Macroeconomic Reports Samples For Students

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 ...

Relationship between inflation and interest rates

Introduction
Predominantly, most economic agents base their decisions on the current and expected changes in the economic conditions. Variations in interest rates have been used as a major variable by most researchers and policy analysts. Additionally, the behavior of interest rates in the economy has been studied since the interest rate is a significant macroeconomic factor to help in the understanding of how it is related to other macroeconomic variables and its impact on the economy. Primarily, interest rates entail the percentage of the loan that lending institutions charge as interest to borrowers, and it is mostly expressed as ...

Introduction

Restaurant industry involves high-risk business operations. Almost everywhere around the world, restaurants face a high level of local and global competition. It is difficult to establish a restaurant business that differs distinctly from its competitors. According to several research studies, about 60% restaurant businesses shut down within the first year of operation. The restaurant industry has the second-lowest rate of success only behind technology startups. There are many problems and issues faced by restaurant operations. Often ignoring these problems aggravates the situation leading to the closedown of the restaurant business. Five most common problems faced by restaurateurs are an ...

BUSINESS STUDY REPORT:

This report is devoted to the YEO’s Beverage Company. The report has four main parts. The first part is an introduction where the general information about the company, the environment where it operates and its main competitors are presented. The second part is microeconomic analysis. The factors of production and its cost structure are examined there. The third part macroeconomic analysis where macroeconomic environment in which the business operates are discussed. The forth part is the analysis of sustainability and the impact of business operations on the environment. At the end of the report, there is a conclusion ...

The crisis in Europe has exposed the deep gap in the European countries’ competitiveness. Southern European countries are lagging far behind other European nations such as Germany and France. Principally, Europe must address the two macro-economic imbalances which is at the heart of this long standing crisis. These are the external and fiscal problems. (Farhi, Gopinath & Itskhoki, 2012)
The consumer confidence, as of June 2012, decreased by 0.5 point to -19.8, while it remained for almost a year below its long-term average of -12.8. This weakening is based on the EU consumers' more negative assessment of their general economic ...

- Introduction
This report presents an assessment of two stocks, Westpac and Whitehaven Coal Ordinary, in terms of their stock conditions and prices. Regression model has been used to critically analyze the co-relation between the returns of both the Companies and relationship of these variables with other components like Australian interest rates and yield and treasury bills has been studied.
- Stocks Analyzed
Of the two stocks, in my opinion, Westpac is most inefficiently priced. The reasons for this assessment may be the following two observations:
- Lesser return: A lesser return signifies that the ...

Macroeconomic factors that affect the automotive industry

Automobile industry as an economic activity in most countries is faced with many macroeconomic variables that either influence its performance directly or indirectly. The some of the macroeconomic variable are analyzed as follows; Interest rates, which is a representation of the cost of borrowing influences the rate of investment in various industries. When interest rates increase, the loans become expensive thereby adversely affecting the automotive industry. Fewer vehicles will be bought thus; the dealers experience reduced sales revenues. For instance, the rise of interest rates in china from 2.25 percent to 2.50 percent led to the reduction of automobile demand.
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The Finance Department of firms provides correct and appropriate sources of equity capital for any new venture or start-up business to begin their operations. Any entrepreneur interested in new venture stocks up the equity capital provided by the finance department of strong firms or individuals and begins the operations. Equity capital is defined as capital cash that is free of debt provided by the business or investor to start the operation of any company. Equity capital investment done by the firms is in the form of issuing shares of the company to the firm who invested in it. Firms ...

Introduction

The Socialist Republic of Vietnam is a country in Southeast Asia with a population of 89.71 million people in 2013. Vietnam is a member of the regional economic organizations, namely ASEAN, APEC, ASEM, and since 2007 it is the member of the WTO. Momentous political event of the year was the adoption on 6 session of the National Assembly of XIII convocation in November 2013 the new Constitution of Vietnam, which fixed the state guarantees in respect of the private sector as an equal participant in the economic market of Vietnam. Among other important events of the political life of Vietnam in ...

In the past forty years, specific countries in East Asia have presented a sustained economic growth in comparison to others globally. These eight countries are Japan , Singapore, Hongkong, South Korea, Taiwan, Indonesia, Malaysia, and Thailand. They are referred to as the high performing Asian economies (HPAEs) because of their miraculous growth in the past several decades (World Bank, 1993). Macroeconomic stability is one of the factors that contribute to their success. According to the World Bank (1993), macroeconomic stability was defined as keeping inflation under control, managing external debt well, and resolving macroeconomic crises quickly. How such stability is manifested ...

