈαααααααΈααΆαααΆαααααα½αααααΆαα ααααααΆααααα»αααΆαααααΎαααΎααα»ααααα·αα ααΆαααααΆαααα ααΆαααΆαα·ααΆααααααα·αα·ααΆαααΆαααααααα·ααΆααααΆαα ααΆαααααα»αα αα»αααααααααααΆ ααΎααααΈααα±ααααΎαααΆααΎααΆαααΆαααΆαααα»ααααΆα (ααΆααααααΆαααααΎαααΎααα»ααααα·α) ααΎααΆαααα»αααααααΈααα»ααααΆαααΆααααααΌαααΆααα½α ααααα·αααΎααΆαααααΆααααΆααααΆαααΆαααααΈααΆαααΆααααα ααΆαα·ααΆααααααα·αα·ααΆαααΆαααΆαααααΎααααΆααααααααΆαααΆααααα ααΎααααΈααααααααααΆ ααΎααΈααααΆαααΆαααΆααααα»αααααΎαααΆαααα’α¬αααΆαααΆα JOLTs ααΊααΆααΌα ααΆααααααααα·α αα αα½α ααααα½αααα»αααα±αααααααΈααΆαααΆααααα½α αα·ααα·ααΆααααα»αααΆααααααααααΆαααΆαααααΎ αα·αααΆααααααααα½ααααα»αααΈααααΆαααΆαααΆαααΆααααα αα α»ααααααα βοΈ ααΆααααααΉαα’αααΈααααΆαααααααααΆα Job Opening αα·αααααααααααααααα·α αα αα·ααααααααααΆααααααΆαααααΎαααΎααα»ααααα·αα’αΆα ααααΆααααΎαααΈααααΆαααΆααααααααααα»αααααΎαααΆαααΆααααα αα α»ααααααα αα ααααααααΆαααΆααααααΆαααααΎαααΎααα»ααααα·αααΆααααα αααΎα αααααΆααααααΆααΆααααααΆ ααααΆαααΆαααααααααααααα»αααααααΎαααΆαααα’ α αΎααααααΆαααααα»αααααα½αααΆαααΆαααΆαααααΎα ααΆααββααΆβαααααΆβαα½ααααβαααα αΆαβααΆβααα»αααβααΆαβααααααΆαβαααα»αβααΆαβα αααΆα α αΎαβα’αΆααΈαααααααΆααΆβααααΆαααΆαβααΈαβα ααααΎααααααα ααα»ααααααααα·αααΎα ααα½αααααΆααααααΆαααααΎαααΎααα»ααααα·αααΆαααααα·α ααΆααα»α αααααΆααααααΆ αααααΆαααα·ααΆααααα»αααΆαααααΆαααΆαααααΎα βοΈ αααααΆαααααα₯αααα·ααααα Job OpeningJOLTs αααααααΌα ααΆα±ααΆααα½ααααααΆααααα»ααααααα αΆααααααΎαααΆαααΆαααααΈ α αΎαααααΌαααΆαααα₯αααα·ααααΈαααααΆααααΆααααα½αα ααα½αααΌα ααΆα ααΈαα½α ααΆααΎααααααα·α αα αααα»αααααΎαααΆαααΆαααα’ααα»ααααΆ β αα ααααααααααααα·α αα ααΉαααΆα αααα»αα αα»αααΆααααα αααΎαα’αΆα ααααΌαααΆαααααααααααΈ ααΌα ααααααΆαααΆααααααΆαααααΎαααΎααα»ααααα·αααΆααααα αααΎαα ααΈααΈα αα αα αααα·ααααΆ αα·αααΆααααααΎαα’αααΈααααΈαααα’αΆα ααααΆααααααΌαααααααααααΆαααΆααα αα α»αααααααααααα ααααααα α ααα½ααα JOLTS ααα’αΆα α’αΆαααααααΎαααααΆαααααααααααα»αααα αΌαα α·ααααα·α αα·αα’αααΈαααα’αΆααΈαααααααααΌαααΆαααΎααααΈαααααΎα α¬αααα αααααΆααΆααα’αααααα αΎα ααααα½αααααΆααα₯αααα·αααααα ααα½α JOLTs αα·αααΆαααΆααααα½ααααα»αααΆααααααααααΆαααΆαααααΎα βοΈ αα·ααααααα ααααααΆαααααΈαπΊπΈ U.S. JOLTs Job Opening: 8.827M (ααααααΆ 2023) β 10.563M (ααααΆ 2023) | English Version |βοΈ Key takeaway– Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey (JOLTs) is a monthly report released by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in the United States that measures job openings, hires, and separations in the labor market.– JOLTS data is highly regarded as an economic indicator due to its ability to shed light on the dynamics of the labor market.– JOLTS is like a special survey that asks businesses about job stuff.– The relationship between job openings and economic conditions.– Factors Influencing Job Openings βοΈ Understand about JOLTs Job OpeningJob Openings and Labor Turnover Survey (JOLTs) is a monthly report released by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in the United States that measures job openings, hires, and separations in the labor market. Job openings include all vacancies, including those for part-time or temporary employment, at the end of the reference month meeting the following criteria:– The position exists, and there is work available in that role.– The job could start within 30 days.– The employer is actively recruiting outside candidates for the job opening. βοΈ Importance of job openings data in labor market analysisJOLTS data is highly regarded as an economic indicator due to its ability to shed light on the dynamics of the labor market. These insights, in turn, can impact various aspects of the economy. – Job openings: A high number of job openings signals a robust job market and increased demand for workers, reinforces the concept that job openings are an important measure of labor market health. This can lead to positive outcomes such as lower unemployment rates and increased consumer confidence. – Quits:β A high number of quits may indicate workersβ confidence in finding better opportunities. – Layoffs: A high number of layoffs to a weakening economy or struggling industries underscores the idea that layoffs are a crucial indicator of economic instability. βοΈ Methodology and Data CollectionJOLTS is like a special survey that asks businesses about job stuff. Every month, they talk to different companies to find out how many jobs are available (job openings), how many new people got hired, and if anyone left their job. They use this information to figure out how many jobs are out there and if the job market is doing well. It’s like a puzzle piece that helps people understand if it’s easy or hard to find jobs and how the job world is changing. βοΈ Understanding the relationship between job openings and economic conditionsJob openings can tell us a lot about how the country is doing. When there are more job openings, it usually means the country is doing well and people are getting jobs. It’s like a sign that people have money to spend and businesses are growing. But if there are fewer job openings, it could mean times are a bit tough, and not as many new jobs are available. βοΈ Factors Influencing Job OpeningsJob openings, which are like opportunities for people to start new jobs, can be influenced by a few important things. One is how well the economy is doing β when the economy is strong, more companies might need new workers, so there are more job openings. Technology and new inventions can also change the kinds of jobs available. Sometimes, the number of job openings can also depend on what people like to buy and what businesses need to make or sell. All these things together affect how many job openings there are and how easy it is to find a job. βοΈ Recent updatesπΊπΈ U.S. JOLTs Job Opening: 8.827M (July 2023) β 10.563M (January 2023)
Understandingβ about Crude Oil Inventories
βοΈ αααααΉαααααΆαα– Crude Oil Inventories α¬ααΆααΆααΆαααααα α ααΆ αααα»αααααααα αααα ααΎααα·ααΆαααααααα·αααΆααα ααααΆααααααααααΆαα»ααααα»αααααααααΆαα·ααααααααααααααααα½α α αΎαααΆααααααΆααααΆαααααααααα αααααααΌαααΆαααΆααααΆαα»α (Barrels)α– ααΌα ααΆαααααααΎααα½ααΆααΈαααΆαααααΆαααααα»αααΆααααααΉαα’αααΈαα»αααααΆααααΆαααΆααααααααααα αα·ααααααΌαααΆαααααααα αααααΆαα₯αααα·ααααΎαα·ααααΆααΆαααΈααααΆα αα·αααΆααααααα α α·ααααααααα– αααΆαααΆααααααα»αααααααα ααααΌαααΆαα ααααααΆααααααααΆααααΈααααααΆαααααααΆαααΆααααααααα ααααα’αΆαααα·α (EIA)α βοΈ ααααααααααΈ Crude Oil InventoriesCrude Oil Inventories α¬ααΆααΆααΆαααααα α ααΆ αααα»αααααααα αααα ααΎααα·ααΆαααααααα·αααΆααα ααααΆααααααααααΆαα»ααααα»αααααααααΆαα·ααααααααααααααααα½α α αΎαααΆααααααΆααααΆαααααααααα αααααααΌαααΆαααΆααααΆαα»α (Barrels)α αααα»ααααααααΆαααααααΎααα½αααΆαααααΆαααααα»αααΆαααααααααααααααα αα·ααα·ααααΆααΆααααααΌαααΆα αααα’αα»ααααΆαα±ααααΆαααΆαααααΆααααα’αααΈαααααααΆαααα’ααΆαα αα·ααα½ααααα’ααααααααΎαααααααααΆααααα»αααΆααααααα α α·ααααααααααααααΆααααααΉαααΆαααα αααΆαααΆααααααα»αααααααα ααΆαααΆαααΆααααααα ααααααΆααααα αΆααααααΆα α α αΎααααα αΆαααΈααΆααααααααα½αααα ααα½ααααα»αααααααα αα α―αα ααααα’αΆαααα·αα αααΆαααΆαααααααα½ααααα αΌαααΌααα·ααααααααΈαααααΆα ααα»α ααααααααααΌαααΆααααααΉαα’αααΈααααααΆααα½αα ααα½αααΌα ααΆ ααΆαααα·αααααααα ααΆαααΆαα αΌα αα·αα’ααααΆααααΎααααΆαααααα αααα ααααΆαααααααα βοΈ αααααααα»αααΆαααΎααααΆαααΆααααααΆαααΆααααααα»αααααααα αααααααΌαα ααα»α ααααΆααααα½αα ααα½α αα½αααΆαα– α ααα½αααα»ααααααα»αααααααα α α ααα½αααΆαααααααααΆαα±ααααα·ααΆαααα»ααααααα»αααααααα αααααΆααααΆαααααα’αααααΆαααΆαα·ααααααααααααα ααααα’αΆαααα·αα – ααΆαααααΆααααααΌααααα αΆααααααΆα αα ααΆαααααΆααααααΌααααααΊαααα ααΎααΆαααααΆααααααΌαα ααα½ααααααα»αααααααα ααΎαααααΉααααααΆα ααα»α ααααααα αΆαααΆα ααα½ααααα»ααααααΆαααΎαα‘αΎα α¬ααααα α»αα – ααΆααα·ααΆαααΆααααααα ααΆααα·ααΆαααααααα αΆαααΈααΆαα ααα αΆααααα»αααααααα αααα»αα αααααααααααααααααααΆαα αααα»ααα ααααα’αΆαααα·αα – ααΆαααα·α ααααααααΆαααααααααααα ααΆαααα αΆαααΈα ααα½ααααααααααααΌαααΆαααΎααααΈααααΎααααΆαααααα»αααααααα αα αα α»αααααααααααα’ααααΎα’ααααΆααααΎααααΆαααααααααα αααα ααααΆαααααααΆαααααΆααα ααΎαααΈααααα ααα ααΆαααααΆααααααΌααα αααα»ααααα»αααααααα αααααααΌαααΆααααααΉαααααΆααααααα ααααααααααααααΈααααΆα ααΌα ααΆα– ααΆαααΎαα‘αΎααααααα»αααααααα α αααα αΆαααΈαααααΌαααΆααααααααααΆααα α»α α¬ααΆαααΆαααααααααααααΎααα αααα»αααΈααααΆαα – ααΆαααα α»ααααααα»αααααααα α αααα αΆαααΈαααααΌαααΆααααααααΎαα‘αΎα α¬ααΆαααΆααααααααααααα·α ααΆααα»αα ααΌα ααΆαααααααΎααα½ααΆααΈαααΆαααααΆαααααα»αααΆααααααΉαα’αααΈαα»αααααΆααααΆαααΆααααααααααα αα·ααααααΌαααΆαααααααα αααααΆαα₯αααα·ααααΎαα·ααααΆααΆαααΈααααΆα αα·αααΆααααααα α α·ααααααααα βοΈ α ααα»α’αααΈααΆαααΆ Crude Oil Inventories ααΆαααΆααααααΆαα?αααΆαααΆααααααα»αααααααα ααα₯αααα·αααααΆαααααΆαααα ααΎαααααααααααα ααααααααΆαααΆααααααααΆααααααααΌαααΆααααααΉαα’αααΈαα»αααααΆαααααΆααααααααααα αα·ααααααΌαααΆαααααααα αα αααα»αααΈααααΆααα ααααα’αΆαααα·ααα’αααααΈααααΆα αα½αααΆααααΆαα·ααααα αα·αα·αααα·α αα·αα’ααααα·ααΆα αααααααΆαααΆααα·αααααααααα»αααααααα ααα ααΎααααΈαααααΉα αα·αααααΎααΆαααααΎαααΎαααααααΆαα αααΆααααΆααααΆααααααΉαααΆααα·αα·ααα αα·αααΆαα·ααααααααααααα βοΈ ααΎααααΆααΆα’αααα ααααααΆααα·αααααα Crude Oil Inventories?αααΆαααΆααααααα»αααααααα ααααΌαααΆαα ααααααΆααααααααΆααααΈααααααΆαααααααΆαααΆααααααααα ααααα’αΆαααα·α (EIA)α αα·αααααααααααααΌαααΆααααααΌαααΆααααααΆααααααααα·αααααααα»αα αα»αααααα αααα αααα ααααΆααααααα αα·ααααααααααα»ααα»ααααααα βοΈ ααΎαα·ααααααα Crude Oil Inventories α ααααααΆααα αααααΆ?αααΆαααΆααααααα»αααααααα ααααΌαααΆαα ααααααΆαααΆαααααΆαααααααΆα α αα αααααα»αααααΆαααα 10:30 ααααΉα (ET)α ααα»αααα ααααα·αααΎααααααΆααα αααααα’αΆαααα·αααΆαααααααααααααΆααα ααααα αααα ααααααΆαααΆαααααααααα ααΉαααααΌαααΆαα ααααααΆααα αααααααα ααααα·αααααΆαααα 11:00 ααααΉα (ET) αα·αα βοΈ αα·ααααααα ααααααΆαααααΈαπΊπΈ U.S. Crude Oil Inventories: -10.584M (α£α ααΈα αΆ 2023) | English Version |βοΈ Key takeaway– Crude oil inventories refer to the volume of unrefined oil stored in commercial facilities within a country, usually measured in barrels.– These indicators play a crucial role in understanding the balance between crude oil supply and demand, influencing market trends and decision-making.