A Study of the Macroeconomic Indicators

In 2008, the world experienced a tremendous financial crisis which rooted from the U.S housing market; moreover, it is considered by many economists as one of the worst recession since the Great Depression in 1930s. After posing a huge effect on the U.S economy, the financial crisis expanded to Europe and the rest of the world. It brought governments down, ruined economies, crumble financial corporations and impoverish individual lives. For example, the financial crisis has resulted in the collapse of massive financial institutions such as Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, Lehman Brother and AIG. These collapses not only influence own countries but also international area. Hence, the intervention of governments by changing and

All three countries took a hit to GDP growth in the 1970’s due to the oil price shocks and more recently the global financial crisis has stunted growth in the past four to five years. Both Australia and China were able to avoid falling into a recession but the United States was not so fortunate (see Figure 2).

The good news on the matter though is that research is ever increasing and not stagnant and the errors of the past make great assets for the future. Torres (2011) made a great deal of discoveries concerning the crisis of 2008, identifying that the trend that brought about the demise of the crash was the inefficient income inequalities that was being neglected from 1995-2007. The amount of private debt that was being accumulated was because middle class wages were not increasing at a rate that was proportionate to the loans been handed out by banks. This in effect caused the delicate economical system to disintegrate, leading weaker economies to become depressed and stagnant from the lack of demand from the depressing expenditures; a domino effect was unleashed. With this data, measures can take place to ensure that there is a balance in the CPI by putting forth great focus on structuring more jobs and increasing wages over much of the population, the middle class, so that private loans that are given can subsequently be paid off. This in turn will give room for supply and demand to continue to flow permitting upcoming enterprises and economies to continue to

With the after effects of the stock marketing falling in 2008, and less investments involving risk and the GDP falling. This is when the economy began turning internationally. With imports, exports and foreign investment falling along with the combination of employment and production being cut back this recession affected the global economy. The unemployment rate in the United States began to skyrocket as well. Below is a graph depicting the unemployment rate in the United States during the 2008 recession. This graph data is from Oregon Economic Crisis Analysis.

Life is full of ups and downs. Economic changes affect everyone’s life whether they realize it or not. Periods of economic prosperity or recession all have indicators if we know what to look for. “The Great Depression, like most other periods of severe unemployment, was produced by government mismanagement rather than by any inherent instability of the private economy.” (Milton Friedman). We are going to briefly look at the lagging indicators, leading indicators, and coinciding indicators. By understanding the information provided by these three indicators, we can better prepare for the future.

The readings for the second week dealt primarily with the recession of 2008 and its implications on the global scale. The Guillen and Ontiveros chapters crafted the framework for the entirety of the topic. Chapter 2 deals with the growing instability across economies, Chapter 3 talks about the increased outreach of multinational corporations, and chapter 6 highlights the growing inequality and poverty across the world. Together, these chapters emphasize the growing complexity and entanglement of the various nations; a primary problem in the recession. With the groundwork set, the articles tackled the principle reasons for the recession (through various interdisciplinary approaches) as well as the subsequent outcomes for the global community.

The “Great Recession” is commonly used to explain the massive economic contraction that occurred in the United States during the fourth quarter of 2007. However, the actions of the United States spanned to other nations, leaving massive effect on the global economy. One nation that took on serious financial burden during this recession was the United Kingdom. This nation first faced the effects of the Great Recession beginning in the first quarter of 2008. Overall, the initial mass effects on the nation can be attributed to the nation’s reliance on the financial sector. In fact, after partially stabilizing in 2009, the country struggled with a double-dip recession between 2010-12, and continues to struggle with some of these effects.

