Essays on Monetary Policy

Every nation has independence to choose, which exchange rate system it will follow. The choice for selecting a suitable exchange rate ranges from a flexible exchange rate or fixed exchange rate system. Under floating exchange rate system, the value of the currency is decided by market forces, while, under fixed exchange rate systems, the currency of the country is pegged against some standard of value. The choice of exchange rate is a tough task and depends significantly on the freedom of capital to flow in and out of the country. However, one negative effect of allowing the free capital Continue reading...

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The federal reserve bank is a major institution in the American’s economy and society designed to offer financial stability by maintaining currency flexibility. The Fed as consistently played a significant role in the Untied States economy and monetary policy since its establishment. The Fed established in 1913, therefore, its the roles and regulations go back only to the early years of the 20th century. For instance, the Fed came into play when a harsh economic crisis started in 2008. During this period the GDP shrank, unemployment increased and millions of Americans were worried about their futures. It was Continue reading...

In recent times, economic volatility in asset prices has become the norm rather than an exception. While the reasons for this are varied including better data access to monetary and political changes, fast flow of information globally and better money flow system for the global investor, we seek to explore the effects of monetary policy on asset prices (stocks, currencies and commodities).
We refer to the article written by Weber. From past experience of monetary policy changes and corresponding data (Magnus 123), I would certainly agree with the basic fact that monetary policy brings economic volatility. As far as Continue reading...

Introduction

The series of recessions that have occurred in the past decades have raised several questions about the effectiveness of the various existing measures of recession, some of which use a comprehensive set of indicators. A number of analysts have stressed that financial market indicators provide a more effective predictions about recession. In this respect the predictive capacity of the bond yield curve have received much attention in recent times. The current discussion sheds some light on the predictive capacity of the yield curve and the associated term spread. Current scenario is studied in terms of the yield curve obtained Continue reading...

Introduction

The actions taken by the Reserve Bank of Australia to influence the cost and supply of money in the economy are referred to as the monetary policy. The main tools through which the monetary policy influences the market operations is the interest rate that is paid on the loans from the money market. Manipulating the interest rate is the main tool of RBA to influence its monetary policy. RBA is the central bank of Australia; and it is the role of the central bank to ensure price stability by controlling the supply of money. So, a stabilizing role is Continue reading...

Introduction

In general, markets do not adjust automatically to bring about equilibrium. Thus, historically, many economists, including John Keynes, recommended the need for government intervention. In his book, ‘ The General Theory of Employment, Interest and Money’, Maynard Keynes asserts that the government should intervene actively in order to manage the level of aggregate demand in an economy so as to bring about desired level of employment and output. His argument is attributed to the fact that wages are rigid and, thus, may not fall enough to clear the market and solve the unemployment problem. Broadly, the government can intervene in Continue reading...

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The prevalence of interest rates could e extremely important for a county from different standpoints and it is more than important for the countries to have a specific amount and trend of interest rate prevalence in total. There are number questions which have been asked in this particular report in total.

Chapter-2: Fed Watching

- Fed Monetary Policy Change
In the United States of America (USA), Fed held responsible for changing and maintaining the prevailing interest rate in a country. The question regarding changing the monetary policy of the country reveals that there are certain things Continue reading...

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Recession in economy (particularly in macroeconomics) - This term refers to a relatively mild, non-critical production decline or slowdown in economic growth. The decline in production is characterized by zero growth in gross national product (GNP) (stagnation), or a decline for more than half a year.

The recession is a phases of the economic cycle (conditions) that follows the boom and is replaced by depression.

A recession often leads to a massive drop in the index on the stock exchange. As a rule, the economy of a country depends on the economies of other countries, so the economic downturn in a particular country may lead to a slowdown in the economies of Continue reading...

In 2008 the world, and the U.S. in particular, were hit by what is referred to as the worst financial crisis since the Global Depression. Unusually severe crisis provoked unusually aggressive response from the Federal Reserve, and their actions still remain the topic of numerous debates – some argue that the response neglected long-term consequences focusing only on stabilizing the situation in the short perspective (Meltzer, 2012), while the others point out that had the government not intervened, 2010 GDP would have been 11,5% lower and number of people employed would been lower by 8,5 million (Blinder & Zandi, Continue reading...

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The Federal Reserve release report, previously known as Humphrey-Hawkins report, is based on the economy and the direction of monetary policy. This report gets released twice a year before the congress. In this document we will focus on whether this report is influenced more by inflation or by the possibility of an impending recession. This document also discusses the monetary policy and its direction as stated in this report.Introduction
The Federal Reserve Banking system also considered as the ‘lender of last resort’ provides support to major financial institutions whenever they are in dire situations or when the market is Continue reading...

