The economic performance of a UK Construction PLC will be affected by many factors, including the role of government, exchange rates and inflation. Discuss The construction industry tends to be a quite volatile sector of the economy. Investment spending in construction has a strong correlation to the rate of economic growth and future prospects. When …
Readers Question: explain why two sectors of the UK economy are growing faster than other sectors ? According to the Office of National Statistics for March 2008 Retail Sales Volume Seasonally Adjusted (2000=100) increased to 140.3 an annual growth rate of 4.7% Manufacturing grew at only 0.9% Services grew at 3.2% latest statistics at ONS …
Readers Question:. (i) On 1 March, AUD1 = GBP 0.42. On 1 July, AUD1 = GBP 0.45. Your company exports native flowers to British florists. You signed a contract on March 1 to sell 10 tonnes of flowers at AUD 385 per tonne, to be delivered on July 1. Explain how the exchange rate movement …
Readers Question: Buying a new property in Montengro 215,000 Euros’s paid 30% at exchange 1.47 to pound August 2007 20% due in 2-3 months. 43 ,000 euros today exchange is bad news approx 1.23 to pound further 30% due around Nov -Dec 2008 20% on completion around April 2009 1.What are your predictions for the …
Readers Question: The Aussie dollar has appreciated strongly against the USD in recent times. Discuss the consequences of this rapid appreciation for Australia’s Balance of Payments? The Australian Dollar has appreciated against the US Dollar because Large US current account deficit Australia has benefited from rising commodity prices, commodities which Australia produces a lot of. …
Readers Question: suppose you are the governor of the bank of Canada .. and that inflation has been high and roughly constant for a number of years. you have two policy choices: you can attempt to eliminate the sustained inflation. Outline the issues involved when making this choice. list and explain the costs of ongoing …
Readers Question: What credit can the adoption of central bank independence take for the relative stability of the UK business cycle since 1997? The MPC, Bank of England, are responsible for setting interest rates and determining UK monetary policy. They seek to keep inflation close to the government’s target of CPI 2% +/-1 % Between …
Readers Question: Use the ideas and theories you have encountered in your study of the macroeconomic business environment to assess the possible impacts on China of holding the Olympic games in Beijing in 2008. The Olympic Games will effect the Chinese economy in the following way. Increase in Tourism. This is a short term effect …