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P&G Head And Shoulders Review Essay

Macroeconomic Policies The current monetary and fiscal policies in the United States are controlled and levered by the Federal Reserve which has recently announced that it will incrementally raise interest rates over the next course of the year by 25 basis points on a quarterly basis. However, with the economic tailspin being demonstrated on a global scale and the topic of negative interest rates being floated on the international level, the U.S.'s monetary policy is anything but established or set in stone. Fed Chair Janet Yellen even announced that the Fed will consider negative interest rates. What this means for the U.S. economy is uncertain as rates have never in the history of the U.S. gone negative -- prior to this admission, it was thought that zero (ZIRP -- or zero interest rate policy) was the floor. That is no longer a given -- and the ramifications of going negative are unknown, though one could look to Japan for an indication of how the market would react.

Possible changes in monetary and/or fiscal policy may impact the supply and demand of Head & Shoulders beauty/hygiene products in either a negative or positive way. Considering, however, that belt tightening is evident in the collapse of consumer spending (Durden, 2015) and the fiscal outlook of the U.S. (deep in debt to the tune of trillions of dollars) and the recession-like symptoms appearing around the global economy...

Consumer spending year over year lows is likely to have a negative impact on Head & Shoulders sales, though not in a tremendously significant way as it is a product that individuals will buy regardless of economic woes. One concern will be whether loyal customers make a shift to off-brand products that provide the same kind of dandruff assistance. Maintaining brand loyalty at junctures such as these is important to do, as cheaper knock-offs might appeal to some buyers looking to save money in touch fiscal times. If the Fed does see fit to go negative as far as interest rates are concerned, there could be a heavy backlash in the consumer spending cycles, with households choosing to save money or store it in traditional safe havens such as gold bullion. This will likely weigh on the economy and on P&G's sales. If the Fed decides to raise rates as planned, the outlook is no less grim, as already the market has plummeted in response to the earlier rate increase and show no signs of springing back to life. Consumer confidence is a at a low, according to all the latest economic data (Durden, 2016). In the near-term future, recession seems to be the forecast. P&G has weathered recessions before and while sales will dip, it is not to be assumed that the dip will be financially ruinous for the company, as beauty/hygiene products such as Head & Shoulders, so long as…

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Durden, T. (2015). Commerce Department Releases Consumer Spending Data Early

Worst YoY Growth Since May 2013. ZeroHedge. Retrieved from http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2015-12-22/commerce-department-releases-consumer-spending-data-early-worst-yoy-growth-may-2013

Durden, T. (2016). Growing "Signs Of Distress" In U.S. Manufacturing Data Demolish

Decoupling Dream. ZeroHedge. Retrieved from http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2016-03-01/growing-signs-distress-us-manufacturing-data-demolish-decoupling-dream
P&G Investor. (2015). Annual Report. Retrieved from http://www.pginvestor.com/interactive/lookandfeel/4004124/PG_Annual_Report_2014.pdf
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