Introduction. 3

Expansionary monetary policy.3
Contractionary monetary policy3
Australian monetary policy3
Objectives of Australian monetary policy.4
Australian Monetary policy framework4
The decision process in monetary policy...5

Monetary policy implementation in Australia5

Transmission of Monetary policy to Australian economy.6
Conclusion .7
Introduction
The monetary policy is a policy that is used by the monetary authority of a given country to control the money supply in the economy. This policy frequently targets a certain interest rate with an objective of promoting economic stability and growth in an economy. The official goals normally include relatively low unemployment and stable prices. This policy can either be expansionary or contractionary.

Expansionary monetary policy

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Monetary policy refers to actions of the government, through the country’s monetary authority, to regulate the economy by influencing the supply of money and credit, and the prevailing interest rates. The Federal Reserve is the monetary authority of the U.S.A. Therefore, it is in charge of formulation and implementation of monetary policy in the U.S.A. Monetary policy seeks to achieve the five macroeconomics goals; full employment, economic growth, favourable balance of payment, price stability and income redistribution. In the U.S.A, monetary policy has been effective in regulating the economy and in pursuit of the chief macro-economic goals of Continue reading...

In any economy, several tools can be used to control the amount of money in circulation. The most common tools of controlling money in circulation in any economy are in form of policies like monetary and fiscal policies. Monetary policy addresses the issue of money supplied in the economy by either expansionary or contractionary policies which regulate the amount of money in circulation (Michael 2008.).
Since money can be claimed to be the main factor that dictates employment, inflation and of the economy related issues in a region, its supply has direct impact on the mentioned spheres of the Continue reading...

Introduction

International trade refers to exchange of services and goods across countries. Increased globalization has increased cross border trade. The numerous advantages that accrue from international trade have also stimulated growth of international trade. However, there are certain limitations of international trade that has made it necessary or countries to protect their local economies from the adverse effects of international trade. On the other hand, monetary policy refers to decisions that are undertaken by the central bank and the government in order to influence the country’s economy by manipulating credit cost and availability of money. This paper discusses the Continue reading...

Introduction

The need for government and central bank intervention in the market has historically received support from a number of scholars. For instance, the economic idea of government intervention (demand-side management) in the market is largely attributed to the Keynesian economics, which is highlighted in the book, “General Theory of Employment, Interest, and Money” by John Maynard Keynes published in 1936. According to the Keynesian economics, automatic market forces (alone) may not trigger a condition of economic equilibrium, particularly during a financial crisis. This is primarily due to the presence of economic inefficiency brought about by market externalities. Closely linked Continue reading...

Inflation targeting and Interest rate targeting are two primary and most popular monetary policies across the globe today. Inflation targeting can be defined as a central bank policy that revolves around meeting and adhering to preset and publicly displayed targets for the annual rate of inflation (investopedia 2013). The benchmark used for inflation targeting varies from country to country but is some form of price index of a variety of consumer goods. Most commonly this benchmark is Consumer Price Index (CPI). While Interest rate targeting as a monetary policy regulates and checks the interest rate charged by one depository Continue reading...

GDP

In Saudi Arabia Gross Domestic Product (GDP) has expanded to 5.87 percent in the third quarter of last year over the 2011 quarter. Over the years the GDP growth rate have been recording an average of 5.12 percent with the highest growth rate of 27.49 percent in 1974 and the lowest of -11.10 percent in 1982. 55 percent of the GDP is constituted by the petroleum sector.

Unemployment

The rate of unemployment has increased from 5.4o percent in 2009 to5.50 in 2012 as reported by the Central Department of Statistics and Information. Between 1999 and 2012, the rate of unemployment Continue reading...

Federal Reserve Paper

Introduction
Throughout the 19th century and the start of the 20th century, monetary alarms overwhelmed the nation, dominant to bank deficiency and company downfall that rigorously agitated the economy. The downfall of the nation’s banking structure to adequately supply funding to anxious depository organizations provided considerably to the economy’s susceptibility to monetary alarms. Short range credit is a significant basis of liquidity when a bank senses unanticipated and extensive withdrawals throughout a monetary alarm. A chiefly severe crisis in 1907 provoked Congress to set up the National Monetary Commission, which put onward recommendation to generate a foundation Continue reading...

INTRODUCTION

Economies these days face the challenges and combat with the rising inflation continuously. The structure of the macroeconomic policy encourages the economic growth. The tools used for the stability of the economy are in some of the cases referred to as the expansionary economic policy. The fiscal and the monetary decisions of the economy determine the policies which end recession. These policies are usually formed by the central banks which determine the increasing or the decreasing money supply. The expansionary policy is considered as an effective tool for managing the low growth periods which arise in the business cycle. Continue reading...

