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Economics
Global Money markets
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Economics
Post-Graduate
09/12/2014

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Term
Financial Markets
Definition
Markets in which funds are transferred from people who have an excess of available funds to people who have a shortage
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Security
Definition
A claim on the issuer's future income
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Assets
Definition
Piece of property that is subject to ownership
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Bond
Definition
a debt security that promises to make payments periodically for a specified period of time
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Interest Rate
Definition
The cost of borrowing or the price paid for the rental of funds
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Common Stock
Definition
Represents a share of ownership in a corporation
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Financial Crises
Definition
Major disruptions in financial markets
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Banks
Definition
financial institutions that accept deposits and make loans
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Financial Innovation
Definition
development of new financial products and services
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E-Finance
Definition
New financial products and the ability to deliver financial services electronically
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Money Supply
Definition
anything that is generally accepted in payment for good or services or in the repayment of debts.
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Unemployment rate
Definition
The percentage of available labor force unemployed.
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Business Cycles
Definition
The upward and downward movement of aggregate output produced in the economy.
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Recessions
Definition
Periods of declining aggregate output.
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Monetary theory
Definition
Relates the quantity of money and monetary policy to changes in aggregate economic activity and inflation.
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Aggregate price level
Definition
The average price of goods and services in an economy
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Inflation
Definition
a continual increase in the price level.
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Inflation Rate
Definition
The rate of change of the price level, usually measured as a percentage change per year.
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Moneytary Policy
Definition
The management of money and interest rates
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Federal reserve system
Definition
the United states central bank
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Fiscal policy
Definition
involves decisions about government spending and tacation
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Budget deficit
Definition
The excess of government expenditures over tax revenues for a particular time period
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Budget surplus
Definition
when tax revenue exceed government expenditures.
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Gross Domestic Product
Definition
a measure of aggregate output
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Foreign Exchange Market
Definition
The market in which one currency is exchanged for another
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Foreign exchange rate
Definition
The price of one currency in terms of another
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Financial intermediaries
Definition
Institutions that borrow from people who have saved and then lend to others
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Central Bank
Definition
Organization that conducts a nations monetary policy
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