Sentences with phrase «bad as a recession»

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With 2015 shaping up as the worst year for investing since the Great Recession, investors are wondering where to turn.

Brazil was the only main market to see profits decline, for a sixth consecutive quarter, as Latin America's largest economy emerges unevenly and slowly from its worst recession in more than a century.

In any case, McDonalds can be seen as a recession - proof company; its fans walk through the doors to celebrate good times and walk in to save money during bad times.

Some naysayers can point to an earnings recession among large U.S. companies as a sign of worse things to come.

If you start the clock in 2007, we are nearing a decade of talking about the U.S. economy as either being on the verge of disaster, in the throes of the worst recession since the Great Depression, or stuck in an endless and disappointing recovery.

He earned these accolades by guiding the country through the worst of the recession, building a reputation as an expert on complex financial reform, and snagging the top spot at the Financial Stability Board, an international body crafting new policies for global finance.

The hearing has all but anointed Carney as Britain's New World saviour — the man who is tasked with hauling Britain out of its triple - dip recession, seeing it safely through the eurozone crisis and the worst economic downturn since the great depression.

Fiscal options have, indeed, been closed off, irresponsibly if you ask me, but that doesn't mean it can't get worse in a recession as tax revenues fall off, which they will.

After earlier stints as a junior finance minister and deputy governor, he took over as Governor of the Bank of Canada seven months before the global recession really began to bite in September 2008, and is credited with keeping his homeland free from the worst ravages of the crisis.

I suspect the reason why Dr. Lacker has this somewhat rosy view is because he views our current economy as going through a particularly bad business cycle recession, and not something patently different: namely a balance sheet recession.

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 weaknesAs 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 weaknesas 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 weaknesas 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.

During the actual recessions themselves the total returns look much worse as they were negative, on average.

The worst historical periods for investment returns have tended to cluster around major economic events such as the Great Depression, the highly inflationary environment of the 1970s and more recently the Great Recession.

So far, it did produce another 50 % decline in the stock market in 2008 and early 2009 as a credit crisis in 2007 caused the worst recession since the Great Depression.

The markets seemed to be conveying that Indonesia's economy was as bad as — or worse than — 1988, when they had riots in the streets, a government collapse, corporate bankruptcies and a massive economic recession.

Not only is there potential for interest rates on these debts to rise, but it's often likely to happen at the worst possible time — such as when the economy is heading into a recession.

We already have some data from Lending Club and Prosper as to how they performed during the worst recession in the last 75 years.

A false sense of security has prevailed over the last few years because the consumer debt service ratio (denoted by the red line) collapsed from 6 % to 5 % after the onset of the last recession, as bad debts were written off and interest rates collapsed.

Steadily rising prices, the danger of continuing inflation, an economic recession as bad or worse than the Great Depression of the early 1930s, and widespread unemployment that can hit almost anywhere give plenty to worry about.

During one of the worse recessions we've known, as well as during times of warfare, it is quite conceivable that many single parents might consider enlisting in the US Armed Forces.

It will be a lobbyists» bonanza - which many in that industry would see as no bad thing, coming hot on the heels of a severe recession.

The decline is bad news for New York's financial situation as the nation shows signs overall that recovery from the Great Recession is gaining some steam with falling unemployment and increased consumer confidence.

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.

«As you are aware, Nigeria just exited its worst recession in more than two decades.

Mr Baron argued that saving the euro could make the recession worse, as it forces countries to adopt severe austerity packages instead of considering the alternative of revaluing their currency.

Central bank governor Godwin Emefiele described Nigeria's recovery from its worst recession in over two decades as «fragile», warning the country «could relapse in a more protracted recession» if the right policies aren't put in place.

And he will remember as I do the insistent and increasingly shrill «jaw - boning» from a defiant chancellor who could not acknowledge that continued ERM membership was making the recession worse.

Business secretary Peter Mandelson has pointed to recent economic indicators as a sign that the worst of the recession may be over.

As the results of such de facto quackery becomes evident at great cost to the Nigerian economy and its people, you may of course expect some to conjure up alternative academic theories to explain why a recession is not such a bad thing!

