April 10, 2018 •
As economic tensions rise between China and the U.S., Chinese President Xi Jinping gave a speech Tuesday emphasizing China's commitment to expanding its participation in global trade.
As economic tensions between Silicon Valley elites and the rest of society increase — affordable housing in California among the flash points — the approach to contract workers may need to change.
Not exact matches
In October, Hammond was forced to deny that he would resign
as chancellor, after
tensions within the cabinet arose from his repeated warnings about the «
economic realities» of Brexit, which many pro-Leave ministers saw
as overly pessimistic.
Asian stocks closed higher on the last trading day of the month,
as investors focused on a mix of ebbing geopolitical
tensions, robust earnings and
economic data.
But the
economic outlook is clouded by rising trade
tensions,
as well
as late - cycle increases in interest rates in the United States and the other major economies.
Accordingly,
as the European
economic crisis continues to fuel nationalist ideology, STRATFOR expects the
tension created by globalization and its social and cultural effects to be an important element in the European political scene in the coming years.
President Donald Trump said Tuesday that Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin will soon travel to China for talks
as the two global
economic powers deal with trade
tensions.
All the latest
economic and financial news,
as a US delegation lands in Beijing for crucial negotiations that could avert a trade war
Introduction: US delegation is in China for trade talks Treasury secretary Mnuchin leads big delegation Talks could de-escalate recent tensions..
There, it is true that the arbitrage gains arising from free trade between
economic zones of vastly different living standards without trade balance equilibrium and being captured by a small minority are correctly viewed
as un-earned gains and giving rise to social
tensions which could easily degenerate into political
tensions.
As a result, deepened fragmentation on
economic policies — particularly fiscal policy — will feed the European agenda with
tension in the coming year.
All the latest
economic and financial news,
as a US delegation lands in Beijing for crucial negotiations that could avert a trade warIntroduction: US delegation is in China for trade talksTreasury secretary Mnuchin leads big delegationTalks could de-escalate recent
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Unless trade wars, sanctions, and
tensions escalate to the point that
economic growth is threatened, the impact to the commodity complex
as a whole likely will be limited.
Oil prices and the US Yields to dictate the pace this week While geopolitical
tensions remain bubbling under the surface, rising oil prices and higher US yields suggest investors are likely to deal with increased volatility
as a broad range of political,
economic and financial events unfolds US Core PCE, GDP price index, personal consumption data are...
As CMI goes to press, a high - level delegation of US officials is in Beijing for initial talks to address
economic and trade
tensions.
Investment for return (
as Rodney Stark relates in The Victory of Reason) largely occurred against the grain of Church teaching, the Spanish Scholastics being largely ignored, and it was Calvin's application of biblical law to trade and commerce that created the competitive
tension under which a millennium of misapplication and resultant
economic suppression could begin to be corrected.
And to do this let us begin by climbing up till we tower over the trees which now hide the forest from us; in other words let us forget for a moment the details of the
economic crises, the political
tensions, the class - struggles which block out our horizon, and let us climb high enough to gain an inclusive and impartial view of the whole process of hominization11
as it has advanced during the last fifty or sixty years.
Social
tensions will continue to build and explode
as economic injustice gives rise to movements for social change.
Sometimes these are reminiscent of the
tensions to be found in the relations of states and provinces to nation
as a whole, sometimes to the more acerbic dissensions among the branches of the armed forces, all equally pledged to the defense of the country; sometimes they seem very similar to the
tensions found among Roman Catholic religious orders; sometimes they seem like
economic competition.
Much of it draws on the tradition of writers such
as Max Weber, which underlines the ways in which Christianity has overcome the apparent
tensions between religion and
economic action in order to sustain the capitalist
economic system.
As Jessica Kimpell has charted in her earlier article in this debate, this was the period of
tension between virtue and commerce, between republican language and political
economic language [3].
The
tension at the heart of Labour's electoral strategy is between radicalism and reassurance; between offering the electorate substantial
economic change to transform their living standards, and reassuring them that it will manage the economy competently so
as not to threaten their family fortunes.
More urgent matters took priority, though, with features screened on topics
as current
as gun control (Surviving Sandy Hook), the war on drugs (Cartel Land), sexual abuse on university campuses (The Hunting Ground),
economic disparity (The Divide), racial
tension (3 1/2 Minutes, Ten Bullets), and climate change and its continued denial (Merchants of Doubt).
The new
tension on education's labor front, brought on in large part by the
economic recession hitting much of the nation, is seen by many
as potentially jeopardizing school reforms fostered by the long era of peace.
In a debriefing session that followed this particular videoconferencing session, a discussion ensued on the social issues that arise when people see little hope for the future,
as well
as the ways social, political, and
economic forces work together in negative ways that can exacerbate
tensions in distressed communities.
Sour Lake follows Sheriff Reeves
as he tries to solve a brutal murder while navigating the towns racial
tensions and
economic despair.
«Gates» is a site - specific piece employing the traditional folk art of quilting with contemporary art practices such
as assemblage, installation and performance to create an environment that explores notions of cultural lineage, social
tensions,
economic degradation and social constructs.
Europe:
Tensions may rise
as immigration from Africa and the Middle East exacerbated by climate change places additional social and
economic pressures on countries.
The move highlights the
tension between fiscal and
economic concerns in places such
as Nevada that are struggling to rebuild their battered tax bases through manufacturing.
Kudlow, who serves
as Trump's top
economic adviser, told CNN on Sunday that
tensions could be averted if China agrees to drop its predatory trade practices.
US stocks are continuing to rise and European indexes are surging
as investors are reassured trade
tensions between the US and China won't escalate into a larger dispute that threatens global
economic growth.
However,
economic growth will remain constrained by various headwinds, such
as a potential spike in oil prices due to
tension in the Middle East; an expected decline in net exports from the global slowdown; and an expected increase in fiscal drag, including the fading of federal spending from the stimulus and a decline in defense spending for operations in Iraq and Afghanistan.»