2020 – Page 3 – Vanderbilt Business Review

31

Aug

All Posts, Economy and Government, Finance

Stock Splits, Why?

For many people, the stock market seems daunting, regardless of how much money you have or do not have. The number one concern investors have about any stock is the price. Lower priced stocks are more attractive to investors for a multitude of reasons, but there is one main reason:…

Emissions Bounce Back as Economies Reopen

22

Jul

By Maxwell Qian

All Posts, Economy, SustainabilityCOVID-19

Emissions Bounce Back as Economies Reopen

As people around the world faced forced confinements caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, global greenhouse gas emissions fell as a result. A study led by climate scientist Corinne Le Quéré of the University of East Anglia published in the journal Nature estimated that emissions fell by 8% compared with 2019…

European Central Bank Ramps Up Asset Purchases in Light of Pandemic

04

Jun

By Maxwell Qian

All Posts, Economy and Government, World

European Central Bank Ramps Up Asset Purchases in Light of Pandemic

On June 4, 2020, the European Central Bank (ECB) announced it would increase its envelope of asset purchases by €600 billion to a total of €1.35 trillion. The increased purchases will further the central bank's policy of monetary easing in order to help households and businesses deal with the economic…

Negative Interest Rates: A Novel Solution or a Novelty Item?

02

Jun

By Maxwell Qian

All Posts, Economy, Economy and GovernmentCOVID-19

Negative Interest Rates: A Novel Solution or a Novelty Item?

In the wake of the economic downturn caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, some in the United States, including president Donald Trump, have called on the Federal Reserve to push interest rates below zero. Negative interest rates would be unprecedented in the US but they have become established monetary policy in…

01

Apr

By Joshua Power

All Posts, Economy, Economy and GovernmentCOVID-19

COVID-19: A New Kind of Economic Challenge

COVID-19–the highly contagious respiratory illness–has rapidly become a global pandemic, with countries closing borders, restricting domestic and international travel, closing businesses, and even enforcing national quarantines. While the top priority of every country is to treat the ill, develop a cure, and ultimately distribute a vaccine for the virus, the…

19

Mar

By Dave Ghosh

All Posts, Economy, Economy and GovernmentCOVID-19

Coronavirus and the Economy: A Forced Recession?

For years, many have talked about the inevitability of a recession. Throughout my time at Vanderbilt, discussions regarding how it will be difficult to find a job when we graduate always came up. In this unprecedented time, it seems as if the global economy is on the verge of collapsing.…