Essays Tagged: "interest rates"

The Fed and interest rates

Good paper good paperThe Fed and Interest RatesDave Pettit of The Wall Street Journal writes a daily column thatappears inside the fi ... ess world,the late weeks of March and the early weeks of April in 1994 wereintensely concerned with interest rates. To quote, 'Industrials Edge Up4.32 Points Amid Caution on Interest Rates,' and 'Indu ... s Edge Up4.32 Points Amid Caution on Interest Rates,' and 'Industrials Track On13.53 Points Despite Interest-Rate Concerns.' Why such a concern withinterest rates? A week before, in the last week of M ...

(4 pages) 236 0 3.0 Jan/1996

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Economics

Fed and interest rates

The Fed and Interest RatesDave Pettit of The Wall Street Journal writes a daily column thatappears inside the fi ... ess world,the late weeks of March and the early weeks of April in 1994 wereintensely concerned with interest rates. To quote, 'Industrials Edge Up4.32 Points Amid Caution on Interest Rates,' and 'Indu ... s Edge Up4.32 Points Amid Caution on Interest Rates,' and 'Industrials Track On13.53 Points Despite Interest-Rate Concerns.' Why such a concern withinterest rates? A week before, in the last week of M ...

(4 pages) 127 0 5.0 Nov/1996

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Economics

The "Asian financial crisis", did not solely affect the countries of Asia but also had an impact on other world economies including the United States.

a result, capital became scarcer, the baht devalued by 20% as measured against the U.S. dollar, and interest rates on borrowed money sharply increased. Productivity in Thailand decreased, unemployment ... nomists look unfavorable upon the conditions attached to the IMF's aid packages which include: high interest rates, tax raises, and public spending cutbacks. Instead of the IMF giving relief to Asian ...

(9 pages) 378 2 3.3 Dec/2002

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Markets & Exchanges

The Federal Reserve and Money Supply If "taxation without representation" could rally the colonists against the British Crown in 1776, tight money and ruinous interest rates

epresentation" could rally the colonists against the British Crown in 1776, tight money and ruinous interest rates might be cause for populist revolt in our own day. Federal Reserve monetary policy al ... eep recession, with the attendant loss of millions of jobs, but also its impact on the structure of interest rates and dollar exchange rates powerfully alters the U.S. distribution of national income ...

(15 pages) 370 0 4.2 Dec/2002

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Economics > Economic History

The budget setting process of Highgrove Manor Hotel for 2001.

rivate room occupancy are stabilized, the hotels still runs short of their total revenue. Increased interest rates of the loaner seem to aggravate that situation. By now, the budget should have been d ... or hotel. As the fall in market value which has been brought about by the slump in property prices. Interest has been raised by the bank, which increases the burdens of repaying. And it seems that the ...

(9 pages) 349 1 4.0 Feb/2003

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Accounting

'High real interest rates can be a cause for celebration, not alarm.'

sation for forgoing consumption until the borrower returns the money. This compensation is the real interest rate. Real interest rate increases when the demand for capital and borrowing is high in an ... en the demand for capital and borrowing is high in an economy, and falls when it is low.If the real interest rate differs from one country to another, then funds would flow from the country that has a ...

(5 pages) 194 1 3.0 Feb/2003

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Economics > Rates & Indexes

Money: what is it worth to you?

Australian dollar? What about the prices of shares? Do you really know what all those bank fees and interest rates are for?After one year at university, I studied two basic subjects: finance and econo ... ns to you, so I'm going to give you an example from finance that you can definitely use even today. Interest rates affect most people, usually in the form of mortgages or car loans but choosing the ri ...

(5 pages) 245 2 4.5 Apr/2003

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Markets & Exchanges

Need for Harmonization of International accounting standard.

oduction and distribution facilities are probably scattered throughout the world. Commodity prices, interest rates and currency exchange values have become internationally linked -- with the result th ... vides too little accounting information or regulatory guidance, private firms will find it in their interests to supply more.Criticism of Harmonisation of Accounting Standards(Blake and Hossa ...

(8 pages) 730 9 3.9 Apr/2003

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Accounting

Transmission Mechanism and its Lag and Uncertainty.

able. Monetary policy is implemented mainly through changes in the cash rate, which influence other interest rates and affect the level of spending and economic activity in the country. Nevertheless, ... r example, businesses and consumers do not normally change their spending plans immediately upon an interest rate change. Businesses must reevaluate, make new decisions and order reductions or expansi ...