Article by Pulitzer Prize-Winning Financial Writer Gretchen Morgenson

The most concerned world’s crisis is financial problems. There have been witnessed several financial problems in both developing and developed countries in the world. Many countries are trying their best to curb these financial crises which have brought various macroeconomic effects like: inflation, unemployment, poor economic growth, change supply of money in the economy and interest rates charged by banks. There are many articles written by Gretchen concerning these financial problems in the U.S.A and other parts of the world. She has been calling for government to reform regulations on Wall Street for several years. She has written ...

The Business Structures and Competitiveness of Russia

Diamond Model of International Competitiveness

The concept of competitiveness is among the factors that have received widespread acceptance in the analysis of a nation’s prosperity despite limited understanding on the basic structures. An understanding of the factors determining the competitiveness of a country is the central factor in the diamond model of international competitiveness developed by Michael E. Porter. To begin with, it is ardently crucial to acknowledge the fact that improvement of sustainable standards of living should the central macroeconomic goal for any nation aspiring to be competitive in the global market. Other measures include the level of foreign ...

Report for McDonalds

Italy and Russia

Figure 1: GDP per Capita at Constant Prices
Figure 2: GDP Growth (Annual %)
Figure 3: Inflation Rate CPI
Figure 4: Unemployment Rates
Figure 5: Policy Interest Rate (%)
Figure 6: Russia Interest Rate (%)
Figure 7: Current Account Balance in Italy (% of GDP)
Figure 8: Current Account Balance in Russia (% of GDP)
Figure 9: Russia Interest Rate

List of Tables

BUSINESS OVERVIEW
McDonald’s Corporation is the world's largest chain of hamburger fast food restaurants, serving around 68 million customers daily in 119 countries across 36,538 outlets. Founded in 1955 by Ray Kroc in Des Plaines, Illinois, 80% of the ...

Introduction

Myer is Australia's largest departmental store with more than 60 outlets and an online shop, where customers can order products from the comfort of their homes. The company employs 125,000 people and makes use of 1200 suppliers worldwide. Myer is embedded in the culture of Australia, as it has operated for more than 100 years in most cities. The company has a broad range of products; eleven in total, ranging from men wear to apparel and electrical goods. On the opposite, Myer has had mixed fortunes in the last five years. The company peaked in 2013, with revenues ...

Executive Summary

A strategic analysis of Amazon is employed in this document in order to highlight the major problems that must be considered by the management. The company is considered a leader in electronic retailing globally, however facing a stiff competition from its counterparts as bricks and mortar companies as they are emerging in the contemporary corporate setting and establishing their online presence. Amazon is engaged in finding ways to adequately address the contemporary challenges in the global marketplace in order to maintain its competitive position and subsequently attain a greater share of profits from the international market.

Introduction

Amazon is deemed ...

DIGITAL MARKETIN CAMPAINGN PLAN REPORT

Digital Marketin Campaingn Plan
Formed in 1887, Wycombe Wanderers (WWFC) is the biggest football club in High Wycombe. After spending a few years in the lower levels of English football, the 90’s saw the club promoted into the top-flight football. It currently plays in the third tier of English football, commonly referred to as the league 2. The club plays at the Adams Park, which has a capacity of close to 10,000 spectators. In an average day, however, the club’s stadium is usually half-full, with the number going lower if the weather is not conducive for ...

1.0 International Trade and Legal Issues
International trade can be described as a combination of activities conducted by either individual, corporate entities, or the government in pursuit to exchange goods and services with other countries internationally or across territories. However, for this trade to be conducted smoothly, states put in place regulatory rules and legal directives that help to control such engagements. These regulations are determined by the type of commodity to control and the nature of procedures followed in the entire business process. Importantly, these rules help the government to either prevent the entry of illegal and counterfeit ...

Introduction

The banking sector is the defining industry of the modern era of the 21st century. The financial markets operate in order to attract and drag Foreign Direct Investment into the local market, and the national systems of the latest version of globalized world are operating as a set of corporations (Arnolda & Sikkab, 2001). They need to provide the companies with efficient market systems so that the businesses can create profit and healthy amount of return on investment as well. However, the Chinese have grown a fiscal order that is literally housing a well-organized productive capacity. The local productivity is engaged in terms ...

