liquidity trap — UK US noun [S] ECONOMICS ► a situation in which a government is not able to encourage economic activity, for example by cutting interest rates, because people who have money do not want to spend it: »This carries the danger of the liquidity trap … Financial and business terms
Liquidity trap — A liquidity trap is a situation described in Keynesian economics in which injections of cash into an economy by a central bank fail to lower interest rates and hence to stimulate economic growth. A liquidity trap is caused when people hoard cash… … Wikipedia
liquidity trap — condition in which monetary expansion does not affect the exchange rate (Economics) … English contemporary dictionary
liquidity trap — A situation in which investors hold on to cash because they are worried about the likelihood of a fall in the price of financial assets. J. M. Keynes argued that in these circumstances monetary policy becomes ineffective, because monetary… … Big dictionary of business and management
liquidity — A market which allows quick and efficient entry or exit at a price close to the last traded price. The ability to liquidate or establish a position quickly is due to a large number of traders willing to buy and sell. The CENTER ONLINE Futures… … Financial and business terms
Liquidity — A market is liquid when it has a high level of trading activity, allowing buying and selling with minimum price disturbance. Also a market characterized by the ability to buy and sell with relative ease. The New York Times Financial Glossary * *… … Financial and business terms
Trap — A trap is a device or tactic intended to harm, capture, detect, or inconvenience a human or animal intruder, or animal pest or game. Traps may be physical objects, such as cages or snares, or metaphorical concepts. Physical trapsExamples of… … Wikipedia
trap — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 hidden equipment used for catching sb/sth ADJECTIVE ▪ animal, bear, mouse (usually mousetrap), etc. ▪ radar (BrE), speed ▪ … Collocations dictionary
liquidity — noun Liquidity is used before these nouns: ↑crisis, ↑trap … Collocations dictionary
Ловушка ликвидности — LIQUIDITY TRAP Ситуация, при которой процентная ставка настолько низкая, что люди не хотят инвестировать свои средства, а предпочитают хранить их в ликвидной форме (см. Liquidity preference). В условиях низких процентных ставок эластичность… … Словарь-справочник по экономике
