Macroeconomics MIDTERM

Circular Flow Model

Circular Flow Model

What is GDP

Gross Domestic Product

the market value of the final goods and services a country produces within a fixed period of time

What is the formula for GDP

Y = C+I+G+(X-M)

Monetary Policy

the actions of central banks to achieve macroeconomic policy objectives such as price stability, full employment, and stable economic growth

The fed conducts the nations monetary policy by changing interest rates and adjusting the quantity of money

Final Goods

An item that is bought by its final user during the specified time period

Intermediate Goods

An item that is produced by 1 firm and bought by another firm to produce a different final product

Federal Reserve

The central bank of the United States, a public authority whose main role is the regulation of banks and money (to achieve stable prices and full employment)

Federal Funds Rate

The interest rate that the banks each other on overnight loans

Economic Cycle

the overall state of the economy as it goes through four stages in a cyclical pattern: expansion, peak, contraction, and trough. Factors such as GDP, interest rates, total employment, and consumer spending can help determine the current stage of the economic cycle.

Inflation

a period of persistently rising price levels

Recession

A business cycle phase in which real GDP decreases for at least two successive quarters

CPI

CONSUMER PRICE INDEX

An index that measures the average of the prices paid by urban consumers for a fixed basket of consumer goods and services

MEASURES INFLATION

Working Age Population

The total number of people aged 16 years and over who are not in jail, hospital, or some other form of institutional care

Stagflation

1. high inflation

2. slow economic growth

3. high unemployment

INFLATION + RECESSION

Labor Force Participation Rate

The percentage of the working age population who are members of the labor force

(Labor Force ÷ Civilian Noninstitutional Population) x 100

Fiscal Policy

The use of the federal budget, by setting and changing tax rates, making transfer payments, and purchasing goods and services, to achieve macroeconomic objectives such as full employment, sustained economic growth, and price level stability

What is the most costly type of unemployment

Long term unemployment

Prime Rate

the current prime rate is 7.75%

the current interest rate that financial institutions in the U.S. charge their best customers (Large corporations/wealthy families)

Economic Growth

The expansion of production possibilities frontier (an increase in the production of economic goods and services in one period of time compared with a previous period)

Basis Point

a unit of measurement that denotes a change in the interest rate of a financial instrument and is equal to 1/100th of 1% or 0.01%

Rule of 70

A rule that states that the number of years it takes for the level of any variable to double is approximately 70 divided by the annual percentage growth rate of the variable (like an investment)

FOMC

Federal Open Market Committee

1. minimize inflation

2. maximize employment

Jobs Report

the U.S. Department of Labor provides a useful snapshot of how many jobs the economy created the previous month, how many people were unemployed, and what kind of wage hikes workers received. It also delivers an excellent snapshot of overall economic health.

Equilibrium

The price at which the quantity demanded equals the quantity supplied

Demand for Labor

QUANTITY OF LABOR DEMANDED AND REAL WAGE RATE

(# OF LABOR HRS. HIRED) INVERSELY RELATED

Things that can cause a shift in DEMAND or SUPPLY

Consumers tastes, wages

Suppliers costs, productivity

Influences of Labor Productivity:

1. Physical Capital Growth

2. Human Capital Growth

3. Technological Advances

ETF’s

EXCHANGE TRADED FUND

basket of securities that can be structured to track anything traded on exchange like stock

Mutual Funds

let you pool your money with other investors to "mutually" buy stocks, bonds, and other investments. They're run by professional money managers who decide which securities to buy (stocks, bonds, etc.) and when to sell them.

Financial Statements

**Balance Sheet-**reports a company's assets, liabilities, and shareholder equity. It provides a snapshot of a company's finances (what it owns and owes) as of the date of publication. (assets, liabilities, and shareholders' equity)

**Income Statement-**report a company's financial performance over a specific accounting period. It indicates how the revenues are transformed into the net income or net profit. (revenue, expenses, and net income)

**Statement of Cash Flows-**summarizes the amount of cash and cash equivalents entering and leaving a company. (net cash flow)

convey the business activities and the financial performance of a company

EBITDA

Earnings Before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation, and Amortization and is a metric used to evaluate a company's operating performance. It can be seen as a loose proxy for cash flow from the entire company's operations

=Earnings Before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation, and Amortization

E=net income

I=interest

T=taxes

D=depreciation

A=amortization

Market Capitalization

the total value of all a company's outstanding shares of stock. DETERMINES THE VALUE OF A COMPANY

**Micro-cap-**less than $250 million

**Small Cap-**between $250 million and $2 billion

Mid-cap-$2 billion and $10 billion

**Large Cap-**between $10 billion and $200 billion

Mega Cap-$200 billion or more

Stock Market Indices

**S&P 500-**500 of the largest companies traded on either the NYSE, Nasdaq, or Cboe

**Russell 2000-**2000 small cap companies

**Dow Jones-**30 large-cap American companies

NASDAQ 100-100 largest, most actively traded U.S companies listed on the Nasdaq stock exchange. The index includes companies from various industries except for the financial industry, like commercial and investment banks

Where is all the money?

Wealthy families, Pension Funds, Endowments, Foundations, Sovereign Wealth Funds, Insurance Companies

Largest Asset Managers by AUM (Assets Under Management)

Blackrock, Vanguard, Fidelity, UBS, State Street Global, Capital Group, T. Rowe Price, AllianceBernstein, etc.

US Treasury Yield Curve

a graphical representation of the interest rates on debt for a range of maturities. It shows the yield an investor is expecting to earn if he lends his money for a given period of time.

Industry Groups and Market Sectors

a way of grouping individual companies or stocks based on common business lines. GICS categorizes stocks into 24 industry groups and 11 sectors.

Commercial Banks

A commercial bank is a financial institution which accepts deposits from the public and gives loans for the purposes of consumption and investment to make profit

These institutions make money by lending loans to individuals and earning interest on loans

EXAMPLES-

JPMorgan Chase, Bank of America, Wells Fargo, and Citibank.

Investment Banks

a special segment of banking operation that helps individuals or organisations raise capital and provide financial consultancy services to them

advise businesses and governments on how to meet their financial challenges

EXAMPLES-

• JPMorgan Chase.

• Goldman Sachs.

• BofA Securities.

• Morgan Stanley.

• Citigroup.

• UBS.

• Credit Suisse.

• Deutsche Bank.