A second reason for optimism about productivity is that even if most major economies have exploited most available opportunities for integration, gains may still be had from improvements to existing supply chains. (bankofcanada.ca)
Over the past couple of years, central banks in most major economies have maintained unusually low official interest rates, which in turn have depressed interest rates on low - risk assets such as government debt. (rba.gov.au)
Like most major economies across the globe, the U.S. has begun adopting EMV technology to fight in - store credit card fraud. (smallbusinessesdoitbetter.com)