Category: Macroeconomic
-
What is the inflation rate?Inflation rate
by
inflation, Referred to as ” Inflation“, English is Inflation The overall price of refers to rising prices, the decline in the purchasing power of the currency held by people, that is, the economic phenomenon that the items or services that the currency of the same unit can buy becomes less. Inflation rate, English is Inflation…
-
What is personal consumption expenditure index?PCE Price Index
by
Personal consumption expenditure index, English is Personal Consumption Expendance Price Index (referred to PCE Price Index Or PCEPI is a financial index that tracks personal consumption expenditure per month by Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA). This PCEPI is slightly different in different US agencies.For example, the U.S.Economic Analysis Administration calls Implicit Price Deflator for Personal…
-
What is the American consumer confidence index?Consumer Confidence Index
by
American consumer confidence index There are two types, which are consumer confidence index provided by the US Economic Counseling Bureau Consumer Confidentx, referred to as CCI, and the consumer confidence index compiled by the University of Michigan, Michigan ’s Consumer Sentiment Index (MCSI. The index is large, indicating that consumers’ consumption is strong; the index…
-
What is the US debt yield curve?Yield curve
by
US debt yield curve: Under normal circumstances, short-term U.S.Treasury bond interest rates are low, long-term government bond funds flow is limited, so interest rates are high.This is the phenomenon of a benign market. However, it can be seen from the historical development that sometimes the short-term interest rate is higher than long-term interest rates, which…
-
What is the federal fund interest rate? Federal Funds Rate
by
Federal fund interest rate, English is Federal Funds Rates, including two types: Federal Funds Effective Rate and Federal Funds Target Rate. Federal Funds Target Rate is a interest rate formulated by the Federal Public Committee (FOMC).Fed(Federal Reserve) In operation, the guidance of charging interest rates when borrowing between banks when borrowing between banks, playing the…
-
What is the Federal Reserve?Federal Reserve
by
Fed The full name is “US Federal Reserve System”, in fact US Central Bank, English is called Federal Reserve, Referred to as FED. The Federal Reserve is an independent institution jointly established by multiple member banks.It was authorized by the US Congress in 1913.The main role is to stabilize the US financial system through some…