Sentences with phrase «about economic growth rates»

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.

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The bank cited the prospect of slower economic growth in Canada brought about by lower oil prices as one reason for moderating the rate.

Worries about the Federal Reserve hiking interest rates more aggressively to combat rising inflation should not overshadow the benefits of stronger economic growth, the billionaire co-founder of Blackstone Group told CNBC on Thursday.

In the budget there are bold vows — oddly reminiscent of China's annual edicts for economic growth rates — about boosting exports by 30 % in the next eight years (even though exports have climbed just 2.9 % from eight year ago).

Given these positive surprises, and because monetary policy must be forward - looking to achieve our inflation target, Governing Council's discussions focused on three main issues: first, the extent to which recent strength is signalling stronger economic momentum in Canada and globally; second, how heightened levels of uncertainty, particularly about US tax and trade policies, should be incorporated in our outlook; and third, how much excess capacity the economy currently has, and the growth rate of potential output going forward.

The Fed lowered its economic growth forecasts for this year and next year slightly, likely reflecting its concerns about interest rates.

A rising rate cycle and uncertainty about reform measures pose risks to economic growth and financial markets.

With the global economy «floating on an ocean of credit,» the current acceleration of credit via central bank policies will likely produce a positive rate of real economic growth this year for most developed countries, PIMCO chief Bill Gross writes in his latest monthly commentary, but «the structural distortions brought about by zero bound interest rates will limit that growth and induce serious risks in future years.»

Although some are concerned about potential inflation and higher interest rates, we still enjoy an environment of synchronized global economic growth and muted macro risks.

The decision about how to adjust the discount rate depends on whether investors believe that additional infrastructure spending will increase the country's potential growth rate, or instead that it will simply increase economic activity at the expense of higher debt.

«Overall, the economic data has been improving and that's pointing to a growth rate of about 2 %,» El - Erian (left) told Bloomberg Television Friday morning.

The central bank acknowledged rising inflation but provided little indication that officials are worried about a sudden, rapid escalation in prices or an abrupt slowdown in economic growth that could alter its gradual pace of rate increases.

The recent burst of volatility has been unnerving, but it is important to remember that the macro environment of synchronized economic growth and muted macro risks remains solid, although some are concerned about potential inflation and higher interest rates.

As the Fed tapers, many observers worry about the effect on the stock market, while others are worried about the risk of inflation or deflation and everybody is worried about the effect of higher interest rates on economic growth and for the bond market.

But modest economic growth and rising wages have led to concerns about rising inflation and pushed interest rates higher.

The pace of economic growth picked up to about 2.5 % in 2017, modestly better than its 2.1 % average rate during this expansion.

The speech starts by setting out three key themes of the Bank's recent communication about Australia's transition from the resources sector boom to more normal economic conditions: that the sheer scale of the boom means that this transition is challenging, and that the broader global environment compounds the challenge; that a reasonably successful transition is possible given our economy's positive fundamentals and flexibility; and that monetary policy is doing what it can to help the transition, but that the chances of success would be boosted by a lift in productivity growth and an increase in the expected risk - adjusted rate of return on investment.

As a result, the Bank of Canada's current stance to leave interest rates unchanged given its concerns about the country's lacklustre economic growth could be an important catalyst for preferred share performance going forward — especially when combined with the U.S. Federal Reserve's projections for multiple rate hikes this year.

After witnessing sluggish growth rates for the past few years, Middle Eastern nations finally have something to cheer about as the new financial year promises an economic rebound.

TUTORIAL: The Austrian School Of Economics The Classical - Liberal Perspective The accepted mainstream view about central banks, such as the Federal Reserve, is that we need them to manage economic growth and ensure prosperity through interest rate manipulation and other interventions.

Concerns about the slow rate of economic recovery from the recession, which has seen GDP growth broadly stagnate in the last three quarters, are unlikely to disappear soon.

YouGov also asked about «economic growth», «inflation» and «interest rates» — on economy growth Labour had only a 1 point lead over the Tories, where they have a significant advantage over the Tories is inflation (6 point Labour lead) and interest rates (7 point Labour lead).

In fact I was just talking to an economist this morning; you extrapolate the gross world product, the world economic activity and it has been just phenomenally consistent at about 3 percent growth rate over the last 30 years.

Economic growth theory is highly sophisticated about the roles of capital, labor, human capital, knowledge, interest rates, saving rates and investment in existing economic opportunities, or investment of savings in research to find novel goods and sEconomic growth theory is highly sophisticated about the roles of capital, labor, human capital, knowledge, interest rates, saving rates and investment in existing economic opportunities, or investment of savings in research to find novel goods and seconomic opportunities, or investment of savings in research to find novel goods and services.

Despite the recently announced downward correction of the annual growth rate prognosis for Germany, the industrial sector is still optimistic about the current economic situation.