– Inventories report is sourced directly from the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA). βοΈ Understand about Crude Oil InventoriesCrude oil inventories refer to the volume of unrefined oil stored in commercial facilities within a country, usually measured in barrels. These inventories serve as a crucial gauge of oil supply and demand trends, enabling predictions about future prices and aiding policymakers in energy-related decision-making. The Crude Oil Inventories report, released weekly, outlines fluctuations in the stockpiles of crude oil in the United States. This report encompasses data from the preceding week, offering insights into variables such as crude oil production, imports, and refinery utilization rates. βοΈ How to read the reportThe EIA Crude Oil Inventories report provides several key data points, including:– Total commercial crude oil inventories: These represent the overall volume of crude oil stocks held by commercial entities within the United States. – Weekly change: It refers to the net change in crude oil inventories compared to the previous week, indicating whether stocks have increased or decreased. – Regional breakdown: This aspect highlights the distribution of crude oil inventories among different regions in the United States. – Days of supply: This metric indicates the number of days it would take to consume the current crude oil inventory based on the existing refinery utilization rate. Moreover, changes in crude oil inventories provide valuable insights into market conditions:– Increase in inventories: Indicates weak demand or an oversupply in the market. – Decrease in inventories: Suggests strong demand or tight supply conditions. These indicators play a crucial role in understanding the balance between crude oil supply and demand, influencing market trends and decision-making. βοΈ Why is Crude Oil Inventories important?The EIA Crude Oil Inventories report holds significant influence over crude oil prices by providing insights into the supply-demand balance in the U.S. market.Market participants, including traders, investors, and analysts, carefully track the EIA Crude Oil Inventories report to recognize patterns and make well-informed choices regarding oil-related investments and trades. βοΈ Who publishes the Crude Oil Inventories data?The Crude Oil Inventories report is sourced directly from the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA). The data is collected through surveys of oil companies, refineries, and storage facilities. βοΈ When is the Crude Oil Inventories data released?The Crude Oil Inventories report is published weekly, typically on Wednesday at 10:30am (ET). However, if there is a U.S. federal holiday on Monday, the report is released on Thursday at 11:00am (ET). βοΈ Recent updatesπΊπΈ U.S. Crude Oil Inventories: -10.584M (Aug 30 2023)
Understanding about PCE and Personal Income
βοΈ αααααΉαααααΆαα– PCE ααΊααΆααΌα ααΆααααααααα·α αα αααααΆααα’αα·ααααΆαα αααα»ααα ααααα’αΆαααα·α αααααΆαααΆαααΆααααααααα½αααααααααα·α αα·αααααΆαααααααααΆααα·ααααα’αααααααΎααααΆααα– PCE αα½ααααα αΌαααΌαααΆαα αααΆαααα»αααααα»αααα αα·ααααα½ααΆαααΎαααα·α αα·αααααΆααααααΆα αααΎα αα½αααΆαα αααα·αααααΎααααΆααααΆαααΌα,β αααα·αααααΎααααΆαααα·αααΆαααΌα αα·αααααΆααααα– αα»ααααααααα·αα PCEα– PCE ααΊααΆααΌα ααΆααααααααα·α αα ααααααΆαααα½α αααααααΆααααΈααΆαα αααΆαααααα’αααααααΎααααΆαααα αααα»αααααααα– αααααααααααααα PCE vs. ααααααααααααααα’αααααααΎααααΆααβ (CPI)α βοΈ ααααααααααΈ PCEThe Personal Consumption Expenditures Price Index (ααααααααααααααααααΆαααααΎααααΆααααααΆαααααα½α) ααΊααΆααΌα ααΆααααααααα·α αα ααααααΆααα’αα·ααααΆαα αααα»ααα ααααα’αΆαααα·α αααααΆαααΆαααΆααααααααα½αααααααααα·α αα·αααααΆαααααααααΆααα·ααααα’αααααααΎααααΆααα PCE ααΊααΆααΆαα»ααααααααΆαααααΆααα·ααααααα»ααααα»αααα»α (GDP) αα·ααααααααΆααααααΉαα’αααΈα’αΆαααααα·αα·ααΆαααααα»αααα αα·ααααα½ααΆαααΆααααααΉαααΆαα αααΆααααααα½αααααΎαααα·α αα·αααααΆαααααααααα βοΈ αααααα PCEPCE αα½ααααα αΌαααΌαααΆαα αααΆαααα»αααααα»αααα αα·ααααα½ααΆαααΎαααα·α αα·αααααΆααααααΆα αααΎα αα½αααΆαα– αααα·αααααΎααααΆααααΆαααΌαα ααΊααΆααα·αααααααΎααααΆααααΆαααΌα αααααΆαααΌα ααΆαααααα ααααΏαααααΎααααΆαα αα·αααααΏααααα αΆααΉαααααααα – αααα·αααααΎααααΆαααα·αααΆαααΌαα ααΊααΆαααα·ααααααααΎααααΆααααΆααααΆαααΆαααα αα ααΆαααΌα ααΆα’αΆα αΆα ααααααααααΆαα αα·ααααααααΆααααΆααΎαα – ααααΆααααα ααααΆααααααΆα αααΎαααΆαααΌα ααΆ ααΆαααααΆααα»αααΆα ααΆαα’αααα ααΆαααΉααααααΌα ααΆααααααΆααα αα·αααααΆαααααααα ααΆα (ααΌα ααΆααΆααα½αααΆααΎα)α βοΈ αα»ααααααααα·αα PCE– αααααααααααα·αααααΈααααΆαααΆαααααααα·α αα ααΆααααααα– ααΆαααΆαααα’αααΈααΆαα αααΆαααα»αααΎαα½ααα»ααααα·α αα·αααααΆαααα– ααααΆααααΈααΆααααααααα½αααααΆαα αααΆα αααα’αΆα αααα αΆαααΈααααΎαααααααα·α αα α¬αααα αΆααααααα·α αα αα αααα»ααααα½ααΆαα βοΈ α ααα»α’αααΈααΆαααΆ PCE ααΊααΆααΌα ααΆααααααΆαα?PCE ααΊααΆααΌα ααΆααααααααα·α αα ααααααΆαααα½α αααααααΆααααΈααΆαα αααΆαααααα’αααααααΎααααΆαααα αααα»αααααααα αα αααααααα»αααα αα·ααααα½ααΆαα αααΆαααΆααααα αααΎα ααΆαααα»αα±ααααΆααααααΌαααΆααααα·α αα·αααααΆαααα αααααΆαα±ααααα·αααααααΎαα‘αΎα αα·αααΆαααααΎαααααααα·α αα α αααα»ααα αα·α αα ααααααααΆαα αααΆαααααα’αααααααΎααααΆααααααΆααα α»α ααΆα’αΆα ααΆααααααααΆαααααααααααα·α αα α βοΈ αααααααααααααα PCE vs. ααααααααααααααα’αααααααΎααααΆααβ (CPI)CPI ααααΌαααΆαα ααααααΆαααΆαααααΆαααααααααΆαα·ααΆααααααα·αα·ααΆαααΆα αααααα’ααααΎααΆααααααααα·αααααα½ααΆααα αααα»αααΈαααα»αα ααΆααΆαααααααααΎααααααααα αααααα·α αα·αααααΆαααααααα½ααΆααααααα»αααααΆαα αααΎααα·αααΆαααα αΆαα PCE α ααααααΆαααΆαααα αΆααααααααΆαα·ααΆααααα·ααΆαααααααα·α αα ααααααααααΆααΈααΆαααααΆααααααΌαααααααααααα αααααα·αααΈαα½ααααα αα½αααα βοΈ ααΎα αααΌαααααΆαααααα½α (Personal Income) ααΊααΆα’αααΈ?ααααΆααα αααΌαααααΆαααααα½α αααα ααΎααααΆααα αααΌαααΆααα’αααααααα½αααΆαααΆαααΌα ααΆαααααα»αααα α¬αααα½ααΆαααΆααα’αααα αααα»ααααααααα½ααααααΆααα αααΌαααααΆαααααα½ααα½ααααααΌαααΌαααααααΈααααααα½αα ααα½α αα½αααΆαααααΆαααααααααα ααααΆαααααα½α αα·αααααΆαααααααΆαααααααα½αααΆαααΈααΆαααΆα α¬ααΆαααΆααααα½αα―α ααΆαααΆα αα·αααΆααααα αααααααα½αααΆαααΈααΆααα·αα·ααα αααααα½αααΈααΆααα·αα·αααα’α αααααααα αα·αααΆαα αααααααααααΆααα ααααααΈα’αΆααΈαααααα βοΈ Personal Income vs. Disposable Personal IncomeDisposable personal income αααα ααΎα ααα½αααααΆααααααααααΆααααΆαα αΆαα αα αααααΆααααΈααααααααα½α α ααΆαα»αααααΆααΈααααΆααα αααΌαααααΆαααααα½ααααααΆαααααααα αααα»αααααΈα βοΈ Personal Income vs. Personal Consumption ExpendituresααααΆααα αααΌαααααΆαααααα½αα– αα·αααααα ααααΆααααα»ααααααα½αααΆαααααα»αααα αα·ααααα½ααΆαααΈαααααααΆααα’αααααα»αααααααααΆααααΆαααα½αα– ααΆαα»ααααα αα½ααααα αΌαααααΆαααααα½α ααααΆαααα α αααΌαααΈααΆααα½α ααΆαααααΆαα ααΆαααΆα ααΆαααααααααααΆαα·ααΆα αα·αααααΆααα αααΌαα’αΆααΈαααααα– αα·ααΆαααΆαα αααααΆααααΌααααΌααΆααααααααα αααΌαααΆααα’ααα– ααΆααααααΆααααααααα·α αα α αααααααΌααα·αααααΆαααΌααααΌααΆαααααΆαα ααα αΆαααααΆααα αααΌαα ααΆαα αααΆαααΎααΆαααααΎααααΆααααααΆαααααα½α (PCE)α– αα·αααααα ααααΆααααα»αα αααΆαααααα»αααα αα·ααααα½ααΆαααΎαααα·α αα·αααααΆαααααααα»αααααααααΆααααΆαααα½αα– ααΆαα»ααααα αα½αααΆαααΆαα αααΆαααΎαααααααααΌα ααΆ α’αΆα αΆα αααααααααΆαα αααα ααΆα ααΆαααΉααααααΌα ααΆαααααΆααα»αααΆα αα·αααΆααααααΆαααα– αα·ααΆαααΆαα αααααααΎα₯αα·ααΆααααα’αααα αααΆα– ααΆααααααΆααααααααα·α αα α ααΆααΆαα»ααααααααααΆααααααα·ααααααα»ααααα»αααα»α (GDP) αα·αααΆαααααΆαααα»αααααααΆααααααααΎαααααααα·α αα α βοΈ αα·ααααααα ααααααΆαααααΈαπΊπΈ U.S. Personal Consumption Expenditures Price Index: 3.3% (ααααααΆ 2023) | English Version |βοΈ Key takeaway– The PCE price index measures inflation in the U.S., tracking the change in prices of goods and services purchased by consumers.– PCE encompasses the total spending by individuals and households on a wide range of goods and services, including: Durable Goods, Non-Durable Goods, and Services.– Advantages of PCE– PCE is an important economic indicator because consumer spending is a major driver of economic activity.– PCE Price Index vs. Consumer Price Index βοΈ Understand about PCEThe PCE price index measures inflation in the U.S., tracking the change in prices of goods and services purchased by consumers. It is a component of the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) calculation and provides insights into the behavior of individuals and households in terms of their expenditures on goods and services. βοΈ PCE categoriesPCE encompasses the total spending by individuals and households on a wide range of goods and services, including:– Durable Goods: These are long-lasting consumer products like cars, appliances, and furniture. – Non-Durable Goods: These are consumable goods that are typically used up relatively quickly, such as food, clothing, and gasoline. – Services: This category includes a broad range of services, such as healthcare, education, transportation, entertainment, and housing services (like rent). βοΈ Advantages of PCE– Provides a view of how the economy is faring– Reports aggregate spending on the board range of goods and services– Changes in spending can indicate a growing economy or economic difficulties for households βοΈ Why PCE is an important indicator?PCE is an important economic indicator because consumer spending is a major driver of economic activity. When individuals and households spend more, it stimulates demand for goods and services, leading to increased production and economic growth. Conversely, when consumer spending declines, it can have a dampening effect on the economy. βοΈ PCE Price Index vs. Consumer Price IndexThe CPI is compiled monthly by the Bureau of Labor Statistics based on a survey of urban households. It measures the price of a basket of household goods and services that most people buy regularly. The PCE produced monthly by the Bureau of Economic Analysis, also records changes in the prices of a basket of goods from month to month. βοΈ What is Personal Income?Personal Income refers to all income collectively received by all individuals or households in a country.Personal income includes compensation from a number of sources, including salaries, wages, and bonuses received from employment or self-employment, dividends and distributions received from investments, rental receipts from real estate investments, and profit sharing from businesses βοΈ Personal Income vs. Disposable Personal IncomeDisposable personal income refers to the amount of money that a population has left after taxes have been paid. It differs from personal income in that it takes taxes into account. βοΈ Personal Income vs. Personal Consumption ExpendituresPersonal Income:– Definition: Total money received by individuals and households from all sources over a specified period.