美国重要经济指标（Important US economic indicators）.docVIP

美国重要经济指标（Important US economic indicators） Important US economic indicators The benchmark federal funds rate assumes. The federal funds rate (Federal Funds Rate) refers to the interbank market interest rate is a depository institutions to use funds on hand to another depository institutions lend overnight lending rates, interest rates in the United States is the most important. (reason: why would investors care?) the Feds aim and regulation of interbank interest rates will directly affect the commercial banks cost of funds, and the interbank lending market surplus and deficiency of funds transferred to the industrial and commercial enterprises, thereby affecting the consumption, investment and national economy. Although the federal funds rate and the discount rate is adjusted by the Federal Reserve announced, but the way is the role of administrative regulations and market regulation, the effect is fast and height difference, which is perhaps the federal funds rate has gradually replaced the rediscount rate, play an important reason for regulation the role of the. Interpretation: the federal funds rate is the U.S. banks lend to each other overnight interest rates, lending rates is the actual transaction, so each may not be the same; the benchmark interest rate is called the target federal funds rate is set by the Fed, the Fed will set the future through open market operations so that the Federal funds rate to close to the target rate, so it has guiding significance. A departure from the two is also common. CPI (Consumer Price Index consumer price index) assumes Refers to changes in the price level, trend and extent of consumer goods and services in a given period of time. The rate of change of the consumer price level reflects the extent of inflation (or contraction) to a certain extent. In popular terms, CPI is the percentage increase in the price of goods on the market. Gross domestic product (Gross Domestic Product, referred to as GDP) assumes. Refers to the valu