IB Economics HL IA (2020) – Macroeconomics (7점)

본 문서는 2020년도에 작성했던 Economics HL IA – Macroeconomics Commentary 이며 점수는 7점을 받았습니다. 뉴스와 최종본을 올려드리니 뉴스를 그래프로 분석하는 방식, Commentary 에 필요한 내용과 표현 등 참고할 수 있는 내용이 많으니 많은 관심 부탁드립니다.

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Australia’s central bank cuts interest to new all-time low

Australia’s central bank cut interest rates to a new all-time low as the economy grapples with its slowest growth since the global financial crisis, sending the currency down to its weakest point of the year.

In a statement on Tuesday, the Reserve Bank of Australia’s monetary policy committee said it would lower the cash rate by 0.25 percentage points to 0.75 per cent. However, it pointed to signs of a “turning point” in the economy, which grew at its slowest pace in a decade in the second quarter amid a slowdown in global growth, a housing market downturn and US-China trade tensions.

The decision to cut rates was anticipated by more than 80 per cent of economists polled by Bloomberg. The central bank still attempted to sound an optimistic note. “The low level of interest rates, recent tax cuts, ongoing spending on infrastructure, signs of stabilisation in some established housing markets and a brighter outlook for the resources sector should all support growth,” governor Philip Lowe said in a statement.

Mr Lowe added that the decision to cut interest rates further had been made in order “to support employment and income growth and to provide greater confidence that inflation will be consistent with the medium-term target”…

• 총 페이지수: 4 pages
• 과목명: Economics
• 주제: Macroeconomics Commentary
• The file is in Word format.