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Whenever the economy shows any signs of slowing down the word recession is inevitably and frequently used in the media. It shows up regularly in coverage of politics, major breaking news, economic news and of course business and market news, making recession an important topic for us to properly address. It is one of those words in English that doesn’t have a particularly nice ring to it. Neither does bogeyman. Both are pretty ugly, but the bogeyman only brings fear to the hearts of young children because they don’t understand that there is no bogeyman. That is not to say that recession does not exist but, understanding recession and what it means can certainly help allay some of the fear. |
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It never occured to us at stocktrades.ca that there was a need to explain how to actually buy stocks. We thought that selecting winners and avoiding taxes were the ultimate needs of our readers. How wrong we were beacause recently we were asked just that. How do you buy stocks? |
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The Bank of Canada, which is a crown corporation, is responsible for all monetary policies. Most policies are implemented based on decisions related to altering the Canadian money supply, which is defined as the portion of Canadian household income considered liquid. This includes all forms of cash, money on hand and on deposit at any one of the banks, credit unions, or trust companies that can be readily accessed. |
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An oft used but little understood term used in financial circles, inflation has been misinterpreted as a result or an effect of higher prices. This is not the case. Inflation is a condition in a particular country’s economy where the amount of available currency outstretches the GDP figure for that country. It is this that is known as inflation. Higher prices are a result of this situation. |
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Economic indicators are generated from statistical economic breakdowns. For instance, if you were to find out that in Vancouver, the amount of coffee consumption was rising by 20% per annum, you may want to invest in beans or Canadian companies servicing the industry in Vancouver. This statistic, however fanciful, would be considered to be an economic indicator. |
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