The Financial Times's values are closer to those of a modern Conservative party than to any other - that it is to say,
a belief in the market economy, a limited role for the state, low taxation and maximum freedom of choice.
Not exact matches
Number one, my disproportionate
belief that learning sales is a crucial skill
in developing any successful leader
in today's
market driven
economy.
«Modern financial theory amounts to the
belief that hard work, superior insight, and good judgement - the keys to success
in the real
economy - are ineffectual for the investor
in public
markets.
It describes the popular
belief that some powerful group of people such as the Treasury Department
in 1873 or a banking consortium
in 1929 can direct financial
markets and the
economy at will.
However, we maintain our
belief that the overall performance of the European
economy is reasonable and that the «real
economy» — the parts tied to the production of goods and services — seems so far to have been broadly insulated from the recent volatility
in financial
markets.
Just as abortion, gay rights, and baseball doping will have no effect on the
economy, illegal invaders, the wars we are locked
in, or the housing
market, neither will the candidate's religious
beliefs (counting any religion that advocates the murder of others, the subjugating of women, and the establishment of it's own set of laws — though I have no idea or what major religion would do so...).
The free movement of people, goods, and cultural influences between neighboring countries
in peacetime can only threaten those who have abandoned
belief in limited government and a
market economy.
Is President Akufo - Addo the man to ignite the untapped embers of the free
market or must we wait for another government, which professes an unwavering
belief in the free
market economy?
As Peter Cookson and Kristina Berger observed
in 2002, «Much of the charter movement is rooted
in the same assumptions and philosophy that [voucher advocates John] Chubb and [Terry] Moe use to support their
belief that the American public school system should be transformed into a
market - based «
economy» that forces autonomous, publicly funded schools to compete for students.»
The impetus for minimizing interference is a deep - seated
belief that attempts to meddle
in markets via industrial policy, «command and control» regulations, and targeted spending tend to backfire, distorting the
economy and slowing growth.
Ryan discusses the death of Osama Bin Laden; Ryan reviews the economic news of the week; Ryan notices the correlation between increased home sales and interest rate drops; Louis notes we can't expect the housing
market to be supported by further decreases
in rates as they are already near historic lows; Ryan explains that interest rates change once every four hours; Ryan notes the difference between getting a quote and being locked
in to an interest rate; Ryan advises the importance of keeping
in touch with your mortgage lender; Louis notes that interest rates change a lot faster than home prices; Ryan notes that the consumer confidence was up, Ryan and Louis discuss the Fed's decision to keep interest rates where they are and to continue the $ 600 billion QE2 program; Ryan and Louis discuss the Fed's view that inflation is nascent; Louis notes that not only does the Fed not see inflation that exists but disclaims any responsibility for it; Louis asserts that there is a correlation between oil prices and Fed policy; Louis discusses Ben Bernanke's assertion that the Fed can't control oil prices but that they somehow can control the impact of higher oil prices on the rest of the
economy; Louis also remarks on Bernanke's view of the dollar - the claim that a strong dollar can be achieved through the Fed's current policy as it is their
belief that they are creating a sound
economy and therefore a sound dollar; Louis notes the irony of the Fed chastising Congress» spendthrift ways — if the Fed did not monetize the debt, Congress could» nt spend; Louis noted that as Bernanke spoke the prices of gold and silver rose as it seemed that the Fed has no interest
in cutting off the easy money; the current Fed policy will keep interest rates low; Ryan notes that the Fed knows that they can't let interest rates rise because of the housing mess; Louis notes that the Fed has a Hobson's Choice - either keep rates low or let interest rates rise and cut off the recovery.