Benjamin Morand

AP Macro (2)

[Benjamin Morand @BMorandMacro]

@stlouisfed @APPropst it is said that the unemployment rate is the lowest since the year 2000. According to the Phillips curve, this should go in part with high inflation rates. Is our economy in a current state of inflation?

[Benjamin Morand @BMorandMacro]

@stlouisfed @APPropst knowing that fiscal policy is controlled by the government and monetary policy is controlled by the Fed, who gets the final decision in what action is to be taken in a given situation? They must work together to maximize the positive impact, so who gets the final call?

[Benjamin Morand @BMorandMacro]

@AtlantaFed @APPropst since the normal GDP is estimated around 3%, the rate for Q1 of this year seems to be low. Is this normal for Q1 since there are not as many holidays or did something happen early in this year that caused it to be below average?

[Benjamin Morand @BMorandMacro]

@AtlantaFed @APPropst it seems as if the nation’s GDP estimate has increased significantly over the last 2 weeks or so. Is it normal for GDP to increase so quickly or will that have minimal effect on the overall GPD for Q1 and for the year?

[Benjamin Morand @BMorandMacro]

@AtlantaFed @APPropst Seeing that the GDP for Q1 is 1.8%, it seems to be below the average 3% growth. What is causing it to be so low for the beginning of the year? Will the government enact fiscal policy to raise it or will it be more self-correcting?

[Benjamin Morand @BMorandMacro]

@stlouisfed @APPropst How is age affecting inflation in the U.S.? The article states that current inflation rate is below average, showing that the Fed does not have proper control over it. Can the Fed introduce a contractionary monetary policy, such as selling bonds, to increase inflation?

[Benjamin Morand @BMorandMacro]

@stlouisfed @APPropsth A recession doesn’t seem likely. The slope of the yield curve is positive. It would have to be negative to be in a recession. The release of residential investment has not greatly changed. What factors are making economists believe that we might be nearing a recession?

[Benjamin Morand @BMorandMacro]

@BBCWorld @APPropst with the financial changes?

[Benjamin Morand @BMorandMacro]

@BBCWorld @APPropst being such a powerful industry in the United States, how will we compensate for the leveling off of the oil industry? We will need to convert to a new medium of energy production. Also, with oil companies being such an integral part of our economy, how will we deal

[Benjamin Morand @BMorandMacro]

@stlouisfed @APPropst With inflation being consistently below the moderate amount, does this cause prices for consumers to fall? Also, how does it affect the wages of people in the workforce? Will it cause a time of deflation in the future? If so, why hasn’t the Fed intervened?

[Benjamin Morand @BMorandMacro]

@stlouisfed @APPropst The unemployment rate has decreased a lot since 2014. Has the government intervened with some type of fiscal policy that led to the decreased rate?

[Benjamin Morand @BMorandMacro]

@MSN_Money @APPropst When and why did the Bitcoin industry boom so quickly? Before this year and the end of 2017, Bitcoins were not as popular. What made them grow so much in value and at such a fast rate? Now that they are dropping so fast, are most people trying to sell that ASAP?

[Benjamin Morand @BMorandMacro]

@AtlantaFed @APPropst Throughout the month, the GDP prediction for Q4 has increased. Why is this? Although not too significant, there must have been something that contributed to its change

[Benjamin Morand @BMorandMacro]

@stlouisfed @APPropst Why are companies hiring older workers at a much higher rate than younger ones? Although younger workers may lack experience, they offer other benefits as well as the amount of years they have left to work. It seems like it would be more logical to hire the younger ones

[Benjamin Morand @BMorandMacro]

@stlouisfed @APPropst What is the reasoning behind the fact that the job openings were so drastically different between different regions of the United States in November? It seems as if they should be similar due to the national trends.

[Benjamin Morand @BMorandMacro]

@stlouisfed @APPropst what caused such a negative trend to occur in the labor market through 2008 and 2009? Those seem to be the worst years for employment in a long time

[Benjamin Morand @BMorandMacro]

@stlouisfed @APPropst is this constant increase due the the consistent rise of technology in the United States? Or is all commerce rising, including more than just over the internet?

[Benjamin Morand @BMorandMacro]

@stlouisfed @APPropst what contributed to the net exports large decline in the 2000s?

[Benjamin Morand @BMorandMacro]

@stlouisfed @APPropst what made this happen? Was there a certain factor that made the unemployment rate fall so much?

[Benjamin Morand @BMorandMacro]

@stlouisfed @APPropst was there some factor or event that triggered this fall in GDP for Q3, or is it natural for it to fall this amount?