(18 pages) 178 1 3.8 Apr/2003

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Economics

North American Monetary Union.

onetary policy that led Canada to be successful in stabilizing its economy by keeping inflation and interest rates low. Although this is the case, in their paper, "From Fixing to Monetary Union: Optio ... us, an independent monetary regime is very important for Canada and it is not logical to let higher interest and inflation rates than today by adopting U.S. dollar. Moreover, United States is a net im ...

(4 pages) 88 0 5.0 May/2003

Subjects: History Term Papers > North American History

Summary of the Federal Reserve's history and policy procedures

d the use of open market operation. When the Fed was created, its revenue came exclusively from the interest it received on the discount loans. However, by the end of the 1920s, open market became the ... sion of the economy. Many banks failed during that time.Ć War Finance and the Pegging of Interest Rates: 1942-1951During WWII, the spending of US government increased sharply therefore the ...

(3 pages) 250 0 4.0 Aug/2003

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers

Indexation with reference to Brazil.

ndexation are the variables in an economy, so things that can change at any time, such as wages and interest rates are increased by the same amount as inflation increases. If this were to happen it wo ... lfare and pensioners would have half the purchasing power they had before. It is also possible that interest rates falls which means that if inflation rates are higher than interest rates the people b ...

(17 pages) 87 1 4.0 Sep/2003

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Economics > Rates & Indexes

This essays talks about how the monetary policy is used by Federal Reserve in America.

the monetary policy, the Federal Reserve can affect the volume of money and credit and their price interest rates in America. So therefore the Federal Reserve influences employment, output and the ge ... ate the economy--temporarily--and help push it back toward its long-run level of output by lowering interest rates. Therefore, in the short run, the Fed and many other central banks are concerned with ...

(4 pages) 487 0 5.0 Oct/2003

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers

Business Cycles.

t will fall. This decrease and increase in price level along with the fluctuations in unemployment, interest rates and output forms the business cycle that characterizes all market economies.The BUSIN ... cies are observed, but the number and the size of the bankrupt firms are bottoming out. All prices, interest rates and wages are at their lowest. Unemployment is ubiquitous. The unemployed are ready t ...

(12 pages) 399 0 4.1 Nov/2003

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Economics

The Ripple Effect of September 11th

mely tough times in the months ahead" (The Ripple Effect).Concerns over inflation, unemployment and interest rates are not unfounded, inasmuch as every element necessary for a recession is currently p ... to see what happens next" (Ripple Effect).Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan may have lowered interest rates with the intention of creating more security in spending; however, this goodfaith ges ...

(4 pages) 165 0 5.0 Nov/2003

Subjects: Social Science Essays

Where is the dollar headed?

s noted the dramatic and time compressed rise in our currency over the past year. Acknowledged that interest rates, both short - and long-term, have stayed relatively flat over that time, there has be ... when the currency was priced over 90 cents. The most important reason for the currency rise is our interest rate structure.What happens when the U.S. dollar depreciation slows? When the economy is st ...

(3 pages) 77 0 0.0 Dec/2003

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers

The ENRON scandal: The downfall of the ENRON corporation

cts. Customers could insure themselves against all sorts of eventualities-such as a rise or fall in interest rates, a change in the weather, or a customer's inability to pay. By the late 1990s, the En ...

(5 pages) 892 3 3.7 Jan/2004

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Accounting

Notes on Differnt Types of Economic Polices

yIs under the control of our central bank (our federal resource). Monetary policy involves changing interest notes and changing the amount of money the commercial banks have to lend. (money supply.)To ... money the commercial banks have to lend. (money supply.)To control inflationFederal Reserve raises interest rates making borrowing more expensive, than people have less to append - buying power and b ...

(1 pages) 85 0 1.8 Feb/2004

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Economics > Economic History

Federal Reserve cuts interest rates

Federal Reserve Cuts Interest RatesThe Federal Reserve recently cut the key interest rate one-quarter percent, in hopes o ... o drop. This is the lowest level since Dwight Eisenhower was president. (http://www.yahoo.com)Lower interest rates encourage people and businesses to borrow money and spend it on goods and services. I ... the economy is still feeble, the Fed believes that it will be able to fully recover with the latest interest cut. The economy "has yet to exhibit substantial growth. With inflationary expectations sub ...

(1 pages) 120 1 2.3 Mar/2004

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Economics

Retail banking in India

m corporate clients. However, things have radically changed. Banks are awash with excess liquidity; interest rates and inflation are moving southwards. Corporates do not borrow from banks in a big way ... ates were to replace the existing high cost funding and is more in the nature of arbitraging on the interest rates with various banks. The loan products to corporates with strong financials now are al ...

(6 pages) 110 0 3.0 Mar/2004

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Management