CONTRACTIONARY POLICY
Policy, used by the country’s central bank or finance ministry, which slows down an economy. The government places this macroeconomic tool to cut down the money supply and expenditure in a country. This is done by escalating interest rates and reserve requirements, as well as tightening the money supply, directly or indirectly. Although it gives no immediate effect, it is employed in high-growth periods of the business cycle.
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Subprime Meltdown
Situation which affected the mortgage industry in 2007 because of approving individuals with poor credit rating. The housing boom in mid-2000s and ...
False Market
A market in which prices are manipulated by false information, preventing the efficient negotiation of prices. These types of markets will often be ...
Worldwide Coverage
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In the Pink
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