Introduction. 5

Purpose of the report 5
Findings 6
Situational Analysis 6
Strategic and Marketing Opportunities. 9
Financial Opportunities.. 12
Operational Changes.. 12
Strategic Priorities.. 13

Communication Plan and Recommendations 14

Conclusion. 16

References 17

Executive Summary
This paper is carried out for purpose to prepare a full strategy and situational analysis around a new product line created by David and Victoria Beckham for young soccer players called Beckham Sports Star Range. The research draws attention to the fact that in Australia demand for the sports industry products has been caused by changing consumer attitude towards sportswear and the promotion of a healthy lifestyle ...

Introduction

The introduction of banks replaced the traditional method of storing money. During the Stone Age period, human beings stored their possessions in caves and caverns. An ancient Chinese legend talked of a dragon which was the kept by villagers to guard their treasure. The banking industry replaced the need for hiring animals and soldiers to guard their possessions. The advent of banking replaced the barter trade and signaled the demise of the traditional method of keeping money. The conventional banking system was first developed in England. Banks kept equal an equivalent amount of gold or platinum with the amount of ...

Introduction

The introduction of stakeholder theory as a basis for the development of Corporate Governance in the 21st century has been most effectively seen in the commitment to the sustainable economic development of employees, their families and the local community that they serve. The improvement of “society at large” it is presumed, is the basis to good business and ultimately profits (McNett, 2012). Unlike theories of agency, which propose individual decision as a model for corporate leadership, the foreign market entry of global organizations involved in trade has set the pace for increased focus on collective decision by stakeholders in response to ...

English Engineering Paper – Latest Updates on Low Carbon Technology

Abstract
A lot of things have changed and technologies developed ever since the world entered the industrial era. Now, we are in the so called digital era, where most, if not everything, appear computerized. Machines and computers are now a big part of people’s lives that most cannot stand a day without access to such technologies. The continuously increasing reliance of companies and basically any type of organizations on computers, believing that they are keys in making work more efficient and effective at the same time, can also be easily noted. The world population has boomed so hard, the ...

Introduction .2

GDP..2
GDP per capita..4
GDP growth rate..4

Unemployment rate6
Inflation rate...7
Imports ..7

Exports8

Statistics and Graphs .9
Conclusions.12

Works cited 14

Introduction
The United Arabs Emirates (UAE) is on the Persian Gulf. Its position is such that it is found on the Southeast of the Gulf. It borders Oman and Saudi Arabia. It has a population of 7, 890,796 (2011) and its capital city is Abu Dhabi. UAE comprises of seven emirates with Abu Dhabi being the largest followed by Dubai. For over 30 years, the Arab federation has exploited oil reserves and exporting it for ...

The various impacts that governmental policies have on the development and growth of the society is studied. The policies are analyzed basing on a few prominent economic theories like the Keynesian macroeconomic theory and Supply-Side Economics theories.

The Supply-side economics is a stream of macroeconomic that argues about the economic growth of a society, which can be possible only by creating incentives for people to produce goods and services that need to be supplied. These incentives can range from adjusting income taxes, capital gains, etc. On the other hand, the propagators of the classical Keynesian economics or demand side economics, which is ...

Abstract

This paper seeks to demonstrate the analytical process of determining insurance metrics by evaluating the effects or risks of location (country), type of industry and number of years on key financial metrics. This paper uses the Analysis of Variance approach to determine the effects of the above-mentioned variables on key financial metrics and identifies where these variables have an impact and where they do not. For simplicity, certain assumptions have been taken. These include the exclusion of the possible effect of sampling errors and the effects of other variables that have not been identified. In doing so, this paper ...

Dynamic stochastic general equilibrium modeling or DSGE is one of the branches in general equilibrium theory that is of vital importance to macroeconomics. Macroeconomics deals with studying of growth and fluctuations of the extensive national aggregates, which are inclusive of such elements like employment levels, national income, price levels among other factors that are vital to a country’s standards of living. Criticisms arose because this theory was not able to predict the financial crisis that occurred in 2007-2010. The financial crisis led to various economic problems, and the adverse effects were felt the world over (Bateman 37).
Robert ...