Sentences with phrase «downside economic risks»

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The ECB kept its benchmark interest rate at zero percent on Thursday though Draghi suggested that downside risks to the bloc's economy had diminished and its economic recovery picked up pace.

In its economic activity and prices outlook report, the central bank said risks were «skewed to the downside for fiscal 2019 onward.»

The IMF's analysis in its new World Economic Outlook falls far short of what is needed to improve employment and living standards for the majority of people in countries of all income levels, and may even add to the downside risks to the global economy, CEPR Co-Director Mark Weisbrot says.

Lastly, Bladex's focus on Latin America augurs well for its long - term prospects, and a likely return to growth in the near future, especially when paired with an emphasis on credit quality that should pay off with reduced downside risk and fewer losses, especially during economic down cycles.

All eyes are on the ECB and how aggressively it decides to intervene to deflect downside risks to inflation that could result from increased economic uncertainty.

As noted, there are a number of downside risks to the economic forecast.

The Board's view was that we should move to limit the downside risks to economic activity, to the extent it was feasible to do so while remaining consistent with the inflation target.

Less regulation and higher fiscal and private spending could represent upside potential, while a general economic slowdown or political risks from midterm elections in the U.S. could act as downside risks.

But the economic risks going forward are «skewed to the downside,» the International Monetary Fund said in a new report, in which it urged Saudi Arabia and other oil exporters to press on with reforms.

Growth outlook in the eurozone remains broadly balanced with chances of better than expected economic growth, while downside risks are largely associated with global factors, including the forex (foreign exchange) markets.

Some policymakers responded to the global uncertainty and downside risks to inflation by revising down their economic projections, but a number of market participants went a step further to call the central bank's decision to begin policy normalization in December 2015 a «policy mistake.»

The 2018 budget forecast is «based on an average of the December 2017 private sector economic outlook survey, and also reflects upside and downside risks, noted above, identified through ongoing engagement with survey participants.»

We see limited direct economic impact on the United States., developed Asia and emerging markets (EMs), but increased downside risks.

We believe that the numerous headwinds to economic growth are creating substantial downside risks to the economy and corporate earnings that, until recently, were not being appropiately discounted by an increasingly euphoric stock market.

Bond yields in the major markets have risen substantially since mid year, when significant downside risks to world economic growth were seen by markets (Graph 11).

Given the rosy economic forecast and the risks associated with direct program expenses, we feel that there are downside risks to PBO's fiscal forecast.

The stronger momentum in economic activity and headline inflation, he suggested, was no reason to declare victory as long as downside risks remain.

In an update to the IMF's World Economic Outlook, Maurice Obstfeld described Brexit as introducing a «spanner in the works» for global growth as well as a cause for growing «downside risks» for EU growth in 2017, whilst the OECD Interim Economic Outlook in September 2016 argued that UK growth could be reduced by up to 1 % next year due to the negative impact of the vote.

Voting against the action were Richard W. Fisher, who believed that, while the Committee should be patient in beginning to normalize monetary policy, improvement in the U.S. economic performance since October has moved forward, further than the majority of the Committee envisions, the date when it will likely be appropriate to increase the federal funds rate; Narayana Kocherlakota, who believed that the Committee's decision, in the context of ongoing low inflation and falling market - based measures of longer - term inflation expectations, created undue downside risk to the credibility of the 2 percent inflation target; and Charles I. Plosser, who believed that the statement should not stress the importance of the passage of time as a key element of its forward guidance and, given the improvement in economic conditions, should not emphasize the consistency of the current forward guidance with previous statements.

Strains in global financial markets continue to pose significant downside risks to the economic outlook.

With the global uncertainties in economic growth, inflation and monetary policy remain; portfolio diversification seems to be the key in 2015, which allows upside participation while minimizes the downside risk of over-concentration.

Considering the «combined expectations for low asset returns and the unavoidable reality of downside risk in a highly uncertain global political and economic climate,» investors of all types are looking for new ways to diversify their portfolios, according to a new analysis from Willis Towers Watson, «Breaking the Style Box.»

Despite the anxiety in the markets and the downside risk to the world's economic growth entwined in the European debt crisis, I remain of the view that a credible plan to stem the debt crisis in Europe has just begun and that European and global leaders and central bankers will all come to their senses and intervene in a massive way.

The Committee anticipates that a gradual recovery in economic activity will begin later this year, but the downside risks to that outlook are significant.

Moreover, there are significant downside risks to the economic outlook, including strains in global financial markets.

The Bank of Canada (BoC)'s decision in March to pause in its normalization campaign reflects economic risks that now skew to the downside.

By taking a short position in the E-Mini NASDAQ futures market, and offsetting sector - specific exposure, a market participant can protect against short - term downside risk and offset potential declines around specific economic events.

We believe this arrangement will provide downside protection to shareholders who are risk - averse in the current economic environment, and at the same time, this deal will offer NewCo management an opportunity to prove their worth and earn shareholder trust.

Friday's disappointing jobs report underpins the gradual nature of this year's housing recovery and supports our view that the muted economic recovery is still subject to downside risk and that additional Fed easing will soon be forthcoming.»