As we continue to grow our economy out of the worst recession since the Great Depression, we must be careful not to endanger the very programs and investments that have been critical to helping businesses create jobs.

Of this passage Lomborg writes, «This is exactly the kind of exposition which I try to counter in my book without any references Holdren manages to describe everything as going ever worse and even include into the environmental agenda concepts that are far removed from its core, such as nuclear proliferation, terrorism, and economic recession from oil price hikes.»

«We concluded that people who say they have a sugar daddy to pay off their loans are people who would already contemplate being in that relationship if the economy was doing just fine,» says Nistico, whose subjects frequently mentioned the recession, a bad economy or debt as motivating factors in their decisions.

As Hanks's majesty draws you in close, Eastwood quietly pulls back to take in an effective contextual backdrop of global recession, bureaucratic ignominy and a city that feared the worst when it looked up and saw a passenger plane deviate off its flight path.

Worse, as we learned this week from the indispensable Mike Antonucci of the Education Intelligence Agency, the education workforce actually grew 2.3 percent during the Great Recession.

Paul Peterson visits the sunny side of recessions in «A Recession for Schools: Not as bad as it sounds,» his «Letter from the Editors» for the new issue.

The nation's school districts are facing a budget crisis that is expected to only get worse as the effects of the recession linger.

Milton Friedman, frequently referred to as «the father of school choice,» visited Chile in 1975, amidst the worst economic recession in its history.

Now 68 and looking fit, Yamanouchi took over as president in November 2008, two months after the Lehman Brothers bankruptcy triggered the worst global recession since the 1930s.

This year was the worst since 1981 for the yellow metal, as economies are recovering from the Great Recession.

I am expecting all of the TV personalities to be wrong and the US recession to be much worse than they all think it is going to be and Canada's economy will be dragged through the mud as the USA is still our biggest trading partner, consuming over 75 % of our exports since I last saw the statistic, which was over a year ago.

Neoclassical economists, who have dominated the Fed for over 40 years, drove us into a huge inflation, which Volcker choked, and then Greenspan & Bernanke drove us into a liquidity trap by refusing to let recessions eliminate bad debt, creating the «great moderation,» which is now known as a sham.

When the economy is in bad shape, as it was during the Great Recession that began in late 2007, the Fed can cut interest rates to spur more borrowing and, thus, more spending.

As John Hussman noted in How Low, How Bad, How Long, there's a tremendous amount of variation around where stocks bottom in relation to the end of a recession.

This idea has taken hold because there was a lot of fear mongering that took place when the markets tanked in 2008 (followed by what was known as the «worst recession since the Great Depression»).

Contribution to ROE for Consumer Cyclicals were damaged by bad results in the Automobile industry and slumping demand as the economy went into a recession in 2008, and had a rather weak recovery in 2009 - 2010.

The United States experienced a recession just under a decade ago, and personal loan interest rates skyrocketed around 2008 - 2009 as a result of the bad economy.

Bear market is when the economy is bad (such as in a recession).

How to rent a home if you have bad credit: In recession, landlords become flexible — Your landlord might not care about your bad credit as much as you think.

Signs that you may observe include redness, swelling, recession of the gums, tartar accumulation, bad breath, difficulties eating and decreased appetite as a result of oral pain.

As in humans, the presence of bacteria causes bad breath (bacteria stinks), and the accumulation of tartar causes irritation and inflammation to the gums around the dog's teeth (gingivitis, under the form of red, swollen gums), which in turn may lead to periodontal disease (the loss of the connective tissue fibers, ligaments and bone surrounding the teeth and responsible for supporting them) and eventually tooth loss due to gradual loss of supporting structure — see photo, something known as gingival recessioAs in humans, the presence of bacteria causes bad breath (bacteria stinks), and the accumulation of tartar causes irritation and inflammation to the gums around the dog's teeth (gingivitis, under the form of red, swollen gums), which in turn may lead to periodontal disease (the loss of the connective tissue fibers, ligaments and bone surrounding the teeth and responsible for supporting them) and eventually tooth loss due to gradual loss of supporting structure — see photo, something known as gingival recessioas gingival recession.