world market

International trade arena

The world market is the global arena where goods, services, and capital are bought and sold across national borders.

It treats the entire planet as a single marketplace: Coffee prices depend on the world market, China's entry into the world market transformed manufacturing.

The term often appears in discussions of commodities, trade policy, and economic globalization.

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economy · commerce · international · exchange · foreign exchange · stock exchange · commodities · commodity prices · exports · imports · trade deficit · supply chain · stock · currency · emerging · capitalism · finance · supply

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Nearby retail establishment

domestic market · regional market · village market · neighborhood market · national market

economic integration

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Complete economic independence

economic nationalism · command economy · subsistence economy · protectionism · trade barriers

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Everyday, not technical · Rated G