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Impact of globalization on finance

qwcdirect — Fri, 28 May 2010 10:10:38 +0000

Monarchy is a thing of the past. However, the inherent logic of looming over a self-sufficient economy has been general nature till even 1990’s. Countries were not too eager in exporting their surplus goods, barring exceptions. Thus trades were generally an intrinsic issue and not influenced or grafted by external measures.

Thanks to the broadening horizon, and call of Foreign Direct Investment, economy has gone global. This was the reason why developed countries got developed in the first place. If one looks at the level of foreign currency India has amassed since 1991, when it went global, is startling.

With transparency in trades, clear view of well-doing sectors and imposition of disinvestment to cut off the withering limbs, economy may look up. World has shrunk by virtue of globalization. Even some evils have crept up though, namely certain ideal tax havens. Still, this bug is one of the most astounding thing to have hit universal economy.

Influence of Federal Funds Rate on Interest Rates

Insider — Mon, 08 Jun 2009 09:00:08 +0000

Federal rates are the rates charged when one bank loans another are mostly short term. Thus the federal funds are the amounts lend out other depository institutions or banks.

Federal rates influence the interest rates by—

Whenever any change occurs on the federal funds, the most infected are the short term interest rates including home equity and adjustable rates which results in

fluctuation in the inflation rates. The inflation causes an increase in the long term interest rates.

Interest rates are mostly influenced by demand and supply. When the supply is short of the demand the interest rates rises. Each bank is required to keep a reserve amount with the central bank (federal rates/funds). These help in curbing the demand and supply of money

An increase or decrease in interbank lending and borrowing capacity is affected by the rates. When the inter bank rates increase the interest rates for the loans increase and vise versa.