– Components: Includes wages, salaries, rental income, interest, dividends, government transfers, and business income.– Scope: Broad measure of all income sources.– Economic Significance: Provides a broad view of income distribution. Personal Consumption Expenditures (PCE):– Definition: Total money spent by individuals and households on goods and services within a specified period.– Components: Comprises spending on items like food, clothing, housing, transportation, healthcare, and entertainment– Scope: Focuses solely on spending behavior.– Economic Significance: A major component of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) and a key driver of economic growth. βοΈ Recent updatesΒ U.S. Personal Consumption Expenditures Price Index: 3.3% (July 2023)
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ααΆα’αααααΆαααΆαααααααααααααααα’αααααΆααααααΆαααααααΎ– ααΆα’αΆααααΆααααΌαα·αααααα»– ααΆα’ααααααααΆβαααα·αααΆαβααααααααβααΌαα·ααααααβα’ααααααΆαα·– ααΆαααΆααΆαα·α ααααΆααααΆαααΆαααΎαααα αα·αααΈααααΉααααΆαααααΆαα·ααΆα– ααΆαααΆααΆααααΆαα αα·ααααααααααΆααα βοΈ ααααααααΆαααΌαα·αααααα»– αα·αααααα ααααααααΆαααΌαα·αααααα» αααα ααΎαααα»ααααααααααΆα αα·ααα»αααααΆαααααααααααΆααΆααααααΆααααααααααααα½α (α¬α’αΆααααΆααααΌαα·αααααα»ααΆααααααααααααααα) ααααΎααααΆααααΎααααΈαααααααααααΆαααααααααααααααΆαα αα·αα₯αααΆααα αααα»αααααααα·α αα α ααααα α ααααααααααααααΆαααΌαα·αααααα»ααΊααΎααααΈαααααα ααΆαααΌαααααα ααααααα·α αα ααΆααααΆαα ααΌα ααΆαααα·αααΆαααααα α’ααααΆααααΆαααΆαααΆαααααΎααΆα αα·αααααΎαααααααα·α αα ααααααααα αΈαααΆαα – αααααααααααααααααΆαααΌαα·αααααα»αβ α’αα·ααααΆα ααααααααΆαααΌαα·αααααα»α’αΆα αααααααααα α’αα·ααααΆα ααΎα’αα·ααααΆααΆαααααα·αααΆα αααααααΌαααΆαααα αΆαααα»αααΆααααααα·α αα ααΆααα»αααΆαααα’α ααα»ααααααααα·αααΎα’αα·ααααΆααΆαααααα·αααααα ααααααΆααΆααααααΆαααΉαααααΎααααΆααααααααααΆαααααα½α (Contractionary Policy) ααΆαααααααααΆαααααααααααααΌαα·αααααα» ααΎααααΈααααααααΉαα’αα·ααααΆα β α’ααααΆααααΆαααΆαααΆαααααΎα ααααααααΆαααΌαα·αααααα»α’αΆα ααΆαα₯αααα·ααααΎααααα·αααααΆαα’ααααΆαααΆαααααΎαα αααα»αααααααα·α αα ααΆαα ααΆα§ααΆα ααα ααααααααΆααααααΈα (Expansionary Policy) αααααΎαααΆαααααααααααααα»αααααΌαα·αααααα»αα αααα»αααααααα·α αα ααΎααααΈααααααααΉαααΆαααααΆαααΆαααΆαααααΎαα αααα»ααααααΆααα·ααααα· ααααα½αααααα»αα±ααααΆαααΆααααααΈααα αααα»αααΈααααΆαααΆαααΆαα β α’ααααΆααααΌαααααΆααα αααΆααΆααααααΆαααααΎααααΆααααααααααΆαααΆαααΎααααααΎααααΈαααααααααα’ααααΆααααΌαααααΆαααααΆαααΌαα·αααααααααα»ααααα»α αα·αααΌαα·αααααααααααα ααΆα§ααΆα ααα αααΆααΆααααααΆαα’αΆα αααααΎαααΆαααααααααααααααΆαααααααΆαα ααααΌαα·αααααααααααααααα αααα»αβααααΈβαααβααα ααΌαα·αβαααααβαααα»αβαααα»αβααΆαβαααααβαααβαααβααΉαβααααΆααΈβααααα ααΆα ααα»ααΎααααΆααΆααααααΆαααααΎααααΆααααααααααΆαααΆαααΎααααααΎααααΈαααααααααα’ααααΆααααΌαααααΆααα ααααα·αααΎααααααα·α αα αααα»ααααα½ααα·ααααα· α¬αα½ααααααααΉαααααΎαααΊα ααααααΆααΆααααααΆαα’αΆα ααααΎααααΆαα ααΆααααααΌααααααααααααααΆαααΌαα·αααααα» (Quantitative Easing) ααΎααααΈαααα»αα±ααααΆαααΆαααα αΈααααΆαα αα·αααΆαα αααΆαα αααΎαα αααα»ααα αα·α ααααα·αααΎα’αα·ααααΆα‘αΎαααααα α¬ααααααα·α αα ααΎαα‘αΎαααααΆαα ααααααΆααΆααααααΆαα’αΆα ααΉααααααΉαααααααααΆαααΌαα·αααααα»β (Quantitative Tightening) ααΎααααΈααΆαααΆαα’αα·ααααΆαα»αα±ααααΎαα‘αΎαααααααααα βοΈ ααΎαααΆααΆααααααΆαααΆαα₯αααα·αααα ααΎααααααα·α αα αααΆαααΌα ααααα ?αααΆααΆααααααΆαα’αΆα αα·ααΆαααΆαααΆααΆααα»αααΆαααααΆααααΈααααΆαα (α) ααΆααααααααααα’αα·ααααΆ αα·ααααα·αααΆαααααααα αααα»ααααααααααααΆααααΌααααααα·α αα αα·α (α) α’ααααααααααααΆαααααα αΈα α»αααααααα αααα»αααααααααααΈααααΌααααααα·α αα α α. α₯αααα·αααααααααΆααααΌααααααα·α αα – αααΆααΆααααααΆαααΆααΆαααα·αααΆααααααααΆααααααααααααΆαααΌαα·αααααα» αα·αααΆααααααααααα’αα·ααααΆαααααΆααααααααααααΆαααααααααααααααΆααα– αααααααΆααααααααΆααΆααααααΆαα’αΆα αααααΆααααααααααααααα’αΆααααααααΈααααΆα α αΎαααααΌαααΆαααααα·ααααα·ααΆααααααααα·ααααα·ααΆαααΈααααΆαααΎαα αα (Open Market Operations / OMO) α– OMO αααα αΌαααΆα αααααΆααααΆααααα½α (Liquidity) α¬αααααΌαααΌααα·αα· ααααααααΆαααααααααα·αα’αα·ααααΆαααααααΆααα– ααΎααααΈααΆαααααααααααααΎααααα αΈ αααΆααΆααααααΆααα·αααΌααααααααααααααΆαα·ααΆα αααα’αΆα ααΆαα±ααααΆαα’αα·ααααΆα– ααΎααααΈααΆαααααααα’αα·ααααΆ αααΆααΆααααααΆααααααΌααααα αααααα‘αΎαα’ααααΆααΆαααααΆαα ααΎααααΈαααα’αΆααααΆαααα αΈααααΆααα α. α₯αααα·ααααααααΈααααΌααααααα·α αα – αααΆααΆααααααΆαααααΌαααΆααααααΎαα‘αΎαααΆα’ααααααααααααΆαααααα αΈα α»ααααααααΎααααΈααΆααΆαααα·αααΆαα– αααΆααΆαααΆαα·ααααααααααααΆαααααα αΈααΆαααΌαααααΆααα»ααα (First-come, First-serve basis)α– ααααα·αααΎαααΆααΆααα½αααααααΆα αααααΆααααΆααααα½α (Liquidity) ααΎααααΈααααααααααΌαααΆα αααα’αΆα ααα αΈααΈαααΆααΆααααααΆαααΆαα– αααΆααΆααααααΆααααααΆαα»αααααα»ααααααααΆααΆαααΆαα·ααααααααα’ααααΎαααΆααΆαααααααΆαααααααΎ (Deposit ratios)α | English Version | βοΈ Key takeaway– A central bank is a financial institution that plays a crucial role in a country’s economy.– A central bank has been described as the “lender of last resort”.– Primary goals of central bank.– Monetary policy– The effects of the central bank on the economy. βοΈ Understanding about the Central BankA central bank is a financial institution that plays a crucial role in a country’s economy by overseeing and implementing monetary policy, issuing currency, regulating and supervising financial institutions, and maintaining the stability and integrity of the national financial system. βοΈ What central banks do?A central bank has been described as the “lender of last resort”, which means it is responsible for providing its nation’s economy with funds when commercial banks cannot cover a supply shortage. In other words, the central bank prevents the country’s banking system from failing. βοΈ Primary goals of the central bankPrimary goals of central bank:– To provide their countries’ currencies with price stability by controlling inflation.– Act as the regulatory authority of a country’s monetary policy and is the sole provider and partner of notes and coins in circulation.– Central bank can best function in these capacities by remaining independent from government fiscal policy– Central bank conducts regular economic and monetary analysis, publishes various publications, oversees the nationβs payment systems, establishes the balance of payments, and participates in the management of external debt and claims. βοΈ Functions of the central bankThere are eight main functions of the Central Bank which are:– Lends the last resort– Custodian of cash reserve– Controls credit– Protecting the depositor’s interests– Currency regulator– Custodian of international currency– Banker, Fiscal agent and adviser to the government– Clearing house for transfer and settlement βοΈ Monetary policy– Definition: Monetary policy refers to the set of actions and strategies that a country’s central bank (or other relevant monetary authority) uses to control and manage the supply of money and credit within the economy. The primary goal of monetary policy is to achieve specific economic objectives, such as price stability, full employment, and sustainable economic growth. – Objectives:β Inflation: Monetary policies can target inflation levels. A low level of inflation is considered to be healthy for the economy. If inflation is high, a contractionary policy can address this issue. β Unemployment: Monetary policies can influence the level of unemployment in the economy. For example, an expansionary monetary policy generally decreases unemployment because the higher money supply stimulates business activities that lead to the expansion of the job market. β Currency exchange rates: Using its fiscal authority, a central bank can regulate the exchange rates between domestic and foreign currencies. For example, the central bank may increase the money supply by issuing more currency. In such a case, the domestic currency becomes cheaper relative to its foreign counterparts. If the economy is in a recession or experiencing slow growth, central banks may use Quantitative Easing to stimulate borrowing and spending. Conversely, if inflation is high or the economy is overheating, central banks may use Quantitative Tightening to cool down the economy and prevent inflation from rising too much. βοΈβ How the central bank influences the economy?A central bank can be said to have two main kinds of functions: (A) macroeconomic when regulating inflation and price stability and (B) microeconomic when functioning as a lender of last resort. A. Macroeconomic influences– Central bank ensures price stability via monetary policy, controlling inflation by managing money supply.– Central bank’s actions impact market sentiment and are executed through Open Market Operations (OMO).– OMO inject liquidity or absorb funds, directly affecting inflation levels.– To lower borrowing costs, central bank buys government securities, potentially leading to inflation.– To reduce inflation, central bank sells securities, raising interest rates to discourage borrowing. B. Microeconomic influences– Central banks are established as lenders of last resort to ensure stability.– Commercial banks lend funds on a first-come, first-serve basis.– If a bank lacks liquidity to meet demand, it can borrow from the central bank.– Central banks hold commercial-bank reserves based on deposit ratios.
