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What Is a Market?
A market is a dynamic arena where buyers and sellers come together to exchange goods, services, or other valuable items. These interactions can occur in various forms:

Physical Markets: Think bustling bazaars, retail stores, or local farmers’ markets. Here, people meet face-to-face to buy and sell.
Virtual Markets: In the digital age, online platforms like e-commerce websites facilitate transactions without physical presence. Amazon, eBay, and other online retailers fall into this category.
Key Characteristics of Markets:
Buyers and Sellers: Markets require both parties—the buyers seeking goods or services and the sellers offering them.
Commodities: A market centers around specific commodities—whether tangible (like cars or smartphones) or intangible (like financial services).
Supply and Demand: Prices in a market are determined by the interplay of supply (how much is available) and demand (how much buyers want).
Types of Markets:
Illegal Markets: These operate outside legal boundaries, dealing with prohibited goods (e.g., drugs) or services.
Auction Markets: Auctions determine prices through competitive bidding.
Financial Markets: Here, stocks, bonds, and currencies are traded.
Labor Markets: Where employers hire workers and negotiate wages.
Commodity Markets: For trading raw materials like oil, gold, or wheat.
Market Economy:
In a market economy, decisions about production, distribution, and pricing are guided by supply and demand. Examples include the United States, Canada, and Japan. Unlike planned economies, where the government dictates everything, market economies allow businesses and individuals to shape economic outcomes.

U.S. Economic Stats:
GDP Growth: Over the past decade, the U.S. has seen real GDP growth of 2.1%, surpassing the G7 average of 1.7%1.
Income Inequality: The U.S. faces high income inequality compared to its peers.
Political Polarization: Society remains bitterly divided.
Fiscal Position: The U.S. fiscal position is relatively weak.