Introduction

There are two kinds of tools available to the economic policy-makers through which they tend to influence the economy of the country; these two tools are fiscal and monetary. The former policy related to the spending of the government and the collection of revenue like altering the disposable income of the people by lowering taxes or increasing the spending so that demand is stimulated. The latter which is the monetary policy is associated with the supply of money and is influenced by such factors like the rate of interest and the reserve requirements for the banks. Usually these policies Continue reading...

Introduction:

Monetary policy refers to the strategy undertaken by a country’s monetary authority to control money supply usually by targeting the interest rate to facilitate economic growth and stability. The Australian government charges the Reserve Bank of Australia with the responsibility of maintaining sustainable economic growth, high employment rate and steady prices. In other words, the RBA strives to achieve the goals of full employment and non-inflationary level of total output. To accomplish these objectives, the RBA closely monitors the economy and puts in places policies to either increase or decrease the amount of money circulating in the economy. Continue reading...

Introduction

The BRIC nations, made up of Brazil, Russia, India and China have been projected to be the world emerging economic powers. These countries account for close to half the world’s population. In recent times, the BRIC nations have contributed to most of the world’s GDP growth. These nations have been regarded as powers to watch as regards to world economic growth. These countries have not only been observed to be emerging economic powers but have also shown signs of gaining control of the world economy. These emerging nations have an advantage over other nations of the world Continue reading...

Summary

Monetary policy refers to a means by which monetary authorities of a nation controls the supply of money. Notably, the policy targets rate of interest with an aim of promoting economic stability and growth. U.S monetary policy, perhaps affects the entire decisions people make, either economic or financial. U.S has the largest economy in the world; hence its monetary policy affects financial and economic sectors of other countries.
Certainly, the main aim of monetary policy is to control the performance of the economy. It influences the economy by checking countries inflation, employment, and economic output. In U.S, monetary policy Continue reading...

Following the American Psychological Association’s Guidelines

INTRODUCTION
Monetary policy implemented by the central banks aims at influencing directly the financial markets to create a stable monetary environment in the economies. The economies fluctuate over time with peaks and troughs. The globalization has created a large world economy which includes the connected country economies, and any crisis emerging in a country spreads to the other countries’ economies quickly. The crisis creates vulnerable economies, and the economy managements of the countries have to intervene to recover from the crisis. The global crises have severe results for economies and individuals, and they also can create disequilibrium in the Continue reading...

1. Monetary Policy

Monetary policy is a strategy related to the flow of money in the economy and its value. It also shows the association between rate of interests in the economy and the total supply of money and exchange rates. It is also a demand side policy which the government can use to accomplish its macroeconomic goals; that is, maintain economic growth, low rate of inflation, low unemployment and stability of payments equilibrium. Moreover, monetary policy is known as accommodative, if the interest rate laid down by the central monetary power is planned to create economic growth; neutral, Continue reading...

Unlike most countries, that use the central Bank system the U.S has a federal Banking system which is also known as the fed. The headquarters of the federal Bank is in the capital Washington D.C and also has other twelve district banks in different locations. Decisions made by the Federal Reserve Bank are critical because they ensure that the country has a safe and sound financial system. Federal Reserve Act established the fed in 1913 and was formed to solve problems of money in the country. Therefore, the Federal Reserve Bank is mandated to formulate the best fiscal and Continue reading...

The European System of Central Bank (ESCB) is governed by European Central Bank (ECB) and the National Central Banks (NCB) of European Union Member States. European Central Bank is the Central Bank of Europe Zone. ESCB is governed by the governing council and other decision making bodies of ECB. The governing Council is responsible for making monetary decisions and the Executive Board is empowered to implement monetary policy as per the framework of decisions laid by the Governing Council. Just like any other Central Bank, the core function of ECB includes maintain price stability of the local currency in Continue reading...

According to the macro-economic theory, there are several policies used to stabilize the economy of a country. The most common policies used to achieve this objective are the fiscal policy and the monetary policy. In economics, fiscal policy is involved in controlling the government expenditure. Applying it in stabilizing the economy of a country, it dictates government expenditure so as to stabilize the economy of the country. The main elements used to stabilize the economy are the government expenditure and revenue generation into the economy through taxation (en.wikipedia.org). Contrasted to the fiscal policy in stabilizing the economy is the Continue reading...

Introduction

Monetary policy refers to those policy measures targeted at achieving desired economic outcomes through money market operations. Authorities in charge of money market control use different policy instruments to control the money supply in order to achieve suitable market prices as well as stability in the national economy. The key instruments at disposal for those authorities include open market operations, minimum reserve ratio as well as bank rate. However, the policy instruments application does not have a direct impact on market prices and demand but follows a transition mechanism from the authorities’ actions to the desired economic results. In Continue reading...

Question 1: To what extent is government intervention in the international trade of goods and services between two countries necessary to yield economic welfare? Discuss in the context of any one market with which you are familiar.
Since the turn of the century, the developing countries are struggling hard to establish their foothold in the world. These developing nations were once corridors of trade to the Central Asian Market but now they are being swiped off their feet due to the overwhelming response of the capitalist world. It is becoming hard for them to keep pace with the competition Continue reading...