Understanding about the Monetary Policy
βοΈ αααααΉαααααΆαα– ααααααααΆαααΌαα·αααααα» αααα ααΎαααα»ααααααααααΆα αα·ααα»αααααΆαααααααααααΆααΆααααααΆααααααααααααα½α (α¬α’αΆααααΆααααΌαα·αααααα»ααΆααααααααααααααα) ααααΎααααΆααααΎααααΈαααααααααααΆαααααααααααααααΆαα αα·αα₯αααΆααα αααα»αααααααα·α αα α– α§αααααααααααααΆαααΌαα·αααααα»ααΆαααΌα ααΆα ααααα·ααααα·ααΆαααΈααααΆαααΎαα αα (OMOs), α’ααααΆααΆαααααΆαα, αα·ααααααΌαααΆααα»αααααα»αα– ααααααααααααααααΆαααΌαα·αααααα»ααΆαα’ααααααααΊα ααααααααΆαααααα½α αα·αααααααααΆααααααΈαα– ααααα ααααααααααααΆαααΌαα·αααααα»– ααααααααΆαααΌαα·αααααα» VS ααααααααΆαααΆαααΎααααα βοΈ ααααααααααΈααααααααΆαααΌαα·αααααα»– αα·αααααα ααααααααΆαααΌαα·αααααα» αααα ααΎαααα»ααααααααααΆα αα·ααα»αααααΆαααααααααααΆααΆααααααΆααααααααααααα½α (α¬α’αΆααααΆααααΌαα·αααααα»ααΆααααααααααααααα) ααααΎααααΆααααΎααααΈαααααααααααΆαααααααααααααααΆαα αα·αα₯αααΆααα αααα»αααααααα·α αα α ααααα α ααααααααααααααΆαααΌαα·αααααα»ααΊααΎααααΈαααααα ααΆαααΌαααααα ααααααα·α αα ααΆααααΆαα ααΌα ααΆαααα·αααΆαααααα α’ααααΆααααΆαααΆαααΆαααααΎααΆα αα·αααααΎαααααααα·α αα ααααααααα αΈαααΆαα – αααααααααααααααααΆαααΌαα·αααααα»αβ α’αα·ααααΆα ααααααααΆαααΌαα·αααααα»α’αΆα αααααααααα α’αα·ααααΆα ααΎα’αα·ααααΆααΆαααααα·αααΆα αααααααΌαααΆαααα αΆαααα»αααΆααααααα·α αα ααΆααα»αααΆαααα’α ααα»ααααααααα·αααΎα’αα·ααααΆααΆαααααα·αααααα ααααααΆααΆααααααΆαααΉαααααΎααααΆααααααααααΆαααααα½α (Contractionary Policy) ααΆαααααααααΆαααααααααααααΌαα·αααααα» ααΎααααΈααααααααΉαα’αα·ααααΆα β α’ααααΆααααΆαααΆαααΆαααααΎα ααααααααΆαααΌαα·αααααα»α’αΆα ααΆαα₯αααα·ααααΎααααα·αααααΆαα’ααααΆαααΆαααααΎαα αααα»αααααααα·α αα ααΆαα ααΆα§ααΆα ααα ααααααααΆααααααΈα (Expansionary Policy) αααααΎαααΆαααααααααααααα»αααααΌαα·αααααα»αα αααα»αααααααα·α αα ααΎααααΈααααααααΉαααΆαααααΆαααΆαααΆαααααΎαα αααα»ααααααΆααα·ααααα· ααααα½αααααα»αα±ααααΆαααΆααααααΈααα αααα»αααΈααααΆαααΆαααΆαα β α’ααααΆααααΌαααααΆααα αααΆααΆααααααΆαααααΎααααΆααααααααααΆαααΆαααΎααααααΎααααΈαααααααααα’ααααΆααααΌαααααΆαααααΆαααΌαα·αααααααααα»ααααα»α αα·αααΌαα·αααααααααααα ααΆα§ααΆα ααα αααΆααΆααααααΆαα’αΆα αααααΎαααΆαααααααααααααααΆαααααααΆαα ααααΌαα·αααααααααααααααα αααα»αβααααΈβαααβααα ααΌαα·αβαααααβαααα»αβαααα»αβααΆαβαααααβαααβαααβααΉαβααααΆααΈβααααα ααΆα ααα»ααΎααααΆααΆααααααΆαααααΎααααΆααααααααααΆαααΆαααΎααααααΎααααΈαααααααααα’ααααΆααααΌαααααΆααα ααααα·αααΎααααααα·α αα αααα·ααααα»ααα·ααααα·ααααααα·α αα α¬αα½ααααααααΉαααααΎαααΊα αααΆααΆααααααΆαα’αΆα ααααΎααααΆαα ααΆααααααΌααααααααααααααΆαααΌαα·αααααα» (Quantitative Easing) ααΎααααΈαααα»αα±ααααΆαααΆαααα αΈααααΆαα αα·αααΆαα αααΆαα αααΎαα αααα»ααα αα·α ααααα·αααΎα’αα·ααααΆα‘αΎαααααα α¬ααααααα·α αα ααΎαα‘αΎαααααΆαα ααααααΆααΆααααααΆαα’αΆα ααααΎ ααΆαααΉααααααΉαααααααααΆαααΌαα·αααααα»β (Quantitative Tightening) ααΎααααΈααΆαααΆαα’αα·ααααΆαα»αα±ααααΎαα‘αΎαααααααααα βοΈ ααααααααααααααααΆαααΌαα·αααααα»– ααααααααΆαααααα½α (Contractionary monetary policyβ) ααΊααΆααααααααααααααααΆαααΌαα·αααααα»αααααααΎααααααΆααΆααααααΆαααΎααααΈααΆαααααααααΆαααααααααααααααΆαα αααααΎαααααααΎααααα αΈ αα·ααααααααααΏαααααΎαααααααα·α αα α αααααΆααααααααααΌαααΆαααααΎααΆααααααΆαα αααααααααΆααΆααααααΆαααΆαααααααααα»ααααααααΆααααΉαα’αα·ααααΆ α¬ααααΎα±ααααααααα·α αα ααΎαα‘αΎαα – ααααααααΆααααααΈα (Expansionary monetary policy) ααΊααΆααααααααααααααααΆαααΌαα·αααααα»αααααααΎααααααΆααΆααααααΆαααΎααααΈαααα»αααααΎαααααααα·α αα αααα»αααΆαα αααΆαααααα’αααααααΎααααΆαα αα·αααΆααα·αα·αααα’αΆααΈααααα αα·αααΆαααααα»ααααααααΆααααΉααα·ααααα·ααααααα·α αα α¬ααα·αααααααΆα ααααααααΆααααααΆαααααααααΉαααΆααααααΎαααΆαααααααααααααααΆαα αα·αααΆααααα α»αα’ααααΆααΆαααααΆαα ααΎααααΈααααΎα±ααααΆαααα αΈααααΆααααΆααααααα αα·αα’αΆα ααααΎααααΆααααΆαααΆααααα αααΎαα ααααα α ααααααααααααααΆαααΌαα·αααααα»αααααΈαααΊααΆαααααααααααΆαααααααα·α αα ααΆαααααααααΆαα’ααααΆαααΆαααααΎ αα·ααααααααΆαααααααΆαααα·αααααααΆα βοΈ α§αααααααααααααΆαααΌαα·αααααα»1. ααααα·ααααα·ααΆαααΈααααΆαααΎαα αα (OMOs)α αααααΊααΆα§αααααααααααααΆαααΌαα·αααααα»αααααααΎααΆααΉαααΆαααααα»αααααααΆααΆααααααΆαα ααΆααΆαααααααααΉαααΆααα·α α¬αααααΌααααααααααΆαα·ααΆα (ααΌααααααααα»α α¬αα·ααααααααααααΆααΆα) αα αααα»αααΈααααΆαααΎαα αα α αα αααααααααΆααΆααααααΆααα·αααΌααααα ααΆααΉααααα αΌααα»ααα αααα»ααααααααααααΆααΆα αααααΎαααΆαααααααααααααααΆαα αα·αα’αΆα ααΆαααααααα’ααααΆααΆαααααΆααα αααα»ααα αα·α αα ααααααααΆαααααΌααααα ααΆααΆαααααααααΆαααααααααααααααΆαα αα·αα’αΆα ααΆαα±ααααΆαα’ααααΆααΆαααααΆαααααααααΆααα»αα 2. α’ααααΆααΆαααααΆααα α’ααααΆααΆαααααΆααααΎααα½ααΆααΈααααΆαααααα»αααααααααΆαααΌαα·αααααα» α αΎαααΆααΆα§αααααααααΆααααααααΆααΆααααααΆαααααΎααααΆααααΎααααΈααΆαα₯αααα·ααααΎααααααααααααααα·α αα α αααΆααΆααααααΆαα’αΆα ααααααα½αα’ααααΆααΆαααααΆααααΎααααΈαααααα ααΆαααΌααααααααααααααααΆαααΌαα·αααααα»αααααα½ααα ααΌα ααΆααΆααααααααααα’αα·ααααΆ αααα·αααΆαααααααα·α αα αα·αααΆαααΎαααααααααααΎαααααααα·α αα α 3. αααααΌαααΆααα»αααααα»αα αααΆααΆααααααΆαααααΆαα₯αααα·ααααΎααΆαααααααααααααααΆαααααααΆαααααααα½ααααααΌαααΆαααααα»αααααααΆααΆαααΆαα·αααααααΌαααααΆαα ααΆαααΆααααααααααααΌαααΆααα»αααααα»αα’αα»ααααΆαα±αααααΆααΆααααααααααΆαααααα αΈαααααααααααααααΆαααααααΎαααααα½ααα αααααΎαααΆαααααααααααααααΆααα ααΆααααααΎααααααΌαααΆααα»αααααα»αααΆαα₯αααα·αααααα»αααααΆ ααΆαααααααααΆαααααααααααααααΆααα βοΈ ααααα ααααααααααααΆαααΌαα·αααααα»ααααα α ααααααααααααααΆαααΌαα·αααααα»ααΊααΎααααΈαααααα ααΆαααΌαααααα ααααααα·α αα ααΆααααΆαα ααΌα ααΆαααα·αααΆαααααα α’ααααΆααααΆαααΆαααΆαααααΎααΆα αα·αααααΎαααααααα·α αα ααααααααα αΈαααΆαα– α’αα·ααααΆα ααααααααΆαααΌαα·αααααα»α’αΆα αααααααααα α’αα·ααααΆα ααΎα’αα·ααααΆααΆαααααα·αααΆα αααααααΌαααΆαααα αΆαααα»αααΆααααααα·α αα ααΆααα»αααΆαααα’α ααα»ααααααααα·αααΎα’αα·ααααΆααΆαααααα·αααααα ααααααΆααΆααααααΆαααΉαααααΎααααΆααααααααααΆαααααα½α (Contractionary Policy) ααΆαααααααααΆαααααααααααααΌαα·αααααα» ααΎααααΈααααααααΉαα’αα·ααααΆα – α’ααααΆααααΆαααΆαααΆαααααΎα ααααααααΆαααΌαα·αααααα»α’αΆα ααΆαα₯αααα·ααααΎααααα·αααααΆαα’ααααΆαααΆαααααΎαα αααα»αααααααα·α αα ααΆαα ααΆα§ααΆα ααα ααααααααΆααααααΈα (Expansionary Policy) αααααΎαααΆαααααααααααααα»αααααΌαα·αααααα»αα αααα»αααααααα·α αα ααΎααααΈααααααααΉαααΆαααααΆαααΆαααΆαααααΎαα αααα»ααααααΆααα·ααααα· ααααα½αααααα»αα±ααααΆαααΆααααααΈααα αααα»αααΈααααΆαααΆαααΆαα – α’ααααΆααααΌαααααΆααα αααΆααΆααααααΆαααααΎααααΆααααααααααΆαααΆαααΎααααααΎααααΈαααααααααα’ααααΆααααΌαααααΆαααααΆαααΌαα·αααααααααα»ααααα»α αα·αααΌαα·αααααααααααα ααΆα§ααΆα ααα αααΆααΆααααααΆαα’αΆα αααααΎαααΆαααααααααααααααΆαααααααΆαα ααααΌαα·αααααααααααααααα αααα»αβααααΈβαααβααα ααΌαα·αβαααααβαααα»αβαααα»αβααΆαβαααααβαααβαααβααΉαβααααΆααΈβααααα ααΆα ααα»ααΎααααΆααΆααααααΆαααααΎααααΆααααααααααΆαααΆαααΎααααααΎααααΈαααααααααα’ααααΆααααΌαααααΆααα ααααα·αααΎααααααα·α αα αααα·ααααα»ααα·ααααα·ααααααα·α αα α¬αα½ααααααααΉαααααΎαααΊα αααΆααΆααααααΆαα’αΆα ααααΎααααΆαα ααΆααααααΌααααααααααααααΆαααΌαα·αααααα» (Quantitative Easing) ααΎααααΈαααα»αα±ααααΆαααΆαααα αΈααααΆαα αα·αααΆαα αααΆαα αααΎαα αααα»ααα αα·α ααααα·αααΎα’αα·ααααΆα‘αΎαααααα α¬ααααααα·α αα ααΎαα‘αΎαααααΆαα ααααααΆααΆααααααΆαα’αΆα ααααΎ ααΆαααΉααααααΉαααααααααΆαααΌαα·αααααα»β (Quantitative Tightening) ααΎααααΈααΆαααΆαα’αα·ααααΆαα»αα±ααααΎαα‘αΎαααααααααα βοΈ ααΎα’αααΈααΆααααα αααααααΆααΆααααααΆααα αααα’αα»ααααααααααααΆαααΌαα·αααααα»?αααΆααΆααααααΆαααΆααααααΆααΆαααααα ααΆα αααΎααααα»αααΆαααααΎααααααααΆαααΌαα·αααααα»α– αααααΆααααΎαααααααα·α αα αα ααααα·αααααααααααααααα·αααααααΆα– αααααΆααΆαα’ααααΆαααΆαααααΎαααααααα·αα’αααααααΆααΆα αααΆα– αααααΆα’αα·ααααΆααΆα– αααααΆα’ααααΆααΆαααααΆαααααα»αααααα·αααα ααα»αα– αααααΆα’ααααΆααααΌαααααΆααα±ααααΆααααααααΆα– ααΎααααααααααα·αααΆαααααααααααα α·ααααααααα» αα·ααααααααααΆαααΆαααααααα αΆαα·αααααΆαααααααα(αααααα https://www.babypips.com/) βοΈ ααααααααΆαααΌαα·αααααα» VS ααααααααΆαααΆαααΎααααααααααααΆαααΌαα·αααααα»ααααΌαααΆαα’αα»ααααααααααΆααΆααααααΆα αα·αααΆααααααααααΆα ααααααΎααααΈαααααααααααΆαααααααααααααααΆαα αααααααααα’ααααΆααΆαααααΆαα αα·αααΆααΆαααα·αααΆααααααα ααΆαααααααΎααΆααααααααααα’αα·ααααΆ αα·αααΆααααααααΎαααααααα·α αα αααααααααα·αααααααΆαα αααααααααααααααααΆαααΆαααΎααααααααΌαααΆαα’αα»ααααααααααααΆαα·ααΆα α αΎααααααααααααααΆααΊααΆαααααααααααααα ααΆαααΌαααααα ααααααα·α αα αα·ααααααααΆα αααΎα αα½αααΆαααααα·αααΆαααααααα·α αα ααΆααααααΎαααΆαααΆα ααΆααααα ααααααΆααα αααΌαα‘αΎααα·α αα·αααΆαααααααααα·α αα·αααααΆααααααΆααΆαααα | English Version |βοΈ Key takeaway– Monetary policy refers to the set of actions and strategies that a country’s central bank (or other relevant monetary authority) uses to control and manage the supply of money and credit within the economy.– Tools of monetary policy have Open Market Operations (OMOs), Interest Rate, and Reserve Requirements.– Types of monetary policy include Contractionary monetary policy and Expansionary monetary policy.– Goals of monetary policy– Monetary policy vs Fiscal Policy βοΈ Understanding about the Monetary Policy– Definition: Monetary policy refers to the set of actions and strategies that a country’s central bank (or other relevant monetary authority) uses to control and manage the supply of money and credit within the economy. The primary goal of monetary policy is to achieve specific economic objectives, such as price stability, full employment, and sustainable economic growth. – Objectives: β Inflation: Monetary policies can target inflation levels. A low level of inflation is considered to be healthy for the economy. If inflation is high, a contractionary policy can address this issue. β Unemployment: Monetary policies can influence the level of unemployment in the economy. For example, an expansionary monetary policy generally decreases unemployment because the higher money supply stimulates business activities that lead to the expansion of the job market. β Currency exchange rates: Using its fiscal authority, a central bank can regulate the exchange rates between domestic and foreign currencies. For example, the central bank may increase the money supply by issuing more currency. In such a case, the domestic currency becomes cheaper relative to its foreign counterparts. If the economy is in a recession or experiencing slow growth, central banks may use Quantitative Easing to stimulate borrowing and spending. Conversely, if inflation is high or the economy is overheating, central banks may use Quantitative Tightening to cool down the economy and prevent inflation from rising too much. βοΈ Types of monetary policy– Contractionary monetary policy is an economic strategy employed by a central bank to reduce the money supply, increase borrowing costs, and slow down economic growth. This policy is typically used when the central bank aims to combat inflation or cool down an overheating economy. – Expansionary monetary policy is an economic strategy employed by a central bank to stimulate economic growth, boost consumer spending and business investment, and combat recession or deflation. This policy involves increasing the money supply and lowering interest rates to make borrowing cheaper and more accessible. The primary goal of expansionary monetary policy is to support economic activity, reduce unemployment, and prevent deflationary pressures. βοΈ Tools of monetary policy1. Open Market Operations (OMOs): This is the most frequently used tool by central banks. It involves buying or selling government securities (bonds or Treasury bills) in the open market. When a central bank buys securities, it injects money into the banking system, increasing the money supply and potentially lowering interest rates. Conversely, when it sells securities, it reduces the money supply and can lead to higher interest rates. 