economic stability
Reliable market conditions
Economic stability is a state in which an economy experiences steady growth, low inflation, manageable unemployment, and relatively predictable conditions for businesses and households.
Governments and central banks pursue economic stability through monetary and fiscal policy.
The term often appears in political discourse: The candidate promised economic stability for working families.
Instability—marked by volatile prices, recession, or financial crises—erodes confidence and disrupts planning.
- inflationSustained price level increase
- income inequalityDisparity in earnings distribution
- central banksGovernment monetary policy institutions
- monetary policyCentral bank economic controls
- interest ratesPrice paid for borrowing
fiscal policy · exchange rates · poverty rates · fiscal deficit · GDP growth · government spending · unemployment rate · bottom line · systemic risk · boom and bust · regulatory agencies · taxation systems · social safety nets · job security · steady paycheck · bread and butter · financial security · safe haven
- economic policymonetary policy, tax policy, fiscal discipline, fiscal stimulus, fiscal restraint
- moneydollar, euro, coin, cash, pound
- equilibriumequilibrium, balance, unstable equilibrium, static equilibrium, steady state
- fiscal policybudget deficit, deficit spending, national budget, budget surplus, budget deficits
- public financepublic debt, budget deficit, tax revenue, budgets, expenditure
- treasuryUS Treasury, Treasury Department, treasury bonds, Exchequer, state treasury
economic stabilityeconomic instability
Unpredictable financial conditions
financial instability · market volatility · price volatility · boom-bust cycle · stagflation
economic stabilityeconomic crisis
Severe financial system disruption
depression · economic collapse · recession · financial crisis · economic downturn