Thursday, November 28, 2013

The important of major macro-economic indicators for international company manager in their management.

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Macroeconomic indicators are statistics that indicate the current status of the economy of a state depending on a particular area of the economy (industry, labor market, trade, etc.). They are published regularly at a certain time by governmental agencies and the private sector. The degree of volatility is determined depending on the importance of an indicator. That is why it is important to understand which indicator is important and what it represents.

Interest Rates Announcement

Interest rates play the most important role in moving the prices of currencies in the foreign exchange market. As the institutions that set interest rates, central banks are therefore the most influential actors. Interest rates dictate flows of investment. Gross Domestic Product: The GDP is the broadest measure of a country's economy, and it represents the total market value of all goods and services produced in a country during a given year. 

Consumer Price Index

The Consumer Price Index (CPI) is probably the most crucial indicator of inflation. It represents changes in the level of retail prices for the basic consumer basket. If the economy develops in normal conditions, the increase in CPI can lead to an increase in basic interest rates. This, in turn, leads to an increase in the attractiveness of a currency.  

Employment Indicators

Employment indicators reflect the overall health of an economy or business cycle.  

Retail Sales

The retail sales indicator is released on a monthly basis and is important to the foreign exchange trader because it shows the overall strength of consumer spending and the success of retail stores.  

Balance of Payments

The Balance of Payments represents the ratio between the amount of payments received from abroad and the amount of payments going abroad.  

Government Fiscal and Monetary policy

Stabilization of the economy is one of the goals that governments attempt to achieve through manipulation of fiscal and monetary policies.