2. Interest Rate: Interest rates play a central role in monetary policy, and they are a key tool used by central banks to influence economic conditions. Central banks can adjust interest rates to achieve their monetary policy objectives, such as controlling inflation, stabilizing the economy, and promoting growth. 3. Reserve Requirements: Central banks can also influence the money supply by adjusting the reserve requirements that commercial banks must hold. Lowering reserve requirements allows banks to lend more of their deposits, increasing the money supply. Raising reserve requirements has the opposite effect, reducing the money supply. βοΈ Goals of monetary policyThe primary goal of monetary policy is to achieve specific economic objectives, such as price stability, full employment, and sustainable economic growth:– Inflation: Monetary policies can target inflation levels. A low level of inflation is considered to be healthy for the economy. If inflation is high, a contractionary policy can address this issue. – Unemployment: Monetary policies can influence the level of unemployment in the economy. For example, an expansionary monetary policy generally decreases unemployment because the higher money supply stimulates business activities that lead to the expansion of the job market. – Currency exchange rates: Using its fiscal authority, a central bank can regulate the exchange rates between domestic and foreign currencies. For example, the central bank may increase the money supply by issuing more currency. In such a case, the domestic currency becomes cheaper relative to its foreign counterparts. If the economy is in a recession or experiencing slow growth, central banks may use Quantitative Easing to stimulate borrowing and spending. Conversely, if inflation is high or the economy is overheating, central banks may use Quantitative Tightening to cool down the economy and prevent inflation
Understanding about the Fiscal Policy
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αα·αααΆαααααααααα·α αα·αααααΆααααααΆααΆαααα | English Version |βοΈ Key takeaway– Fiscal policy refers to the use of government spending and taxation to influence and manage a country’s economy, especially macroeconomic.– There are 3 key components of fiscal policy which are: Government Spending, Taxation, and Budget Deficits & Surplus.– There are 2 types of fiscal policy which are: Expansionary fiscal policy and Contractionary fiscal policy.– Fiscal policy can be used for various economic objectives.– Goals of fiscal policy– Monetary policy vs Fiscal Policy βοΈ Understanding about the Fiscal PolicyFiscal policy refers to the use of government spending and taxation to influence and manage a country’s economy, especially macroeconomic. Fiscal policy is primarily concerned with the government’s revenue and expenditure decisions and how they impact the overall economic health of a nation. βοΈ Key components of fiscal policy– Government Spending: This involves decisions made by the government on how much money to allocate to various sectors and programs, such as healthcare, education, defense, infrastructure, and social welfare. Changes in government spending can directly impact economic activity and employment levels. – Taxation: Fiscal policy also encompasses decisions about tax rates, tax structures, and tax policies. By adjusting tax rates, governments can influence the amount of disposable income available to households and businesses, which in turn affects consumption, investment, and overall economic growth. – Budget Deficits and Surpluses: Governments can run budget deficits (spending more than they collect in revenue) or budget surpluses (collecting more revenue than they spend). These deficits or surpluses can have significant economic implications and are a key aspect of fiscal policy. βοΈ Types of fiscal policy– Expansionary Fiscal PolicyExpansionary fiscal policy is employed when a government aims to stimulate economic growth, reduce unemployment, and boost overall demand in the economy. It involves increasing government spending and/or reducing taxes to put more money in the hands of consumers and businesses – Contractionary Fiscal PolicyContractionary fiscal policy is employed when a government aims to slow down an overheating economy, control inflation, or reduce budget deficits. It involves decreasing government spending and/or increasing taxes to reduce the overall demand in the economy. βοΈ How can fiscal policy be used for economic purposes?Fiscal policy can be used for various economic objectives, including:– Stabilizing the Economy: During economic downturns, governments can increase spending or reduce taxes to boost demand and stimulate economic activity. Conversely, during periods of high inflation or economic overheating, they may reduce spending or raise taxes to cool down the economy. – Promoting Economic Growth: Fiscal policies can be tailored to support long-term economic growth by investing in infrastructure, education, and research and development. – Income Redistribution: Governments can use fiscal policy to address income inequality by implementing progressive taxation and social welfare programs. – Managing Public Debt: Fiscal policy also plays a role in managing the level of public debt. Governments need to balance their budgets over the long term to ensure that debt remains sustainable. βοΈ Goals of fiscal policy– Economic Management: Fiscal policy aims to manage and stabilize the economy by promoting economic growth, achieving full employment, and maintaining price stability. It involves adjusting government spending and taxation to influence economic activity. – Income Redistribution and Social Welfare: Fiscal policy is used to address income inequality and support the well-being of the population by implementing progressive taxation and social welfare programs. It seeks to promote a fairer distribution of wealth and ensure the provision of essential public services and infrastructure. – Budget and Financial Sustainability: Governments use fiscal policy to manage their budgets effectively, ensuring that they remain financially sustainable over the long term. This involves balancing budgets, managing public debt, and addressing external trade balances while considering environmental and social goals. βοΈ Monetary policy vs Fiscal PolicyMonetary policy is implemented by the central bank and primarily aims to control the money supply, manage interest rates, and ensure price stability. It focuses on controlling inflation and supporting sustainable economic growth. While fiscal policy is implemented by the government and its objective is aims to achieve a range of economic and social objectives, including economic stability, job creation, income redistribution, and the provision of public goods and services.
Understanding about Inflation
βοΈ αααααΉαααααΆαα– α’αα·ααααΆααΊααΆααααΆαααΆααα ααααααααααααααα·α αα·αααααΆααααα‘αΎααααα αααααΆαα±ααα’αααΆα αα·αααααΌαα·ααααααααααΆααα α»αα– ααΆααααααΆααΆα αααΎααααα’αΆα αα½αα αααααααα’αα·ααααΆ α αΎααααααΆααΆαααααααΆαααΌα ααΆ α’αα·ααααΆααααααααΌαααΆα (Demand-pull Inflation), α’αα·ααααΆαααααααααΎα (Cost-Push Inflation), Built-in Inflation, ααααααααΆαααΌαα·αααααα» αα·αααααααααΆαααΆαααΎααααα– ααΆαααΆαα αΆααααααΆααα’αα·ααααΆα ααα½α 5 αααααα’ααααΎα’ααααΆααααααααααΎαα‘αΎαα– ααΆαααΆαααααααα’αα·ααααΆααΆαααααααααΉαααΆαααΆαααΆα αα·ααααααααα·ααΆαααααΆαααααΆααααααΌααα αααα»αααααα·αααααααα½ααααααα·α αα·αααααΆαααααα αααα»αααααααα·α αα ααΆααααααααΆααΆααααΆααααΆαα½αα– αααα·ααΆαααα’αα·ααααΆααααα α’αΆα ααααααΆαα’αααΆα αα·αααααΌαα·αααααα αααααΆα ααα»ααααΎα±ααααΆααααα·ααΆααααααΆααα’αααααααΎααααΆαααααα»αααΆααααααΆααααα·αααΈαααΆααααααα½αααα– α₯αααα·ααααα’αα·ααααΆααΎααααααα·α αα ααΊααΆαααΆααα»ααααααααααΆ αα·ααααααααα½ααα ααΆαα’ααααΆ αα·ααααα·αααΆαααααααΆα βοΈ ααααααααααΈα’αα·ααααΆα’αα·ααααΆααΊααΆααααΆαααΆααα ααααααααααααααα·α αα·αααααΆααααα‘αΎααααα αααααΆαα±ααα’αααΆα αα·αααααΌαα·ααααααααααΆααα α»αα α¬α’αΆα αα·ααΆαααΆαααΆ α’αα·ααααΆααΊααΆααΆαααΎαα‘αΎαααααααααΈαααΆαααααα αααα»αααα‘α»ααααααΆαα½α αααααΆα ααα»ααααΎααΆαα±ααααΆαααΆααα·ααααα·α αα·αααααΆααααααΆααα·α ααΆααα»αα (αααααα Investopedia) βοΈ αααααΆαααααααΎα±ααααΆαα’αα·ααααΆααΆααααααΆααΆα αααΎααααα’αΆα αα½αα αααααααα’αα·ααααΆ α αΎααααααΆααΆαααααααΆαααΌα ααΆα– α’αα·ααααΆααααααααΌαααΆα (Demand-pull Inflation)α ααΊααΆα’αα·ααααΆαααααΎαα‘αΎααα ααααααααΆααααααΌαααΆααααα·α αα·αααααΆααααα αααΎαααΆαααΆαααααααααααα ααΆαααααα ααα αα αααααααααααΆααααΆααα»αα αααΎα α αΎααααααΎαααααΆαα·ααααα·αααααααα»αααααΆαααα·ααΆααα·α αα αααα»αααΈααααΆα ααααααα αΎααααααααααααα·αααΆααααααααΎαα‘αΎα α¬αααα·αα‘αΎαααααα – α’αα·ααααΆαααααααααΎα (Cost-Push Inflation)α ααΊααΆα’αα·ααααΆαααααΎαα‘αΎααα ααααααααααααΎαααα·ααααααααααΆαααααα·α αα·αααααΆααααααΎαα‘αΎα αααααΆααΏααααΆαααααΆαααααΈαααααΆαα½αα ααα½αααΌα ααΆ ααΆαααΎαα‘αΎαααααΆαααααα½α α¬ααααααΎαααααααα»ααΆαα»ααΎααααααΆααααα·αα ααΌα ααα αα ααααααααααααΎαααααΆαααα·αα‘αΎααααα ααααααα αΎαααααααα·αααΆααααααααα»αααΈααααΆαααααΆαααΆαα‘αΎααααααααααα – Built-in Inflationα Built-in Inflation α¬αα½αααΆαααα α ααΆα’αα·ααααΆαααααααααΆαααααα½α ααΊααΆα’αα·ααααΆαααααΎαα‘αΎααα ααααααααααααααΆαααΆαααααΆαααααα½αααααα α αΎαααα αΆααα’αΆααΈαααααααααα‘αΎαααααααααα·ααααααα½αααααΎααααΈααααααααααααΆαα αααΆαααααΆαααααα½ααααα‘αΎαααααααΆαααααα ααΆαααΆαααΆαα‘αΎαααααΆαααααα½α αα·αααΆαααα‘αΎααααααααα·αααΆααα’αααααα αΎα ααααααααΎαααΆαααΆααααααααΆαααΎαα‘αΎαααααααΆαααααα½α αα·αααααααααα·αα – ααααααααΆαααΌαα·αααααα»α αααΆααΆααααααΆαααΌα ααΆ Federal Reserve αα αα ααααα’αΆαααα·α α’αΆα ααΆαα₯αααα·ααααΎα’αα·ααααΆααΆααααααΆαααααααααααααααΆαααα αααα»αααααααα·α αα α ααααα·αααΎαααΆααΆααααααΆααααααΎαααΆαααααααααααααααΆαααααΆαααΆαααα αα αααααΆα’αΆα ααΆαα±ααααΆαα’ααααΆα’αα·ααααΆααααα ααααααααααΆαααααΆαααααααααα αααα»αααααααα·α αα ααΆααααα·αααΆαα – ααααααααΆαααΆαααΎααααα ααΆαα αααΆααααααααααΆαα·ααΆα αα·αααααααΆαααα’αΆα αααααΆαααααα’αα·ααααΆααΆααααααα ααΆα§ααΆα ααα ααΆαα αααΆαααΎα±αααΆα (αα αααααααααααΆαα·ααΆαα αααΆαααΎαααΈααΆααααααΌααααα) α’αΆα