Definition of "macroeconomic" []

• Relating to macroeconomics. (adjective)
• Relating to the entire economy, including the growth rate, money and credit, exchange rates, the total amount of goods and services produced, total income earned, the level of employment of productive resources, and the general behavior of prices. (adjective)

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• "Underlying these restrictions on countries 'ability to spend money to address pressing health needs is an IMF fixation on what it terms macroeconomic stability, by which it means very low inflation rates and no or limited deficit spending."
• "It requires more than short-term macroeconomic reforms and austerity measures."
• "The IMF can strive to incorporate "quick wins" identified by others--such as restoration of electricity services or jobs programs for unemployed youth--into sustainable medium-term macroeconomic policies."