During the four business cycles, the Fed dictates the levels of each in order to pull out of a depression or balance a peak. ... This is often the policy of a peak in order to combat heavy inflation as more people can afford to borrow and there is more investments. ... By increasing the discount rate, money supply decreases because there is less borrowing of money from the reserve by banks in order to carry out loans; increasing the discount rate is often associated with a peak or recovery time period. ... Along with the FDIC, the FED make sure banks can not go under during a depression or l...

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Inflationary window is a dangerous critical point in the capitalist economy system. When the economy approaches the inflationary window, it means there has been a lack of coordination and cooperation between private and public sectors. If the inflationary window left unchecked, it will cause crowdin...

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The destabilizing effect of this loan cycle will be discussed later. ... The nature of the primary products trade system also made it prone to a difficult to escape cycle of decline. ... Finally, after a peak in July of 1929, people began to realize to what extent they were overinvesting. ...

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These kinds of statements encouraged investors to believe that the market would continue to be strong, which could be one of the causes of the crash. (1929 ) The Crash and The Depression After the crash, production fell nearly 50% from the business cycle peak in August 1929 to March 1933. ...

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These kinds of statements encouraged investors to believe that the market would continue to be strong, which could be one of the causes of the crash. (1929 ) The Crash and The Depression After the crash, production fell nearly 50% from the business cycle peak in August 1929 to March 1933. ...

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In early 1928 the Dow Jones Average went from a low of 191 early in the year, to a high of 300 in December of 1928 and peaked at 381 in September of 1929. It was anticipated that the increases in earnings and dividends would continue. The price to earnings ratings rose from 10 to 12 to 20 and...

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