αα½αα αααααααα’αα·ααααΆ ααααα·αααΎααΆαα·αααΆαααΆαααααΌαααααΆααΉαααΆαααΎαα‘αΎααααααααααΆαααα·αααΆαααααααααααα·α αα α βοΈ α αααΆααααααΆααα’αα·ααααΆααΆαααΆαα αΆααααααΆααα’αα·ααααΆα ααα½α 5 αααααα’ααααΎα’ααααΆααααααααααΎαα‘αΎα:1. Creeping Inflation (1-4%): Creeping Inflation ααΊααΆα’αα·ααααΆαααααΆαα’ααααΆααΎαα‘αΎααα·α αα½α αααααΆααααααΆααΎαα‘αΎααα αααα»αα αααααααΈ 1% αα 4% αααα»ααα½αααααΆαα ααΆααΏααααΆααααΌαααΆαααα αΆαααα»αααΆααΆααααα·αα’αα·ααααΆααααααΆ αα·αα’αΆα αααααααααααΆαα αααΆααΆααααααΆααααα»αααααααααΆα αααΎαααΆααααααααααΆα’αα·ααααΆαααα»αααααααααα ααΎααααΈααΎααααααααααα·αααΆαααααααα·α αα α 2. Walking Inflation (2-10%): Walking Inflation ααΊααΆα’αα·ααααΆαααααΆαα’ααααΆααΎαα‘αΎααααα»ααααααααααα αααααΆααααααΆααΎαα‘αΎααα αααα»αα αααααααΈ 2% αα 10% ααΆαααααΆααααααΆαα α’αα·ααααΆαααααααααα’αΆα ααααααΆαα’αααΆα αα·αααΆαααΏαααΆαα’αα·ααααΆ Creeping Inflationα ααΌα ααα αααΆααΆααααααΆα αα·αα’ααααααααΎαααααααααΆααααααα αΆαααα·ααΆαααΆαααΎααααΈααΆαααΆαα’αα·ααααΆαααααααααααΈααΆαααΆααα ααααααα·αααααααααα½ααααα 3. Running Inflation (10-20%): Running Inflation ααΊααΆα’αα·ααααΆαααααΆαα’ααααΆααΎαα‘αΎααααΆαααααΆαα αααααΆααααααΆααΎαα‘αΎααα αααα»αα αααααααΈ 10% αα 20% αααα»ααα½αααααΆαα ααααα·αααα’αα·ααααΆαααα’αΆα αααααΆαααααααααααα·α αα αααΆαααααΆααααΌα ααΆ ααΆαααααααααΆαααααα αα·αααααΎα±ααα’αΆααΈααααα αα·ααα»ααααααΆαααΆαααααΆααααα»αααΆααααα ααααααΆααααααΆααα’ααΆααα ααΎααααΈαααααααααα’αα·ααααΆαααααααααααΆα αα»αααααΆαααααααΆαα·ααΆαααΆαααααααααΆαααΌαα·αααααα» αα·αααΆαααΎααααααααααΆααααααΆαααα»αααΆααααααααααα 4. Galloping Inflation (20-1000%): α’αα·ααααΆ Galloping αααααααΆαα±ααα’ααααΆα’αα·ααααΆαααααααααΆαααααααΆαα’ααααΆα αΆααααΈ 20% αα 1000% ααΆαααααΆααααααΆαα αα βαααα»αααααα·αβααα ααααααααα·α αα·αααααΆααααβα’αΆα βααΎαα‘αΎαβαααααα α¬βααΎαα‘αΎαβααΆααααβααΏαβαααα»αβααααααβααααΈβα α’αα·ααααΆ Galloping ααα ααΆααΏαααααααααααΎα±ααααΆααα·ααααα·ααααααα·α αα α αΎαα’αΆα ααΆαα±ααααΆαα’αααα·αααΆαααααααα·α αα αα·αααααααααααααααα ααΎααααΈααααααααΉαα’αα·ααααΆαααααααααααΆα αα»αααααΆααααΆααα·ααΆαααΆααααααΆαα ααΎααααΈαααααΆαααα·αααΆαααααααα·α αα α 5. Hyperinflation (>1000%): Hyperinflation ααΊααΆααααααα’αα·ααααΆαααααααααΆαααααα»α αααα’ααααΆααααααΆααΎαα‘αΎααααα»αα’ααααΆααΎαααΈ 1000% αααα»ααα½αααααΆαα α’αα·ααααΆαααααααααα’αΆα ααΆαα±αααααααααΌαα·αααααα αα·αααααααααααααααα·α αα αααααααααααα½αααααΆααα α»αααααΆααα ααΆααΏαα α’αα·ααααΆααααααααααααααΆαααααΈαααααΆαα½αα ααα½αααΌα ααΆ ααΆαααααα»ααααα»αα αααΎαααα ααΆαααΆααααααααα»αα α·αααααΎααΌαα·αααααα αα·αα’αααα·αααΆααααααΆααααα»ααααα»αα ααΆαααααΌαα±ααααΆααα·ααΆαααΆαααΆαααααΆααααΎααααΈααααΆααααα·αααΆαααααααα·α αα ααΆαα·α‘αΎααα·αα ααΆαα αΆααααααΆααα’αα·ααααΆααΆαααααααααΌαααΆαααααΎααΎααααΈαα·αααααΆα’αααΈααΆααααααααααααα’αα·ααααΆαααααα’ααααΎααΆαααααααΆαααΎαα‘αΎαααααααααα»αααααααααΆααααΆααααΆαα½αα ααααα ααααααααααΆαααΌαα·αααααα» αα·αααΆαααΎααααααΊααααΎαααΆαααΆααΎααααΈαααααΆααααα·αα’αα·ααααΆαα αααα»αααααα·ααααα’αΆα αααααααααααΆα αααααΆααααααΆααΊαααααααααααΆαααα ααΎααααα·αα’αα·ααααΆ Creeping α¬α’αα·ααααΆ Walking ααΎααααΈααΎααααααααααα·αααΆαααααααα·α αα αα·αααΆαααΆαα’αααΆα αα·αααααΌαα·αααααααααααααααααα½αα βοΈ ααΆαααΆαααααααα’αα·ααααΆααΆαααΆαααααααα’αα·ααααΆααΆαααααααααΉαααΆαααΆαααΆα αα·ααααααααα·ααΆαααααΆαααααΆααααααΌααα αααα»αααααα·αααααααα½ααααααα·α αα·αααααΆαααααα αααα»αααααααα·α αα ααΆααααααααΆααΆααααΆααααΆαα½αα αα·ααΈααΆααααα αα·ααααααααααααααααααααΌαααΆαααααΎαααααΆααααΆαααΆαααααααα’αα·ααααΆαααα αααααΆααα ααααΈαααααααααα·ααΈααΆαααααααΌαα αααααΆααααΆααα’αα·ααααΆα 1. αααααααααααααα’αααααααΎααααΆαα (Consumer Price Index-CPI)α αααααααααααααα’αααααααΎααααΆαα ααΊααΆαααααΆααα’αα·ααααΆαααααααΌαααΆαααααΎααααΆαααααΆαααΌααααΌααΆααααα»αααΆαααΆαααααααααααα·αα’αα·ααααΆα ααΆααααΆααΈααΆααααααααα½αααΆαααααααΆααααααααΆααααααααααααΆαααααααα’αααααααΎααααΆαααααααΆαααααα αααααα·α αα·αααααΆααααααΌα ααΆα’αΆα αΆα ααααααααααΆαα αααα ααΆα αα·αααΆαααΉααααααΌαααΆααΎαα αααααΆαα·ααΆα αα·ααααΆααΆααααααΆααααααααααΎααααΆαα CPI ααΎααααΈααΆαααΆα αα·ααααααααααα α’αα·ααααΆα CPI ααααΌαααΆααααα αΆαααΆααΆαααααααΆαααααΆααααααΌαααΈααααΆαααΌαααααΆα (Base year)α 2. ααααααααααααααα’αααααα·α (PPI)α PPI ααΆαααααααΆαααααΆααααααΌαααΆαααααααααααααααααααα½αααΆααααα’αααααα·ααααα»ααααα»ααααααΆαααααα·α αα·αααααΆαααααααααα½ααααααα»αααααααααΆααααΆααααΆαα½αα ααΆα’αΆα αααααααΌαααΆααααααΉαα’αααΈαααααΆαα’αα·ααααΆαααααααααααΈααααα ααααΆααααα·αααααα ααΆαααΎαα‘αΎααααααααααα·αααααα’αΆα ααΆαα±ααααααααααα·αααααΎααααΆααααΎαα‘αΎαααΆαααααααα 3. GDP Deflator: GDP Deflator ααΊααΆαααααΆααα’αα·ααααΆααααααα»ααααα αΆααααΈααΆαααααΆααααααΌαααααααααααα·α αα·αααααΆααααααΆααα’ααααααα½ααααα αΌααααα»αααΆαααααΆαααααααα·ααααααα»ααααα»αααα»α (GDP) αααααααααααα½αα ααΆααααΌαααΆαααααΎααΎααααΈααααααα½αααα·ααααααα»ααααα»αααα»αααΆαααΆαβ (Nominal GDP) ααΎααααΈααα½αααΆαααα·ααααααα»ααααα»αααα»ααα·α (Real GDP) αααααΆαααααααΎα’ααααΆα’αα·ααααΆα 4. αααααααααααααα αααΆαααΎααΆαααααΎααααΆααααααΆαααααα½α (PCEPI)α αααααααααααααααα αΆαααααα ααααΉα CPI ααα ααα»ααααααα’ααααΎααΆαα αααΆαααΎααΆαααααΎααααΆααααααΆαααααα½ααα·α αααααΆαααααααααα·αα PCEPI ααααΌαααΆααααα½ααα·αα·ααααααΆααα·ααααααα Federal Reserve αααααα ααααα’αΆαααα·α αα ααααααααΆαααΆααααααααααααααΆαααΌαα·αααααα»α ααΆαααΆαααααααα’αα·ααααΆα±ααααΆαααααΉαααααΌαααΊα αΆαααΆα αααΆαααααααΆααα’αααααααΎααααααααΆα α’αΆααΈααααα αα·ααα»ααααααΎααααΈααααΎααΆααααααα α α·ααααααααααααααα·α αα αααααΆαααααα’ααΆααα αααΆααΆααααααΆααααααααααΎααααΆαααα·ααααααα’αα·ααααΆααΎααααΈαααααα’ααααΆααΆαααααΆαα αα·αα’αα»ααααααααααααΆαααΌαα·αααααα»ααΎααααΈαααααα ααΆαααΌαααααα α’αα·ααααΆαααααα½ααα αα·ααααααΆαααα·αααΆαααααααα·α αα α α’αα·ααααΆααααα α’αΆα ααααααΆαα’αααΆα αα·α αα·αααααΆααααααΆαααααΎαααααΆαα α·ααααααααα» ααααΌα ααΆα’αΆα αααααΆααααααα»αααΆαααααααα·α αα ααΆααααΌαααΆααααααα βοΈ αααα·ααΆαααα’αα·ααααΆαααααα’αα·ααααΆαααααα’αΆα ααΆααααα·ααΆαααααΆαααα ααα½αααααΆα ααααααα»αααααα½αααΆαα ααΈαα½α ααΆααααααΆαα’αααΆα αα·αααααΌαα·αααααα αααααΆα ααα»ααααΎα±ααααΆααααα·ααΆααααααΆααα’αααααααΎααααΆαααααα»αααΆααααααΆααααα·αααΈαααΆααααααα½αααα ααΈααΈα ααΆααααΆαααΈααΆααα·αα αααΆααααΆαα αα·αααααΆαααααααααΆαααααααα·α αα αααααΆααα’αΆααΈααααα αα·ααα»ααααα ααΈααΈ ααΆβα’αΆα βααΆααβαααααβααβα ααααβαα·αβααααΆααβααΎβααΆαβαα·αα·ααα αααβαααααΆααβαααβα’αααβααααα αα·αβα’αααβαα·αα·αααα ααΈβαα½α α’αα·ααααΆβαααααβα’αΆα βααΆαβα±ααβααΆαβαααααΆβααΌα βαααααααααΆαααααααα αααβαααααΆααβαααβααΆαβαααα ααβααααΆαα αα·αααΆα α»αααααα ααΆα’αΆα αααααΆαα±ααααΆαααΆααααααααααα»αα α·αααααααα’αααααααΎααααΆαα αααα’αΆα ααααΎα±ααααααΎαααααααα·α αα ααααΆααα α»α αα·αααααα±ααααΆαααΆαα ααΆα ααααα»αααααα αα·ααααααΆααααααα βοΈ ααΆααααααααααα’αα·ααααΆαααααΆαα·ααΆαααααΎαα»αααααΆαααααααΆα αααΎα ααΎααααΈαααααααααα’αα·ααααΆα αααΆααΆααααααΆαααααΎααααΆααα§αααααααααααααΆαααΌαα·αααααα» ααΌα ααΆααΆαααα‘αΎαα’ααααΆααΆαααααΆαα ααααα·ααααα·ααΆαααΈααααΆαααΎαα αα αα·αααΆαααααααα½ααααααΌαααΆααα»αααααα»αααΎααααΈααα₯αααα·ααααΎααΆαααααααααααααααΆαα αα·ααααααααΆααα’αα·ααααΆα αα·ααΆαααΆαααααααααΆαααΆαααΎααααααΆαααααααααΉαααΆαααΆαααααααααΆαα αααΆααααααααααΆαα·ααΆα αα·αααΆααααααΎαααΆαααααααααΎααααΈααΆααααααααααααΌαααΆαα ααααααααΆαα’ααααΆααααΌαααααΆααααα’αΆα ααααΌαααΆαααααααΎααααΆααααααα ααΎααααΈααααΎα±ααααΆαααΆαα αΌαααΆααααααααα αα·αααΆαααααααααΆαααΎαα‘αΎααααααα ααααααααΆαααααααααααααααααααααααΎααΆααααααΎαααΆααααααααααααααα·α αα·αααααΆαααααααααΆααααααααααΆααα αΆαααΆαα αα·αααΆαααΎαααααααααα·αααΆαα αααα»αααααΈααααααααα αααααΆαα·ααΆαα’αΆα ααΆααα ααααΆαααααααααααααααααΆααααΎααααΆαααααα½α αα·αααααα ααΎααααΈαααααααΆαααααααΆαα’αα·ααααΆα βοΈ ααΎα’αα·ααααΆαααααααααα’ α¬α’αΆααααα?α₯αααα·ααααα’αα·ααααΆααΎααααααα·α αα ααΊααΆαααΆααα»ααααααααααΆ αα·ααααααααα½ααα ααΆαα’ααααΆ αα·ααααα·αααΆαααααααΆα α’αα·ααααΆααααα·αααααα ααΆααααααΆαααα αα 2-4% α’αΆα ααΆααααααααΆααααΆαα·αααααΆαααΌα ααΆααΆααααα»αααΆαα αααΆα αα·αααΆααα·αα·ααα ααΆαααααααααα½ααααααααααααα»α αααααααΆααααααααααα»αααΆααααααααΌαααααΆαααααα½α αα·ααααααΎααΆα§αααααααααααααΆααααααΆαααααΆααΆααααααΆαα αααα»ααα αα·α α’αα·ααααΆααααα·αααααα α¬αα·αα’αΆα ααΆααα»αααΆαα»αααΆα ααΌα ααΆα’αα·ααααΆααααα ααΆααΌαα ααΊαααα·αα ααα±ααααΆαααΆαααΎαα‘αΎααα αααα»αααααααα·α αα ααααα αααααααΆα’αΆα ααααααΆαα’αααΆα αα·αααΆααααΆαααΆαααα αα αααααΎαααΆααα·αα αααΆααααΆαααααα»αααααααα·α αα αααα’αΆααααΆαααααα αα·αααΆααα·αα·ααα αα·αα’αΆα ααΆαα±ααααΆαα’αααα·αααΆαααααα αα·ααααααΆαα ααΆαααααΎα±ααααΆααα»αααααΆααααΆαα’αα·ααααΆααααα·αααααα αα·αα’αα·ααααΆααααααααααααΆαααΊααΆααααα ααααΆαααααααΆαααααΆααΆααααααΆα αα·αα’ααααααααΎαααααααααΆααααα»αααΆααααααΆαααα·αααΆαααααααα·α αα α | English Version |βοΈ Key takeaway– Inflation is the rate at which the general level of prices for goods and services in an economy rises, leading to a decrease in the purchasing power of a currency.– There are several factors that can contribute to inflation which are: Demand-Pull Inflation, Cost-Push Inflation, Built-in Inflation, Monetary Policy and Fiscal Policy.– There are 5 classifications of inflation based on the rate at which prices are rising.– Measuring inflation involves tracking and quantifying changes in the overall price level of goods and services in an economy over time.– High inflation can have five significant consequences. Firstly, it erodes the purchasing power of money, making it more challenging for consumers to maintain their standard of living.– Inflation’s impact on an economy is nuanced and varies with its rate and stability. βοΈ Understanding about inflationInflation is the rate at which the general level of prices for goods and services in an economy rises, leading to a decrease in the purchasing power of a currency. In other words, it’s the increase in the cost of living over time, resulting in each unit of currency being able to buy fewer goods and services. (Source: Investopedia) βοΈ Factors that can contribute to inflationThere are several factors that can contribute to inflation:– Demand-Pull Inflation: This occurs when the demand for goods and services exceeds their supply. When there’s too much money chasing too few goods, prices tend to rise. – Cost-Push Inflation: This happens when the cost of production for goods and services increases, often due to factors like rising wages or the cost of raw materials. Producers pass these increased costs onto consumers in the form of higher prices. – Built-in Inflation: Sometimes called wage-price inflation, this occurs when workers demand higher wages, and businesses, in turn, raise their prices to cover the increased labor costs. This creates a cycle of rising wages and prices. – Monetary Policy: Central banks, like the Federal Reserve in the United States, can influence inflation through their control of the money supply. If they increase the money supply rapidly, it can lead to higher inflation, assuming other factors are stable. – Fiscal Policy: Government spending and taxation policies can also impact inflation. For example, deficit spending (when the government spends more than it collects in taxes) can potentially contribute to inflation if it’s not matched by an increase in the economy’s productive capacity. βοΈ Classification of inflationThere are 5 classifications of inflation based on the rate at which prices are rising:1. Creeping Inflation (1-4%): Creeping inflation is characterized by a relatively low and steady increase in the general price level, typically in the range of 1% to 4% per year. It’s often considered a normal and manageable level of inflation. Central banks in many countries aim to maintain inflation within this range to promote economic stability. 