Price stability

PRICE STABILITY The condition in which the average price level in the economy changes very slowly, if at all. This is a key part of the macroeconomic goal of stability.

Price Stability Price stability protects the original dollars you put into an investment. A mutual fund's price stability is seen in changes in its net asset value (NAV) over time.

federal taxation and spending policies designed to level out the business cycle and achieve full employment, price stability, and sustained growth in the economy.

Decisions by the President and Congress, usually relating to taxation and government spending, with the goals of full employment, price stability, and economic growth.

The heads of state or government of the leading industrial democracies who have met annually since 1975 to coordinate economic policies to achieve sustained economic growth with price stability, to foster stability in exchange markets, ...

Most economists think price stability should be the primary objective, since a stable level of prices is key to sustained output and employment, as well as to maintaining moderate long-term interest rates.

The bank's main objective, defined in the Maastricht Treaty, is to ensure price stability.

This goal is best realized in practice by achieving and maintaining price stability.

This model suggested that price stability was a trade off against employment. Therefore some level of inflation could be considered desirable in order to minimize unemployment.

The ability of a market to buy and sell at ease with no impact on price stability. A market is described as liquid if the spread between the bid and the offer is small.

Volatility - A measure of price stability. An investment is volatile if its price is subject to wide swings. W Waiting Period - The length of time a disability policy holder must wait after submitting a claim before disability income benefits begin.

It consults regularly for the purpose of coordinating economic policies to achieve sustained economic growth with price stability, foster stability in exchange markets, and promote adjustment in external imbalances.

The ESCB, as envisioned by the Treaty of Maastricht, would be created for the primary purpose of maintaining price stability within the European Community.

Examples include price controls imposed by governments during periods of short supplies or high inflation; setting of shipping rates or fares; and collusion among suppliers or importers of a commodity to maintain price stability.

See also: Price, Stability, Inflation, Invest, Market