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analyze the unemployment rate and inflation from 2000 - 2010 in the US.
discuss the interest rate fluctuations from 2000 - 2010 in the US
Analyze the unemployment rate and inflation from 2000 - 2010 in the US ?
Ans....
Year |
Unemployment Rate (December) |
Inflation (Dec. Year-over-Year) |
Analyze Or Reason |
2000 |
3.9% |
3.4% |
NASDAQ HIT RECORD HIGH. |
2001 |
5.7% |
1.6% |
BUSH TAX CUTS. 9/11 ATTACKS |
2002 |
6.0% |
2.4% |
WAR ON TERROR |
2003 |
5.7% |
1.9% |
JGTRRA |
2004 |
5.4% |
3.3% |
EXPANSION. |
2005 |
4.9% |
3.4% |
BANKRUPTCY ABUSE PREVENTION ACT. KATRINA |
2006 |
4.4% |
2.5% |
EXPANSION. |
2007 |
5.0% |
4.1% |
EU BECAME #1 ECONOMY. |
2008 |
7.3% |
0.1% |
MIN. WAGE = $6.55/ HOUR. FINANCIAL CRISIS |
2009 |
9.9% |
2.7% |
ARRA. MIN WAGE $7.25. JOBLESS BENEFITS EXTENDED |
2010 |
9.3% |
1.5% |
OBAMA TAX CUTS. |
Discuss the interest rate fluctuations from 2000 - 2010 in the US ?
Ans....
2000 in Interest Rate |
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Feb 2 |
5.75% |
Raised rates despite stock market decline in March. |
Mar 21 |
6.0% |
|
May 16 |
6.5% |
|
2001 |
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Jan 3 |
6.0% |
Bush took office. |
Jan 31 |
5.5% |
|
Mar 20 |
5.0% |
Recession began. Fed lowered rates to fight it. |
Apr 18 |
4.5% |
|
May 15 |
4.0% |
|
Jun 27 |
3.75% |
EGTTRA tax rebate enacted. |
Aug 21 |
3.5% |
|
Sep 17 |
3.0% |
9/11 attacks. |
Oct 2 |
2.5% |
Afghanistan War. |
Nov 6 |
2.0% |
Recession ended. |
Dec 11 |
1.75% |
|
2002 |
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Nov 6 |
1.25% |
|
2003 |
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Jun 25 |
1.00% |
JGTRRA tax cuts enacted. |
2004 |
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Jun 30 |
1.25% |
Low rates pushed interest-only loans. Helped cause Subprime Mortgage Crisis. |
Aug 10 |
1.5% |
|
Sep 21 |
1.75% |
|
Nov 10 |
2.0% |
|
Dec 14 |
2.25% |
|
2005 |
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Feb 2 |
2.5% |
Borrowers could not afford mortgages when rates reset in 3rd year. |
Mar 22 |
2.75% |
|
May 3 |
3.0% |
|
Jun 30 |
3.25% |
|
Aug 9 |
3.5% |
|
Sep 20 |
3.75% |
|
Nov 1 |
4.0% |
|
Dec 13 |
4.25% |
|
Fed Chair Ben Bernanke (February 2006 - January 2014) |
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2006 |
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Jan 31 |
4.5% |
Raised to cool housing market bubble. More homeowners default. |
Mar 28 |
4.75% |
|
May 10 |
5.0% |
|
Jun 29 |
5.25% |
|
2007 |
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Sep 18 |
4.75% |
Home sales fell. |
Oct 31 |
4.5% |
|
Dec 11 |
4.25% |
LIBOR rose. Recession began. |
2008 |
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Jan 22 |
3.5% |
|
Jan 30 |
3.0% |
Tax rebate. |
Mar 18 |
2.25% |
Bear Stearns bailout. |
Apr 30 |
2.0% |
Lehman fails. Bank bailout approved. AIG bailout. |
Oct 8 |
1.5% |
|
Oct 29 |
1.0% |
|
Dec 16 |
0.25% |
Effectively zero. The lowest fed funds rate possible. |
The Fed kept the rate at zero between 2008 and 2015. Recession ended in June 2009 |