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Vocabulary
Objective: Synthesise global economic reports and deliver structured presentations on market opportunities using precise macro-financial vocabulary.
| French term | English equivalent | Field |
|---|---|---|
| la croissance | growth | output |
| l'inflation | inflation | prices |
| le taux directeur | policy rate | central banking |
| la volatilité | volatility | markets |
| le capital-risque | venture capital | finance |
| la dette publique | public debt | fiscal policy |
A slowdown in inflation does not mean prices fall; it means prices rise more slowly, so ralentir fits better than baisser.
Le PIB measures annual output, while accumulated wealth belongs to the concept of patrimoine national.
The acronym for gross domestic product, one of the most frequent terms in macroeconomic reports.
A bare noun phrase naming the amplitude of market movements, ready to be combined with verbs such as augmenter or réduire.
The conditional devrait presents the forecast as a reasonable expectation rather than a firm prediction.
Ralentir means that prices continue to rise but more slowly, in contrast with baisser.
Relever is the standard verb for raising a rate, and it belongs to the register of central-bank communication.
7 exercises · about 11 minutes
La volatilité measures the amplitude of price movements, so a sharp fall increases rather than reduces it.
Baisser les taux encourages borrowing and stimulates the economy, while raising rates slows it down to control inflation.
Le capital-risque targets young companies that are not listed on a stock exchange, unlike public equity markets.
La volatilité measures the amplitude of price swings, and it rises during periods of uncertainty.
Le capital-risque targets young companies that are not listed on a stock exchange.
Anticiper reports a professional consensus rather than an open possibility.