The Federal Reserve is expected to raise short-term interest rates by a quarter of a percentage point at its next meeting on March 16 in a bid to combat inflation. Through the end of the year, the Fed is expected to raise rates by a quarter-point at each of its six meetings. The Fed is […]
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When markets decline, many investors want to get out as soon as possible to avoid the anguish of losing money. The market is really improving future rewards for investors who buy in by discounting stocks at these times. Great companies are well positioned to grow in the next 10 to 20 years, so a drop
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The income approach to calculating GDP is based on the accounting truth that an economy’s entire expenditures should match the total revenue earned by the production of all economic goods and services. It also presupposes that an economy has four major factors of production and that all earnings must come from one of them. What
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Most investors should avoid investing in highly leveraged, cyclical, or speculative companies during a recession, as these companies have the highest likelihood of doing poorly during difficult economic circumstances. Investing in well-managed companies with little debt, high cash flow, and robust balance sheets is a superior recession strategy. In a downturn, counter-cyclical equities do well
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Consumer prices rose 5.3 percent in August compared to the previous year, causing some anxiety as the economy recovers from the pandemic. Food prices at home increased by 3%, while food prices away from home (i.e. restaurants) increased by 4.7 percent, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics’ latest release this week. Rents and energy
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What is the difference between demand-pull and cost-push inflation? Consumers cause demand-pull inflation, while producers drive cost-push inflation. What is the difference between demand pull and cost-push inflation? Pulling on the demand Inflation occurs when an economy’s aggregate demand grows faster than its aggregate supply. Simply put, it is a type of inflation in which
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High debt levels may also make it more difficult for student loan borrowers if the economy is hit by larger causes, such as the Great Recession of 2008 or the COVID-19 epidemic. “Student loans make it more difficult to weather economic downturns or recessions,” he remarked. “The more debt a person has, the less savings
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According to data from the Conference Board, Libya, Iraq, and Argentina have experienced the most years of negative GDP growth since 1951. Apart from the “failed states” Libya and Iraq, Argentina has not witnessed a protracted civil war in recent years, despite the fact that the country experienced its fair share of insurgency during the
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The Great Recession lasted from December 2007 to June 2009, making it the longest downturn since World War II. The Great Recession was particularly painful in various ways, despite its short duration. From its peak in 2007Q4 to its bottom in 2009Q2, real gross domestic product (GDP) plummeted 4.3 percent, the greatest drop in the
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As can be seen in the ranking of GDP of the 196 nations that we publish, the United States is the world’s top economy in terms of GDP. The United States’ GDP increased in absolute terms. What was the 2018 GDP? According to the Bureau of Economic Analysis’ “third” estimate, real gross domestic product (GDP)
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