2. Walking Inflation (2-10%): Walking inflation represents a moderate increase in prices, ranging from 2% to 10% annually. While still manageable, it can erode purchasing power more quickly than creeping inflation. Central banks and policymakers often take measures to prevent inflation from reaching the higher end of this range. 3. Running Inflation (10-20%): Running inflation denotes a substantial and accelerating increase in prices, typically within the range of 10% to 20% per year. This level of inflation can significantly disrupt an economy, eroding savings and making it difficult for businesses and individuals to plan for the future. It often requires aggressive monetary and fiscal policies to bring under control. 4. Galloping Inflation (20-1000%): Galloping inflation represents extremely high inflation rates, ranging from 20% to 1000% annually. At this level, prices can double or increase even more rapidly within a short period. Galloping inflation is often associated with economic crises and can lead to severe economic and social instability. It requires urgent and often drastic measures to stabilize the economy. 5. Hyperinflation (>1000%): Hyperinflation is the most extreme form of inflation, where
Understanding about Deflation
βοΈ αααααΉαααααΆαα– ααα·αααααααΆ ααΊααΆααΆαααααααααα·α αα αααααααΎααΎααααΈαα·αααααΆα’αααΈααΆαααα α»ααααααααααΌαα αααααα·α αα·αααααΆαααααα αααα»αααααααα·α αα αααα»ααααααααα½αα– ααα·αααααααΆ ααΊααΆααΆαααα α»ααααααααααΌαα αααααα·α αα·αααααΆαααα αααα’αΆα αααααΆαααααΈαααααΆαα½αα ααα½αααΌα ααΆ ααΆαααα α»αααααΆαα αααΆαααααα’αααααααΎααααΆαα ααΆαααΏαααΏααααα αα αααα·ααααΆ ααΆααααααααααααΎαααα·ααααα αα·αααΆαααα·ααααα·αααΎαααΆααΎαα– αααααααΆααααααα·αααααααΆααΊααΆαααααΆααα α»ααααααααα– ααΎααααΈαααα±ααααΆαα αααΆααααΈααα·αααααααΆ ααΎαα αΆαααΆα αααΆαααααα»αααΆαααααααααααΆααΆαα½αααΉαααααΆααΈααααααΆ ααΊα’αα·ααααΆα– αααΆααΆααααααΆαααΎααα½ααΆααΈαααΆαααααΆαααααα»αααΆααααααααΆαα αα·ααααααααΆααα·ααααα·ααα·αααααααΆα– ααΎααΎααα½αααααα ααα·αααααααΆαααα’αΆα α αΆααααΌα αααααααααα’αααααααααα·α αα αααααααΆααααααααααΆαα ααΉαααΆαααα½αααΆαααΆααααα α»αααααααααα·αα βοΈ ααααααααααΈααα·αααααααΆααα·αααααααΆ ααΊααΆααΆαααααααααα·α αα αααααααΎααΎααααΈαα·αααααΆα’αααΈααΆαααα α»ααααααααααΌαα αααααα·α αα·αααααΆαααααα αααα»αααααααα·α αα αααα»ααααααααα½αα αααααΆααα·αααα ααΆααΊαααα»αααΈα’αα·ααααΆ αααααΆαααααααααΉαααΆαααΎαα‘αΎααααααααΆαααααααααΆαααα ααΎαααα·α αα·αααααΆααααα βοΈ ααΌαα ααα»ααααα·αααααααΆααα·αααααααΆ ααΊααΆααΆαααα α»ααααααααααΌαα αααααα·α αα·αααααΆαααα αααα’αΆα αααααΆαααααΈαααααΆαα½αα ααα½αααΌα ααΆ ααΆαααα α»αααααΆαα αααΆαααααα’αααααααΎααααΆαα ααΆαααΏαααΏααααα αα αααα·ααααΆ ααΆααααααααααααΎαααα·ααααα αα·αααΆαααα·ααααα·αααΎαααΆααΎαα ααΆαααααΆααα α»αααααααααααα·α ααααα·ααααα»ααααααα’αΆα ααΆαα±ααααΆαααΆαααΆαααααααααΆαα αααΆα αα·αααΆαααα·αααααααΆααααΆαααααα½ααααααΆαααααααααααΈααααΆαααΆαααΆα α¬ααααααααααααααα·ααααααα’αΆα αα½αα ααααααααααααΆαααα·αααααααΆαααααα ααΆαααααα ααα ααααααααααααααα·α αα ααα αα·αααΆαααααΉααα»αααααα·αααααααΆααΆαααα’ααΆααα’αΆα ααααΎα±ααααΆαα»ααΌααααααΆααααααααααααα αααααΆααα αααααΆαααα α»ααααααααΌαααΆα αα·αα’αααα·αααΆαααααααα·α αα ααΆααααααα ααα·αααααααΆα’αΆα αααααΆαααααΈαααααΆαα·αααααΆααα½αα ααα½αααΌα ααΆααΆαα αααααααα·ααα αα αααα·ααααΆα αααααΆααα·αααα ααααα·αααΎααΆαααααα·αααα·αααααααΆααααααααα αααααΆα’αΆα ααα₯αααα·ααα’αΆααααααααααααααα·α αα ααΌα ααΆ ααΆαααΆαααααααααααΎαααααααα·α αα ααΆαααΎαα‘αΎαααΆαα’ααααΆαααΆαααααΎ αα·αα’αααα·αααΆαα α·ααααααααα»ααΆααΎαα ααΌα αααα αααΆααΆααααααΆα αα·αα’ααααααααΎαααααααααΆαααΆααΏαααααααα’αα»αααααα·ααΆαααΆαααΎααααΈααΆαααΆαααααα·αααα·αααααααΆαα»αααΆαααααΆαααΆαααααααααα ααααα·ααΆαααΆααααα»αααΆααααααααΆαααααααΆαααΌα ααΆα ααααααααΆαααΌαα·αααααα» αα·αααΆαααΎαααα ααΎααααΈαααα»ααααααΌαααΆα αα·ααααααΆααααα·αα’αα·ααααΆα±ααααΆααααα·αααΆαα βοΈ αααααααΆααααααα·αααααααΆαααααααΆααααααα·αααααααΆααΊααΆαααααΆααα α»ααααααααα ααΆααααααααααααα·α αα αααααααΆααααααα·αααααααΆα’αΆα ααΆαα±ααααΆαααΆαααα α»αααααΆαα αααΆαααααα’αααααααΎααααΆαα ααΆαααααααααΆααα·αα·αααα’αΆααΈααααα αα·αααΆαααααΆααα α»ααααααΆαα»αααα αααα»ααααααααΆαααααααα·α αα α αααααΆααα’αΆααΈααααα ααα·αααααααΆα’αΆα αααααααα αΆααααα ααΌα ααΆααΆαααααΆααα α»αααααααΆααα αααα αα·αααΆαααααααααΆαα αααΆαααΆααΎαα βοΈ α’αα·ααααΆ vs ααα·αααααααΆααΎααααΈαααα±ααααΆαα αααΆααααΈααα·αααααααΆ ααΎαα αΆαααΆα αααΆαααααα»αααΆαααααααααααΆααΆαα½αααΉαααααΆααΈααααααΆ ααΊα’αα·ααααΆα ααα·αααααααΆααΊααΆααΆαααα α»αααααααα ααΈα―α’αα·ααααΆαα·αααΊααΆααΆαααΎαα‘αΎααααααα α ααα»α ααΈαα½αααα»αααααααΆααα»ααααααααα·αα·ααα»ααα·ααααα·ααααααΆα ααΆα§ααΆα ααα α’αα·ααααΆααααα·αααααα (Moderate Inflation) α’αΆα ααΎαααΉαα α·ααααααααΆαα αααΆα αα·αααΆααα·αα·ααααααααα ααα»ααααααααα·αααΎααΆαα’ααααΆα’αα·ααααΆα αααΎαααα αααααΆα’αΆα ααααααΆαααΆαααααααααααααααΆααα αααα»ααα αα·α ααα·αααααααΆα’αΆα ααααααααααααααααααα’αααααααΎααααΆααααΆααααααΆααααααΎαα’αααΆα αα·ααααααα½ααα ααα»ααααααΆααα’αΆα ααΆαα±ααααΆαααΆαααΆααααΆααααααααα·α αα ααΆααααααα βοΈ ααΆαααΆαααΆα αα·αααααα»ααααααααΆααααΉαααα·αααααααΆαααΆααΆααααααΆαααΎααα½ααΆααΈαααΆαααααΆαααααα»αααΆααααααααΆαα αα·ααααααααΆααα·ααααα·ααα·αααααααΆα αα½αααα’αΆα ααααΎα§αααααααααααααΆαααΌαα·αααααα» ααΌα ααΆααΆααααα α»αα’ααααΆααΆαααααΆαα α¬α αΌααα½ααααα»αααΆαααααα»αα±ααααΆαααΆααα·αααααααααααα ααΎααααΈαααα»αα±ααααΆαααΆαα αααΆα αα·αααΆααα·αα·ααα αα ααααααααΆααααααΆαααα·αααααααΆααΎαα‘αΎαα αααααΆαα·ααΆαααα’αΆα α’αα»ααααααααααααΆαααΆαααΎαααα ααΌα ααΆααΆααααααΎαααΆαα αααΆααααααααααΆαα·ααΆα ααΎααααΈαααα»αα±ααααΆααααααΌαααΆααα αααα»αααααααα·α αα αα·ααααααα βοΈ ααΎααα·αααααααΆαααααααααα’ α¬α’αΆααααα?ααα·αααααααΆααΊααΆααΆαα»ααΌαααααααα·α αα αααααααααααα·α αα·αααααΆααααααΌαα αααα»αααααααα·α αα ααααΆααα α»αααΆαααααααααΆααααΆααααααααΆααΆαα½αα ααΎααΎααα½αααααα ααα·αααααααΆαααα’αΆα α αΆααααΌα αααααααααα’αααααααααα·α αα αααααααΆααααααααααΆαα ααΉαααΆαααα½αααΆαααΆααααα α»αααααααααα·αα αααααΆαααΆαααΆααααα ααΆα’αΆα ααΆαααα’αα·αααααΆααα ααααααααΆααααααΆαααα·αααααααΆααααααααα αα αααααααααααααααααααΆααα α»α ααα»αααα’αΆα αααααΆααααααΆααα·ααααααα½ααα αααααααΉαααΆαααααααΆααααααΆαααΆαααα’ααΆααα αααα’αΆα ααΆαα±ααααΆαααΆαααΆαααααααααΆαα αααΆαααααα’αααααααΎααααΆαα ααααΆααα ααααα’αΆααΈαααααααΆα α αΎααααα»αααααΈαααα ααα’αΆα ααΆαααΆαααΆααααΆααααααααα·α αα α¬αα·ααααα·ααααααα·α αα ααΆααααααα | English Version | βοΈ Key takeaway– Deflation is an economic term used to describe a sustained decrease in the general price level of goods and services within an economy over a period of time.– Deflation, a sustained decrease in the general price level of goods and services, can be caused by factors such as decreased consumer spending, rapid technological advancements lowering production costs, and excess production capacity.– Deflation’s effects extend beyond just falling prices.– To comprehend deflation fully, it’s essential to compare it with its counterpart, inflation.– Central banks play a crucial role in preventing and addressing deflation.– At first glance, this might seem like a good thing, similar to getting discounts during a sale. βοΈ Understanding about deflationDeflation is an economic term used to describe a sustained decrease in the general price level of goods and services within an economy over a period of time. In other words, it is the opposite of inflation, which involves a consistent increase in prices. βοΈ Causes of DeflationDeflation, a sustained decrease in the general price level of goods and services, can be caused by factors such as decreased consumer spending, rapid technological advancements lowering production costs, and excess production capacity. Falling commodity prices, high levels of debt that lead to reduced spending, and wage deflation due to labor market conditions or automation can also contribute to deflationary pressures. Furthermore, global economic conditions and expectations of future deflation can exacerbate the phenomenon, leading to reduced demand and economic instability. It’s essential to recognize that while deflation can result from positive factors like technological innovation, persistent and severe deflation can have detrimental effects on an economy, including reduced economic growth, increased unemployment, and financial instability. Therefore, central banks and policymakers often implement measures to prevent deflation from becoming too severe, such as monetary and fiscal policies to stimulate demand and maintain a stable level of inflation. βοΈ Impact of DeflationDeflation’s effects extend beyond just falling prices. Economically, it can lead to decreased consumer spending, reduced business investment, and a potential downward spiral in economic activity. For businesses, deflation can pose challenges as they grapple with shrinking profit margins and the need to cut costs. βοΈ Deflation vs. InflationTo comprehend deflation fully, it’s essential to compare it with its counterpart, inflation. While deflation involves a sustained decrease in prices, inflation is characterized by rising prices. Each has its pros and cons. For instance, moderate inflation can encourage spending and investment, but too much can erode savings. Conversely, deflation can benefit consumers by increasing their purchasing power, but it may lead to economic stagnation. βοΈ Preventing and Combating DeflationCentral banks play a crucial role in preventing and addressing deflation. They can use monetary policy tools, like lowering interest rates or engaging in quantitative easing (buying assets), to stimulate spending and investment when deflationary pressures emerge. Governments can also implement fiscal policies, such as increased government spending, to boost demand in the economy. βοΈ Is deflation good or bad?Deflation is an economic phenomenon where the general prices of goods and services in an economy consistently decrease over time. At first glance, this might seem like a good thing, similar to getting discounts during a sale. However, it can have negative consequences when taken to extremes. When prices keep falling, people may delay their purchases, expecting even lower prices in the future. This can lead to reduced consumer spending, lower business profits, and, in some cases, economic stagnation or recession.
