Sentences with phrase «against recession as»

The right policy in the near term should be tilting as hard as possible against recession as argued in the first blog in this series.

Not exact matches

A woman I work with borrowed against her 401k to buy a ski - in, ski - out condo for around $ 150k during the recession, which she now rents out on a daily basis for a crazy high return, as in her gross rents paid for the entire purchase price after 2 years of ownership, and she's now paid back her 401k loan.

Why shouldn't they prefer a path with more demand, inflation at target sooner, more stimulus as recession insurance, and a small margin of extra inflation as a buffer against the next recession?

The Fed targets inflation at about 2 percent as a guard against deflation, which could drag down wages and spark another recession.

As the dollar sinks to near - record lows against the euro and the British pound, the stock market has returned to record highs, but investors are being advised to anticipate a worldwide downturn and the U.S. economy may have already entered a recession.

Last week was not a crash, though a free - fall appears increasingly possible, as the reality of emerging recession (and all that it implies for fresh credit risks, sovereign defaults, fiscal imbalances, banking strains and other problems) will likely smash against the consensus view of economic expansion in next few months.

Russian bond yields and the cost of insuring the country against default rose on Wednesday, as investors fretted over intensifying sanctions, the prospect of a recession and falling oil prices.

It is worth holding some oil stocks as a hedge against an oil - driven recession.

«We've taken this recession as an opportunity to introduce ourselves to the customers who haven't worked with us historically and really educate them on the value proposition that we offer, which is really a strong value against cost proportions for our customers,» Wagner continues.

Well, it looks as though the recession has hit even the D.C. area, which is usually immunized somewhat against bad economic times by the presence of the federal government and all who feed on it.

In Michigan's 11th District, Haley Stevens compared her decision to run against Republican Rep. Dave Trott to one she made during Great Recession to work as chief of staff for the Treasury Department's Auto Task Force during the bailout of her home state's auto industry.

«Given the UK's ability to grind to a halt with even a flake, the snow has come at a very brittle time for the UK economy, adding to the headwinds that it is already battling against as it tries to avoid a triple - dip recession,» HIS Global Insight's chief UK and European economist Howard Archer said.

WASHINGTON — In perhaps his most sober remarks about the economy this year, President Obama on Thursday described the weakening economy as «an emergency» and made the case for his jobs bill as «an insurance policy against a possible double - dip recession.»

They are::: The revelation in November 2007 that Home Secretary Jacqui Smith was aware the Security Industry Authority had granted licences to 5,000 illegal workers but did not think the Home Office's official explanation was «good enough» for the press office or ministers to use;:: The fact that an illegal immigrant had been employed as a cleaner in the House of Commons, which emerged in February this year;:: A whips» list of potential Labour rebels who might vote against the Government over plans to increase the pre-charge terror detention limit to 42 days in a crucial Commons vote;:: A letter from Ms Smith to Prime Minister Gordon Brown warning that the recession could lead to a rise in violent crime and burglaries.

«Addressing alleged corruption in the budget process by pursuing prosecution of indicted principal officers of the National Assembly will provide an important opportunity for the Federal Government to reignite the fight against corruption and fulfil a cardinal campaign promise, to show that the Federal Government works on behalf of the many, and not the few, as well as jumpstart economic activities and break the back of the recession.»

This employment gap is consistent with other data [xx] showing that the Great Recession hit black college graduates much harder than white college graduates, as well as with evidence [xxi] that employers are more likely to discriminate against minorities in weak labor markets.

Fighting to survive after high fuel prices corralled consumers into small cars and instigated a media backlash against the Hummer brand, as well as an economic recession, Lynch Hummer owner Jim Lynch decided he needed to sell something else besides Hummers to stay in business.

So he chose stocks for periods of prosperity, cash to keep you afloat in a recession, gold as a hedge against inflation, and long - term bonds as a safety net in times of deflation.

The BoC's decision has been the subject of much debate — recent low interest rates were intended as an economic stimulus coming out of last year's recession, and some economists have been arguing that rates should stay low for the time being as a measure of protection against global market turmoil.

They provide protection against sharp declines in the market as we witnessed during our most recent deep recession and in previous economic downturns.

Japan is to take centre stage for the final session of the 9th WTTC Travel & Tourism Summit, against a backdrop that the country has returned to recession as a result of the devastating earthquake and tsunami.

Set in a near - future global recession caused by an event colloquially referred to as «The Shanghai Collapse,» Act of Aggression pits three factions against each other: U.S. Army, the Chimera Protocol and the Cartel.

In the wake of the Great Recession and the growing urgency of climate change, Walden emerges again as a home - grown American handbook dedicated to self - reliance and a life lived with, not against, nature.

In yet other coloured works, the juxtaposition of one painted panel against a series of similar size but different hues, produced unexpected effects of slight projection or recession, depending as much on scale as placement.

Originally set against the backdrop of recession and Thatcher - era Britain this work is as relevant today as is was then.

The use of the illegality defence is increasingly prominent in claims against professionals, as fraud and dishonesty continue to increase in this recession.»

Meanwhile, the strengthening dollar — which has risen more than 15 percent against the Euro since August 2008, as well as the global reach of the recession, have diminished foreign traveler's spending power and reduced the number of tourists visiting the U.S. for luxury bargains, he says.