This research paper will shed light upon the global economic crisis of 2008, which lasted till 2009. While discussing the global economic crisis of 2008, this paper will highlight some important aspects including what exactly caused the global economic recession of 2008, how it is associated with the recession that took place in 1930, how Saudi Arabia dealt with the global recession (2008) specifically and the impact of this recession on the economy of Saudi Arabia. Furthermore, it will discuss how the whole world dealt with the global recession, whether it was working collectively or individually and what alternative development strategies can Saudi Arabia pursue, while focusing mainly on Prince Mohammed bin Salman’s Saudi Vision 2030 and

George Bernard Shaw, a nobel Prize for Literature in 1925 once said, “If all the economists were laid end to end, they would not reach a conclusion” (Mankiw, 1998: 34). Yet, an economic comparison between the United Kingdom and the United States could still be made to distinguish the country with the better economic growth performance. Important indicators when comparing economies is economic growth rate, which is a measure of the yearly rate of development rate of GDP using the market prices (Ros, 2013: 26). Another indicator is the GDP, which is defined as the total amount of goods and services produced in a country per year (Mankiw, 2009: 521). Also, the inflation rate is used, which is a continuos increase in the prices for goods and services in the consumer price index and it is measured yearly (Herr & Kazandziska, 2011: 74). Lastly, the unemployment rate shows the percentage of people whiling and could work but do not have a job (Macdonald, 1999: 238). This report will compare the economic growth performance of the United States and the United Kingdom since 1990 using four indicators: economic growth rate, GDP, inflation, and unemployment rate.

Select three macro-economic indicators that you feel have the greatest impact on the operations and/or planning for your SLP organization. Remember that an economic indicator measures a change in the general or in a specific aspect of the economy and and you should be assessing how each macro-economic change you have chosen affects your company. Explain why they are important to the current or future condition of your organization.

The Global Financial Crisis has had a huge impact on the global economy. The American housing market collapses, the house price drops significantly and the bank is losing lots of money, however, people are not pursued in court for money or declared bankruptcy. People tend to spend less on the due to their houses worth less than the bank has loaned originally and some of them are still committed to clearing off their mortgages. This causes less activity in housing market and sales market, hence more people lose their jobs which means the unemployment rate increases, and the American economy recovers slowly.

In the 2008 a profound financial crisis has shaken the world economies and caused recession with bad growth prospects. This, with provoking high unemployment rates and welfare losses, has also shed a light on the weaknesses

Economic analysis 2006 and 2011. The five year benchmarks selected for this analysis do not well represent the fluctuations in the economy in the interim years, which have been substantial. Naturally, the fiscal crisis of 2008 to 2010 had deep and enduring impact on the national and global economies, but the "bookend" years of this analysis effectively obfuscate the volatility resident in those years. Fiscal year 2008, for instance, the inflation rate reached nearly 5%, the unemployment rate peaked in 2009, and the interest rate reached 5% in 2007. What this analysis does provide is a look at the stabilization of the economy without the noise of the intervening fiscal crisis. Through the monetary policy by The Fed during the fiscal crisis, efforts have been directed at maximizing employment and price stability. As a result, the interest rate will remain low with no changes anticipated until 2014. Inflation has stabilized, interest investments are low but gradually increasing, and the unemployment rate is slowly dropping but is not expected to accelerate.

The purpose of this paper is to describe the 2007-08 financial crisis in the U.S, it’s impact on world economy and why did it affect other countries of the world. Firstly, this paper will give information about the 2007-08 financial crisis in the U.S. and what were the main causes for it. The paper will discuss what impact the financial crisis had on different parts of the world and why did it have that impact. At the end, this paper will discuss which countries were the most affected by the financial crisis.

In order to prevent the current crisis from deepening, immediate actions are required from the major industrial countries and from the international community. There is evidence that the world economy is experiencing a major slowdown, which may deepen if inadequately managed. For example, Japan is in its worst recession since the war, much of East and South-East Asia is in depression, Russia is experiencing a major downturn, growth has stalled in Latin America, and the prices of primary commodities and a number of manufactures are falling in international markets. Authorities in the industrial countries must nonetheless continue to be alert. Several downside risks still remain, and current policies may prove insufficient to prevent the world economy from slipping into recession. Expansionary fiscal policies may be required in other industrial economies, in addition to Japan. It is also crucial that the rules of an open international trading system should operate smoothly, allowing the economies that face adjustment to reduce their deficits or generate trade surpluses with the more vigorous industrial economies.