CO2 growth rates (CEI, p. 11): arguments about what growth rates for CO2 emissions that some models use are besides the point of what the science says about the climate sensitivity of the earth system (emissions growth rates are if anything an economic question).

The end of the bipolar world with the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1989 made to materialize the hegemonic situation exerted by the United States in the world that is threatened today by its economic weakness and the economic and military rise of China that has highlighted in the geopolitical world by great political influence, military and economic in the Asian and international scene thanks to the great extension of its territory (ranked third in territorial dimension on the planet), high number of inhabitants (about 1.3 billion, most populous in the world) and the dynamism of its economy (the economy is currently showing the highest growth rates on the planet).

Helping raise the Hispanic college graduation rate is an urgent goal, given the persistently high rate of poverty among Hispanic families, growth of the Hispanic population to account for one in five college - age Americans, and mounting concerns about racial and economic inequality.

As a result, the Bank of Canada's current stance to leave interest rates unchanged given its concerns about the country's lacklustre economic growth could be an important catalyst for preferred share performance going forward — especially when combined with the U.S. Federal Reserve's projections for multiple rate hikes this year.

If you sell out of high - yield bonds now because you're worried about defaults, you could miss out on potential gains if the economic growth improves or if rates stay the same.

People can and do argue about why interest rates are so low and what that means for economic growth and investment returns.

But since that December increase of a quarter of a percentage point, the Fed has held off pushing the fed funds rate any higher because of concerns about lackluster economic growth.

But because worries about global economic growth, inflation and the threat of central bank rate hikes are one catalyst for the climb of bond yields, some analysts worry that the move higher may prove sustained and inflict damage to the world's biggest economy.

Although some are concerned about potential inflation and higher interest rates, we still enjoy an environment of synchronized global economic growth and muted macro risks.

For example, even though the Fed was still holding the funds rate steady in autumn 2016, fixed mortgage rates rose by better than three quarters of a percentage point amid growing economic strength and a change in investor sentiment about future growth and tax policies during the period.

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

Wealthier Democrats («limousine liberals») have the luxury of being able to care passionately about solving the problem, whether or not it slows economic growth rates by a fraction.

Let us speak out now with intellectual honesty and courage about good scientific data indicating that the current scale and rate of growth of seemingly endless economic expansion could become a patently unsustainable enterprise in this century.

It notes that: 80 % of carbon dioxide emissions come from only 19 countries; the amount of carbon dioxide per US$ 1 GDP has dropped by 23 % since 1992, indicating some decoupling of economic growth from resource use; nearly all mountain glaciers around the world are retreating and getting thinner; and sea levels have been rising at an average rate of about 2.5 mm per year since 1992.

According to Wall Street Journal reporter Richard Rubin, «Each percentage - point reduction in the 35 % corporate tax rate cuts federal revenue by about $ 100 billion over a decade, and independent analyses show economic growth can't cover all the costs of rate cuts.»

We're at about 30 billion tons of carbon dioxide emissions a year — and notwithstanding the global economic slowdown, probably poised to rise 2 % per year (the exact future growth rate is quite hard to project because it depends so much on what China does and how quickly peak oil kicks in).

With Americans consuming about 140 billion gallons of gasoline a year, a gas - tax increase of about 40 cents a gallon could fund a corporate rate cut, fostering economic growth and reducing a variety of driving - related problems.

With the talk in the United States all abuzz about the presidential election this year, President Obama (and advisors) and Mitt Romney (and advisors) have to act as though they know the solution to lowering unemployment and raising economic growth rates.

Uncertainty about the baseline is associated with assumptions adopted for rates of technological change and economic growth, and future prices of fossil fuels.

The Fed also released its latest Summary of Economic Projections (SEP), a set of forecasts from Fed officials about where interest rates, economic growth, inflation, and the unemployment rate will be in theEconomic Projections (SEP), a set of forecasts from Fed officials about where interest rates, economic growth, inflation, and the unemployment rate will be in theeconomic growth, inflation, and the unemployment rate will be in the future.

Firstly, despite all the consternation that Western observers have about the short - term economic growth rates in China, Asia in general feels as though it's picking up momentum, at least in the white collar employment market that I'm interested in.

«We feel pretty good about where we are, with persistently low rates, a good growth profile in most asset classes and this relatively benign economic environment,» said Jonathan Pollack, global head of Blackstone Real Estate Debt Strategies.

Yun is forecasting U.S. economic growth of 2.7 percent next year and 2.9 percent in 2016, about 2.5 million new jobs in each of those years, and interest rates to stay historically low, although they'll likely start rising in early 2015.

«The loss of export sales will probably take about three - quarters of a percentage point off the growth rate of our economy in 1999,» says Fred Flick, NAR vice president of economic research.

Take the U.S., for example: The rate of economic growth for 2015 was about 2.5 percent.