Sentences with phrase «dampening economic»

Falling prices are less likely to encourage policy makers to promote renewables, although in developing countries, in particular, rising oil prices may also forestall investment in renewables by dampening economic growth.

The Fed has been dampening economic growth.

The New York Fed also reported that the regional housing sector had a less consequential effect on regional economic conditions than in other parts of the nation where housing played a more significant role in dampening economic activity.

Unlike earlier episodes, these actions will not be taken in the context of an overheated economy that requires a quick and substantive dose of policy tightening to dampen economic activity and inflationary pressures.

The Reserve Bank uses the cash rate to stimulate or dampen economic activity such that inflation is in the target range over the medium term.

Prudential Investment Management experts are focused on an aging global investing population that will continue to dampen economic growth and keep interest rates low globally — rivaling the impact of cyclical market trends heading into 2016.

When the Internet was in its infancy, the prevailing sentiment in Congress was to let it grow unfettered by too many rules that could dampen its economic potential.

Russia said last week it would not dampen its economic growth.

In 2018, housing activity in Canada may fall by 12 - 15 per cent compared to 2016, which could dampen economic growth

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Vietnam was once billed as Asia's next economic tiger, but double - digit inflation, a ballooning trade gap, tumbling share prices and banking sector concerns have dampened expectations to a large degree.

But this year's festivities were dampened by a slew of gloomy economic data.

Like most reforms, the economic reforms announced by Beijing may produce sustainable long - term growth, but they will almost certainly dampen growth in the short term.

Second, the risks and uncertainties that have been dampening global economic prospects have worsened.

If the market fluctuations continue, they could dampen business and consumer confidence and ultimately slow U.S. economic growth.

Bank of America reported a slide in profit as concerns about an economic slowdown and uncertainty about the pace of rate increases dampened trading.

A cumulative surplus in the EI Account prior to the economic slowdown would dampen the extent of possible rate increases, but only in the short term.

Such protectionist policies would dampen global trade and economic growth and either directly or indirectly reduce Canadian exports and business investment.

One of the things accomplished by reckless tax cuts for the rich, aside from dampening GDP growth and creating a smaller economic pie, was raising inequality.

The economic tension «will probably dampen productivity growth in the coming decades; it will dampen it in China and it will probably dampen productivity growth globally,» said Louis Kuijs, head of Asia economics at Oxford Economics.

Looking forward, euro - area exports will be helped by stronger economic growth elsewhere in the world, although the renewed appreciation of the euro in recent months will exert a dampening influence, and a sustainable recovery in the euro area will require a return to growth in domestic demand.

All else equal, the stronger exchange rate would have a dampening influence on economic activity, although an important offset to this is the related improvement in the terms of trade and stronger global demand.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. --(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Ceaseless uncertainty in Washington and mixed signals from economic indicators have not dampened the outlook of new business owners, who express rising confidence in their prospects in the third - quarter 2013 Kauffman / LegalZoom Startup Confidence Index.

In the 20th century, war and economic depressions dampened much of this millennial enthusiasm.

The idea, though, is to survey the economic horizon and then «lean against the wind» to dampen down any rising asset bubble.

Trade unions, Labour figures and some economic experts argue that cutting spending now could dampen demand and send the UK spiralling back into recession.

Republicans said raising the minimum wage would dampen a sluggish economic recovery and cost jobs.

High January 26th: End of the recession - But this good economic news, anticipated for so long by those in government, was dampened by the sad fact economic growth in the last quarter of 2009 only amounted to 0.1 % of GDP.

But what we know from economic history is that government can do things to dampen down and rein in bubbles.

It could be because of changes in the labour market dampening the effects of recent economic downturns — or it could also be due to trends in crime prevention measures, such as growth in use of burglar alarms, CCTV and car immobilisers.»

State revenues dampen interdistrict inequalities but, since they typically derive from sales and income taxes, these revenues are also more closely linked to economic fluctuation and more volatile than property tax receipts.

There are dampening effects to almost any economic phenomena, such that you don't get cascading effects where failure in one area leads to failure in others, leading to a failure of the system as a whole.

With bond yields trending higher, on days when market - moving economic data is released, bond investors react and the yield curve adjusts, helping to dampen the impact on risk - sensitive assets.

Economic data suggest that although the global economy has strengthened, uncertainty continues and is damaging business confidence and dampening investment in Canada's major trading partners.

On Tuesday, the Bank stated that «if sustained, these oil price developments could dampen the improvements in economic momentum.»

Even in the harshest of economic climates, the industry has proven resilient, as nothing seems to dampen people's love for their animal companions.

Petra Hedorfer, chief executive at of the German National Tourist Board, added: «Economic factors, for example the Brexit issue or financial crises in high volume source markets, but also security aspects such as fear of terrorist attacks can temporarily dampen the wanderlust in individual source markets.

In such a case, it would remain to be seen whether the intrinsic dampening mechanisms of civilizations are sufficient or whether interdependence of social and economic factors actually makes societies more vulnerable.

«Any delay in fighting global warming would be detrimental to our economic stability — costing us billions of dollars and dampening the state's most important economic sectors.»

Rising energy bills are dampening consumers» spending, a poisonous development for a Continent struggling with a severe economic and financial crisis.

Finds that unearned income and excess infant mortality in the year after typhoon exposure outnumber immediate damages and death tolls roughly 15 - to - 1, helping to indicate that economic and human losses due to environmental disaster may be an order of magnitude larger than previously thought and that adaptive decision - making may amplify, rather than dampen, disasters» social cost.

LONDON / NEW YORK, October 22 — Rapid advances in technology, increasingly cheap renewable energy, slower economic growth and lower than expected population rise could all dampen fossil fuel demand significantly by 2040, a new study published today by the London - based Carbon Tracker Initiative finds.

The exploitation of these resources and the potential for enhanced cross-border energy trade will make the energy - intensive economic sectors more competitive, improve energy security, dampen short - term energy price volatility, and stimulate continent - wide economic growth.

The article neatly described the potential for a «double dividend» obtained by tax shifting: imposing taxes on CO2 pollution while using the revenue to reduce other distortionary taxes such as payroll, individual and corporate income taxes that dampen desirable economic activity.

It was in fact, as the 2015 order's detractors have pointed out themselves, a period of unprecedented growth and economic prosperity, which the Title II regulation of a huge proportion of Americans» internet access clearly did little to dampen.

So if rates rise too much, we could see an uptick in mortgage problems, not only inhibiting the home - sale recovery but also dampening local economic growth.

The lack of affordable units and record deliveries are dampening growth, although healthy fundamentals and the potential for economic improvement are drawing developers and investors alike.

«The current economic environment does not appear to have dampened Canadians» overall confidence in the housing market,» says Karen Leggett, head of home equity financing for RBC Royal Bank.