Sentences with phrase «about economic growth»

And why are we so concerned about economic growth that we are prepared to risk the future of the planet in an effort to produce more, more, more?

It was now these investments rather than internal economic developments that were to bring about economic growth.

Economic projections decades into the future can fluctuate dramatically in response to small changes in assumptions about economic growth, demographic predictions or technological changes.

We are more optimistic than the market about economic growth.

So limits on emissions make countries nervous about economic growth and development.

Apropos of the need to stop talking about economic growth as unconditional good, disregarding ecological limits, Yale e360 recently ran a good piece by Gus Speth that's worth reading in full.

Some remain optimistic about economic growth in Europe, despite many problems have not been solved, especially in Southern Europe.

«The extreme optimism about economic growth this year has cooled as the hard data have come in constructive but not exceptional,» wrote Michelle Meyer, Bank of America Merrill Lynch's US economist, and her colleagues in their research.

As the absence» unparalleled in the Western experience» of a significant socialist party indicates, Americans care about economic growth, not redistribution.

If the Finance Minister is really serious about an economic growth strategy, then he will have to address the need for comprehensive tax reform in his 2018 budget.

«This G7 isn't about economic growth, it's also about equality,» Bains said in an interview ahead of the Montreal meeting.

«If investors spent less time listening to the talking heads on BNN and CNBC and more time studying history, they would realize that there is little value added by obsessing about economic growth,» Murray Leith, an analyst at Odlum Brown in Vancouver, wrote last fall.

The value of destination tourism to the U.S. is not just about economic growth and jobs, although it is very big boost to our economy.

Feeling unsettled, Philipsen spent the next several years studying GDP's origins and how it came to define our thinking about economic growth and progress.

Bonds flipped between negative and positive territory as concerns about economic growth pushed the 10 - year note yield to lowest level since April.

Clergy seem unconcerned about economic growth, while executives seem indifferent to the poor.

In reality, Ed mumbled some lines about economic growth and the NHS bill and then Dave stood up and beat himself to death with them.

«Business confidence clearly needs to rise before employment growth will pick up again, but at the moment the surveys suggest that companies remain worried about economic growth both at home and abroad and are generally erring towards cost - cutting rather than expansion,» Chris Williamson, chief economist at Markit, commented.

Talking over people who were shouting responses to the statement about economic growth, Faso said he also supports the elimination of taxes on medical devices.

Andrew Sparrow speaks to the Green party leader about economic growth, proportional representation and Greenham Common

While big numbers dominate discussions about economic growth, the real story exists in the company, the cluster, the school, or the city.»

As for the long run they are getting more pessimistic about economic growth, at least in their Fed Funds forecasts.

An overwhelming number of advisors (70 %) are bullish about economic growth across global markets, particularly for stock sectors like industrials, financials and materials, TD Ameritrade says.

This way, it somewhat defies the widespread dreamland depicted in speeches about economic growth, great constructions and humongous events.

Although no conclusive proof exists that GM cereals may be harmful to human beings, and in some regions their use has brought about economic growth which has helped to resolve problems, there remain a number of significant difficulties which should not be underestimated.

So it is astonishing that Mr. Romney talks about economic growth while planning deep cuts in investment in science, technology and education.

But note guest post here, in which I raised concerns about economic growth rates in the face of Peak Oil and (later) Peak Gas over the coming century.

«Although equity valuations do not appear to be rich relative to Treasury yields, equity prices are vulnerable to rises in term premiums to more normal levels, especially if a reversion was not motivated by positive news about economic growth,» the Fed said.

Global economists are more optimistic about economic growth than they have been in some time, but U.S. uncertainty looms large in this year's budget

We've had a pretty good run of data recently and with the tax bill passing the Senate one would expect to see markets react positively, to reflect renewed optimism about economic growth.

What a remarkable contrast: President Donald Trump was in command at Davos talking about economic growth and prosperity, while House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, D - Calif., and disgraced former Democratic National Committee chairwoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz, D - Fla., were babbling and belittling thousand - dollar bonuses and increased take - home pay for American workers.

For a government that claims to care about economic growth, social mobility, diversity and the creative industries, the decision to press ahead with the EBacc policy is short - sighted and misconceived.

Uncertainty about economic growth and inflation remains a central question for investors and policymakers and one that has crucial implications for the Fed's strategy and investor portfolio returns.

Dr Cassandra Goldie, CEO of ACOSS, noted when launching the report that growing inequities in income and wealth are a «problem both socially but also, importantly, economically as the IMF (International Monetary Fund) has alerted us to, with an important report just last week, that if we're serious about economic growth, concentration of income and wealth in the top is bad for the economy».

The plans are also likely to address some of the concerns of Lord Mandelson, a former Labour business secretary, who accused Miliband earlier this month of giving out a confused message on business and called for more of «an explanation of how we're going to bring about economic growth».

«The president's efforts to level the playing field for U.S. businesses to have open access to markets is about economic growth for New York and our nation,» he wrote.

For one thing, as I've said before, the economic models from which IPCC and others draw these numbers are just this side of wild guesses, based on assumptions about economic growth, resource prices, and technological development decades in the future.

Global stock markets are on their shakiest footing in years.Investors are fleeing stocks and running to safe - havens like bonds and gold, driven by concerns about economic growth and the effectiveness of central banks» policies.

What a remarkable contrast: President Donald Trump was in command at Davos talking about economic growth and prosperity, while House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, D - Calif., and disgraced former Democratic National Committee chairwoman Debbie Wasserman...

«We know full well that Mr. Trump wants to talk trade and always talks about economic growth and job creation,» Mr. Trudeau told reporters.

The Committee was optimistic about economic growth, consumer confidence and job creation.

Today, in contrast, morally sensitive people accuse economists of being too optimistic about economic growth and the benefits of technology.

What a remarkable contrast: President Donald Trump was in command at Davos talking about economic growth and prosperity, while House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, D - Calif., and disgraced former Democratic National Committee chairwoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz, D - Fla., were babbling and belittling thousand - dollar bonuses and increased take - home pay for American workers.

But he also has to balance that with an explanation of how we're going to bring about economic growth, how we're going to create jobs and how we're going to create conditions in Britain for business to grow, which he has a year to do.»

The conventional wisdom has been «no» — that they care more about economic growth than climate change.

Coverage of Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell's Congressional testimony highlighted his optimism about economic growth and its implications for future interest rate hikes.

The game is about economic growth and progress, and it is as seductive as TV in its appeal.