So, if there's a lot of global slack, that will make them less concerned
about inflation pressures, but by then, if a lot of places are at relatively full employment and seeing target inflation, that will make them want to make sure that we're not going into an overheating kind of mode.
Not exact matches
While gold is often considered an
inflation hedge, Julius Baer said in a note, the fact that price
pressures were being driven by confidence
about growth rather than dollar weakness and rising oil prices meant it was failing to react positively.
«The BoC has stated rather clearly to look through near - term
inflation, partly because there isn't anything it can do
about it anyway but also because (and we agree) it believes many of the
pressures will abate into next year,» they write.
According to new research on the role of the U.S. dollar from Harvard, cited by Fed Vice Chairman Stanley Fischer, the U.S. economy is fairly insulated from foreign
inflation / deflation
pressures via exchange rates, implying that policymakers should be less worried
about global deflation
pressures.
That assessment in turn informs a judgement as to whether
inflation pressure in the economy is likely to increase, decrease or stay
about the same, and how the likely outcomes compare with the announced objective.
However, given the weakness in the bargaining power of so many in the workforce, along with some anxiety
about price
pressures from wage - push
inflation, such evidence must be scrutinized.
«He doesn't want to leave any question
about the independence of the Governor of the Bank of Canada, but we have a situation under the Conservative government that has allowed record household debt... and the bank is really caught between a rock and a hard place, because these high debt levels create
pressure for higher interest rates, but
inflation is very low.
The ECB head said that «overall, while we can be more confident
about the path of
inflation, patience and persistence with regard to monetary policy is still warranted for underlying
inflation pressures to build up and
inflation to converge durably towards our objective.»
As usual, I don't place too much emphasis on this sort of forecast, but to the extent that I make any comments at all
about the outlook for 2006, the bottom line is this: 1) we can't rule out modest potential for stock appreciation, which would require the maintenance or expansion of already high price / peak earnings multiples; 2) we also should recognize an uncomfortably large potential for market losses, particularly given that the current bull market has now outlived the median and average bull, yet at higher valuations than most bulls have achieved, a flat yield curve with rising interest rate
pressures, an extended period of internal divergence as measured by breadth and other market action, and complacency at best and excessive bullishness at worst, as measured by various sentiment indicators; 3) there is a moderate but still not compelling risk of an oncoming recession, which would become more of a factor if we observe a substantial widening of credit spreads and weakness in the ISM Purchasing Managers Index in the months ahead, and; 4) there remains substantial potential for U.S. dollar weakness coupled with «unexpectedly» persistent
inflation pressures, particularly if we do observe economic weakness.
The jobs data will be scrutinized closely for more clues
about wage
pressures and signs of
inflation.
The discussions
about their
inflation target being symmetric indicate that the Feds are less concerned
about the updraft from inflationary
pressures than current market pricing.
A surprise fall in US retail sales and worries
about high
inflation have put
pressure on the dollar today.
The dollar came under heavy selling
pressure against most major currencies in the wake of the Fed's announcement, which triggered a round of complaints from emerging markets worried
about controlling
inflation and maintaining their global competitiveness.
That said, the long - term implications of bailouts, tax shortfalls and lack of budget discipline is likely to be significant
inflation pressure beginning
about 4 years or so out, and continuing for the remainder of the decade.
SCHNEIDER: The number one metric and this gets back into my comments
about optionality for the Fed, but the number one metric that the Fed is going to be focused on is the tightness of the job market and wage
pressures on the go - forward basis, so sure
inflation — headline
inflation has perked up a little bit.
if the
inflation of players from abroad and English players are being sold to other teams in there respective leagues at a premium rate or even loaned Is probably the only reason AW and the board have had to spend, I know it seems obvious but money is something that is spoke
about at arsenal and rarely ever spent, they have had to turn the
pressure valve.
Inflation rises in October As inflation rose to 2.7 per cent in October, the FSB warned that with energy costs set to rise and potential increase in fuel duty, we are concerned about the pressure this will put on household and business
Inflation rises in October As
inflation rose to 2.7 per cent in October, the FSB warned that with energy costs set to rise and potential increase in fuel duty, we are concerned about the pressure this will put on household and business
inflation rose to 2.7 per cent in October, the FSB warned that with energy costs set to rise and potential increase in fuel duty, we are concerned
about the
pressure this will put on household and business finances.
This compressor comes with an automatic shut - off feature that will turn off automatically when the proper tire
pressure is reached, you'll never need to worry
about over
inflation.
I can not do much
about interest rates, other than react, and I will stay ready, especially if
inflation pressures push up rates and the fixed income market offers me a better payoff.
Further gains in personal income and employment may increase the demand for housing and add to price
pressures, when home prices are already rising
about twice as fast as
inflation.»
«Further gains in personal income and employment may increase the demand for housing and add to price
pressures when home prices are already rising
about twice as fast as
inflation,» he said.