Introduction

Various instruments of macro-economic policy affect a country’s economy and the global economy at large. They include monetary policy, fiscal policy, and the supply side policy. Monetary policy is when the government decides to use the interest rates and the money in the economy to control the economy (Griffiths & Wall, 2012). This can be applied during recession to expand the economy, or during boom to restrict the economy. Fiscal Policy is used to direct the economy by deciding the expenditure of the government, the resources, and the taxation. The supply side policy is used to change the economic Continue reading...

Executive Summary

Bank of England acts as a central bank and performs the credit rationing and is also the controller of the monetary policy, so as to ensure that there is no hindrance to the economic stimulus. It cautiously exercise its credit control function. For Instance, at the time of inflation, when the demand for money is high and so is the rate of consumer spending, Bank of England increases the interest rates and also adopt other measures as Open market operations to limit the money supply. This will impact the total availability of funds in the market and will ultimately Continue reading...

Sequestration and the Government Shutdown of October 2013

Sequestration is a budgetary process in the United States under which limits on the federal budget are imposed. The process of sequestration involves setting a cap on the amount of spending that the government can undertake at any given period of time. The capping of the government spending is not a blanket one and it targets specific categories of expenditure.
Budgeting in the federal government of the United States is carried out through a process which involves both the executive and the congress. The executive arm of the government prepares a budgetary estimate of expenditures covering a specific period Continue reading...

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Introduction
Aggregate demand and interest rates, along with the actual economic growth and the prospects are the benchmarks of any Federal government. In order to control the economy, government uses monetary policies to analyze essential measures.

Open Market Operation

Open Market Operations involve purchase and selling of governmental securities which helps to stabilize inflation. The Federal funds rate is equal to the interest and lending rates, according to which financial institutions charge for the loans. The Domestic Open Market Operations are guided by the Federal Open Market Committee and continuing with the aid of strengthening the efforts to support economy recovery path Continue reading...

Arguably, the Federal Reserve System (Feds) has been in existence since the year 1913. In fact, it is the central bank of the United States. The Fed system was established for various reasons. As a matter of fact, many people in America could not lay their hope in the banking system before Feds was established. This implies that the American could not entrust their money to any banking system, meaning they had totally lost confidence. The establishment of the Federal Reserve System helped in regaining the public trust and confidence in the banking system.

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Executive Summary

Banks such as UK bank get the money that they lend from the deposits. The level of lending is usually dependent on the demand of the funds by the public and on the economic level of the state. When the demand for money is high, UK bank will have to check on the level of money that is circulation before it decides on how much to lend out (Sessa, 2011). It is done to reduce chances of having excess money supply into the economy that may result to the inflation. The bank can use various ways to ensure that Continue reading...

Money crisis in UK can be controlled by the Bank of England through changing the interest rate while attempting to alter the level of economic activity. Actions can be taken when the money in circulation increases in fast rate as compared to the output volume produced. This situation can be referred to as inflation. To control this situation, interest rates should be changed. The Bank of England uses monetary policy to increase or decrease the money in the banking system. However, the Bank of England does not print more money to alter money supply as this is against the Continue reading...

Sequestration refers to the reduction of budgetary costs by the United States federal government. In 2013, the federal government cut spending in particular categories of expenditure. Primarily, the cuts were on account of the Budget Control Act (2011) that were similarly deferred for some period by the American Taxpayers Relief Act (2012) till March when the law was implemented. According to Demaree, sequestration can be described as the practice of reducing obligatory spending in federal government budget (1). These cuts are occasioned when expenditure for the government surpasses the total income the government receives in one financial year (Sequestration Continue reading...

Impact of Macroeconomic Variables on My Business

Abstract
I examined in this report the impact that the changes on the different macroeconomic variables e.g., price level, interest rate, and exchange rate have on the economy. Also, an analysis of how fiscal and monetary policies of the Australian government are presented as these policies and variables influence the success or failure of my business, the CadsBerri. Then my analysis dwell on the net value model by Brandenburger and Nalebuff to show that rational strategy could help my business survive despite the uncertainties posed by the macroeconomic environment.

Introduction

My business is on manufacturing and exporting of good and Continue reading...

Arguably, 2000-2009 was the most difficult moment in the world economy. The financial crisis that took place in United States and the world became the worst financial munch to ever occur in the world. The financial crisis took place in the late 2008 at a remarkably speed, whereby most economic factors were fully disturbed. Mortgage-related securities, which had fully spread in United States as well as global financial systems collapsed. As a matter of fact, this crisis undermined several largest and renowned financial institutions in United states and the world. Additionally, the crisis damaged stronger economies and financial systems Continue reading...