Understanding about Interest Rates
βοΈ αααααΉαααααΆαα– α’ααααΆααΆαααααΆααααΊααΆααααΆααααα½αααΆαααΈααΎααααΆαααααα αΈ αααααΆααΌαα ααΆααααΌαααΆαααααΆααΆαααααΆααααααΆα ααααααααΆααααΆααΆαααααα ααα½αααααΆααααΎαα– α’ααααΆααΆαααααΆααααΆαααΆααααααΆααααΆααα αααααα»αααα αα·αα’αΆααΈααααα αααααΆαααα’ααααΆααΆαααααΆααα’αΆα αααααααααααΎαααααααΆαααααα αΈ ααααΆααααα½αααΆαααααΈααΆαααααα αα·αααΆααα·αα·ααααα·αα– ααααααααα’ααααΆααΆαααααΆααααΆαα£ααΌαααααΊ α’ααααΆααΆαααααΆαααααααΆααααααα vs α’ααααΆααΆαααααΆαααα·αααααΆαα, α’ααααΆααΆαααααΆααααα vs α’ααααΆααΆαααααΆααα’ααα,β αα·αα’ααααΆααΆαααααΆααααααααααααΈ vs α’ααααΆααΆαααααΆαααααααααααα– α’ααααΆααΆαααααΆααααααΌαααΆαααα₯αααα·ααααΈαααααΆααΆα αααΎααα½αααΆα ααααααααΆααααααααΆααΆααααααΆα ααΆαααααΉααα»αααΎα’αα·ααααΆ αα·αααααααααααααααα·α αα α– α₯αααα·ααααα’ααααΆααΆαααααΆααα βοΈ ααααααααααΈα’ααααΆααΆαααααΆααα’ααααΆααΆαααααΆααααΊααΆααααΆααααα½αααΆαααΈααΎααααΆαααααα αΈ αααααΆααΌαα ααΆααααΌαααΆαααααΆααΆαααααΆααααααΆα ααααααααΆααααΆααΆαααααα ααα½αααααΆααααΎαα ααΆααααααααΆααααααΆαααα ααΎα ααα½αααΉαααααΆαααααααααΌααααααΆαααααΆααααααΆα (αααααααααΆααααΆααΆα’ααααΆααΆααααααα αΆαααααΆα α¬ APR) ααα»ααααααα’αΆα ααααΌαααΆαααααΎααΎααααΈαααα αΆαααΈααΆαααΌααΆααααΎααΌαααααΆααααααααααααα βοΈ ααΆααααααΆααααα’ααααΆααΆαααααΆααα’ααααΆααΆαααααΆααααΆαααΆααααααΆααααΆααα αααααα»αααα αα·αα’αΆααΈααααα αααααΆαααα’ααααΆααΆαααααΆααα’αΆα αααααααααααΎαααααααΆαααααα αΈ ααααΆααααα½αααΆαααααΈααΆαααααα αα·αααΆααα·αα·ααααα·αα α’ααααΆααΆαααααΆααα’αΆα αααααΎααΆα§ααααααααααΆαααααΆααΆααααααΆααααα»αααΆαααααααααααααα·αααΆαααααααα·α αα αααααΆαααΌα ααΆααΆαα αααΆα ααΆαααΆαααααααααααα·αα’αα·ααααΆ αα·αα’ααααΆααααΌαααααΆααααΆααΎαα ααΎαααΈααα α’ααααΆααΆαααααΆααααΎααα½ααΆααΈαααΆαααααΆαααααα»αααΆααααα αα₯αα·ααΆααα’αααα αααΆα ααΆααααααα α α·ααααααα»αααΆααα·αα·αααα’αΆααΈααααα αα·αααααΆαααΆαααΌαα ααααααααα·α αα αααααααααααα βοΈ ααααααααα’ααααΆααΆαααααΆαα– α’ααααΆααΆαααααΆαααααααΆααααααα vs α’ααααΆααΆαααααΆαααα·αααααΆααα α’ααααΆααΆαααααΆαααααααΆαααααααααααΆαα±ααααΆααααααααΆααααααΆααααΎααΆααα·αα·ααα α¬ααααααΎαααααΆαααα αΈααααΆααααααα·ααα·αααΈα’αα·ααααΆ αααααααααα’ααααΆααΆαααααΆαααα·αααααΆααααΊααΆα’ααααΆααΆαααααΆααααααααααααΌαααααα·αα’αα·ααααΆ αα·ααααα»ααααα αΆααααΈααΆαααΎαα‘αΎα α¬ααα α»αααα’αααΆα αα·αα – α’ααααΆααΆαααααΆααααα vs α’ααααΆααΆαααααΆααα’αααα α’ααααΆααΆαααααΆαααααααΊαααα ααΎα’ααααΆααΆαααααΆαααααααΆαα’ααααΆαααααααα½αααΈαα·αααααααΆαααααα αΈ α¬ααΆααα·αα·ααα α αΎααααααααΌαααΆαααααΆααααααΈααααΆαααΆαα α·ααααααααα» αααααααααα’ααααΆααΆαααααΆααα’αααααΊααΆα’ααααΆααΆαααααΆαααααααΆαα’ααααΆα’αΆα ααααΆααααααΌαααΆαααΆαααααα αααααΆαα±ααααΆαααΆααααααααα½ααααα»αααΆαααΌααΆααα – α’ααααΆααΆαααααΆααααααααααααΈ vs α’ααααΆααΆαααααΆαααααααααααα α’ααααΆααΆαααααΆααααααααααααΈα’αα»ααααα ααααααααΆαααααα αΈ α¬ααΆααα·αα·ααααααααΆαααΆααααααααααααααααΈ αααααααΌαααΆαααα₯αααα·ααααΈαααΆααΆααααααΆααααα»αααΆαααααααα½αααααΆαααΆαααααααα·α αα αα αααα»αααααααααααΈ α ααααα―α’ααααΆααΆαααααΆαααααααααααααΊααααΎαααααΆααααΆααα·αα·ααα α¬αααα αΈαααααΆαααΆααααααααα α αΎααααα»ααααα αΆααααΈααααΆαααΆαααααααα·α αα αα·ααααααααααα’αΆαααααααααααα·αα·αααα·αααΆαααα’ααΆααα βοΈ αααααΆαααααα₯αααα·ααααΎα’ααααΆααΆαααααΆααα’ααααΆααΆαααααΆααααααΌαααΆαααα₯αααα·ααααΈαααααΆααΆα αααΎααα½αααΆα ααααααααΆααααααααΆααΆααααααΆα ααΆαααααΉααα»αα’αα·ααααΆ αα·αααααααααααααααα·α αα α αααααΆααα·αααα α’ααααΆααΆαααααΆααααααααΌαααΆαααα½αα₯αααα·ααααΈαααααΆαααααα ααααα·ααααα»ααααααααααΆαα·ααΆα αα·αααΆααααααΎαααΎαααΈα αΆαα·ααα ααααααα»ααααα αΆααααΈαααααΆαα»ααα α·ααααααααα» αα·αααααΆαααΆαααααααα·α αα ααΆαααα’ααΆααα ααΎαααΈαααααα ααΆαααααΆααααααΌααααααααααααα· α’ααααΆααααΌαααααΆαα αα·αααααΉαααα·ααΆαααααΌαα·ααΆααααααααααΆαααα’αΆα ααα₯αααα·ααααααααααααααα’ααααΆααΆαααααΆαααααααα βοΈ α₯αααα·ααααα’ααααΆααΆαααααΆαα– ααΆαααα αΈααααΆαα αα·αααΆααααααααααΆαααααα αΈα α’ααααΆααΆαααααΆααααΆαα₯αααα·αααααΆαααααΆααααΎααΆαα αααΆαααΎααΆαααα αΈααααΆαααααααΆαααα»αααα αα·αα’αΆααΈααααα αααα’αΆα ααα₯αααα·αααααααΆααααααα α α·αααααΎααΆαααα αΈααααΆαα αααα»αααΆαα₯αααΆα αα·αααααΆααα αααΌαααααΈαααααααααααα – ααΆααααααα α α·αααααΎααΆααα·αα·αααα α’ααααΆααΆαααααΆααααΎααα½ααΆααΈαααΆαααααΆαααααα»ααααααΎαααααΆααα·αα·ααα αααααααΆα’ααααΆααΆαααααΆαααααααα’αΆα ααΆααααΆααα·αα·αααα·αααΆααα αα·αα·αααααΆαα½αααααααααα»α αα·αα αΆααααααΎααααααΎαααααΈαααααααΎααααΈαααααααααΆααα±ααααΆαα αααΎα ααααααα’ααααΆααΆαα’αΆα ααΆαα±ααααΆαααΆαααΎαα‘αΎαααααΆααα·αα·ααααα αααα»αααΆαα αα»α αα·αα’α αααααααααα·αα – ααΈααααΆααααα ααΆαα ααΆααααααααα½αααα’ααααΆααΆαααααΆααα’αΆα αααααΆαααααα’ααααΆαααα αΈαα·ααααα ααααααα»αααα ααααα·αααΎα’ααααΆαααα αΈαα·αααααααΆααααααααα αααααααΎα±αααααααΌαααΆαααΈααααΆααααα ααΆαααααΆααα α»α αααα’ααααΆαααα αΈαα·αααααααΆααααααΆαα’αΆα ααααα»αα±ααααΆααααααΌαααΆααα·ααααα αα·αααΆααααααα₯αααΆαα‘αΎααα·αααΆααααα αααΎαα – ααΈααααΆαααΆαα αα»αα α’ααααΆααΆαααααΆααα’αΆα αααααΆααααααααααααΆαα αα»α αααα’ααααΆααΎαα‘αΎαα’αΆα ααΆαααααααααΆαααΆααααΆαααααΆαα αα»αααΎααααα ααΉαααΆααα·αα·ααααααααΆαααααΆααα αααΌαααα α₯αααα·ααααΎα’αΆαααααααα·αα·αααα·α αα·αααααΎαααΆαααΈααααΆαααΆαα αα»αα | English Version |βοΈ Key takeaway– Interest rates are the cost of borrowing or the return on lending money, expressed as a percentage of the principal amount and typically quoted annually.– Interest rates are crucial as they determine the cost of borrowing and the return on savings and investments, directly affecting individuals and businesses.– There are three types of interest rates, which are Nominal vs. Real Interest Rates, Fixed vs. Variable Interest Rates, and Short-term vs. Long-term Interest Rates.– Interest rates are influenced by a multitude of factors, including central bank policies, inflation expectations, and economic conditions.– Impact of Interest Rates βοΈ Understanding about Interest RatesInterest rates are the cost of borrowing or the return on lending money, expressed as a percentage of the principal amount and typically quoted annually. That percentage usually refers to the amount being paid each year (known as an annual percentage rate, or APR) but can be used to express payments on a more or less regular basis. βοΈ Importance of interest ratesInterest rates are crucial as they determine the cost of borrowing and the return on savings and investments, directly affecting individuals and businesses. They serve as a tool for central banks to manage economic stability by influencing spending, inflation, and currency exchange rates. Moreover, interest rates play a pivotal role in shaping consumer behavior, business investment decisions, and the overall health of the global economy. βοΈ Types of interest rates– Nominal vs. Real Interest Rates: Nominal interest rates represent the stated percentage return on an investment or the cost of borrowing without accounting for inflation, while real interest rates adjust for inflation and reflect the actual increase or decrease in purchasing power. – Fixed vs. Variable Interest Rates: Fixed interest rates remain constant over the life of a loan or investment, providing predictability, while variable interest rates can change periodically, often tied to a benchmark rate, leading to potential fluctuations in payments. – Short-term vs. Long-term Interest Rates: Short-term interest rates apply to loans or investments with shorter maturities, influenced by central banks for quick economic adjustments, whereas long-term interest rates are for investments or loans with longer maturities, reflecting broader economic factors and investor sentiment about the future. βοΈ Factors Influencing Interest RatesInterest rates are influenced by a multitude of factors, including central bank policies, inflation expectations, and economic conditions. They are also shaped by global factors, government debt levels, and risk perceptions, making them a reflection of complex financial and economic dynamics. Additionally, regulatory changes, currency exchange rates, and geopolitical events can further impact interest rates, highlighting the multifaceted nature of their determinants. βοΈ Impact of Interest Rates– Borrowing and Lending: Interest rates significantly influence the cost of borrowing for individuals and businesses, affecting decisions on taking loans, credit card debt, and savings account earnings. – Investment Decisions: Interest rates play a crucial role in investment choices as higher rates can attract investors to bonds and savings accounts, while lower rates may lead to increased investments in stocks and real estate. – Housing Market: Fluctuations in interest rates impact mortgage rates, making higher rates less affordable for homebuyers and potentially slowing down the housing market, while lower rates can stimulate home purchases and refinancing. – Stock Market: Interest rates can affect stock prices, with rising rates potentially reducing the attractiveness of stocks compared to fixed-income investments, influencing investor sentiment and stock market performance.