Sentences with phrase «brakes on economic growth»

In March 2001, George W. Bush's administration declared that climate science was «too uncertain» to justify action (such as ratifying the Kyoto treaty) that might put the brakes on economic growth.

Solid economic conditions gave the Federal Reserve leeway to hike its base rate, the federal funds rate, without putting the brakes on economic growth.

When the difference between short - term rates and long - term rates narrows (or outright inverts), it's an indication that the Fed could be on the verge of slamming the brakes on economic growth to keep inflation in check.

Oil prices near $ 70 shouldn't put the brakes on economic growth, however.

No, I'm not talking about the UK's just - published Royal Society report, which, among other things, recommends that developed countries put a brake on economic growth.

Not exact matches

The global financial crisis initially slammed the brakes on the nation's economic expansion, wiping out about 20 million export - related jobs — this in a country where anything under 8 % growth is generally considered to be too slow for social comfort.

I recently posted a «letter to the Fed» wherein I questioned the rationale for raising interest rates given a variety of economic developments that I argued offer no compelling reasons to tap the brakes on growth.

In his view, what happened on Sept. 9 is «exhibit A» for what he expects to play out when central banks start to tap the brakes on their aggressive policies to stimulate economic growth.

U.S. economic growth braked sharply in the third quarter as businesses cut back on restocking warehouses to work off an inventory glut, data showed.

(Indeed, the absence of non-deficit reduction measures from the economic narrative of some top Lib Dems is a brake on the party's political growth, but that's a topic for another day.)

They were designed to put a brake on runaway population growth, end poverty and encourage economic development.

It promised not only a dramatic expansion of the administrative state and a huge increase in the regulatory burden on American businesses, it threatened to put the brakes on U.S. economic output at a time when most economists think the U.S. will struggle to achieve even a meager two percent growth.

Slower economic growth has yet to put the brakes on new community center development.

«U.S. business travel was poised for significant growth in 2015, but the erratic performance of key economic drivers caused some to tap the brakes on additional travel spending,» says Michael W. McCormick, executive director of the Global Business Travel Association, in a statement.