Sentences with phrase «drag on the economy by»

With escalating Venezuela tensions, Middle East concerns, as well as the potential for a significant drag on the economy by a weaker housing market, one might look to foreign fixed income.

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«The most significant drag is primarily felt by emerging market economies, who tend to be more sensitive to shifts in global risk sentiment, which can also have large adverse effects on capital flows and currency valuations,» the note said.

And with real exports of goods growing in Q3 at about a third of the pace estimated by the BEA, and real imports of goods growing faster in the quarter than what the agency had anticipated, it seems that trade may have been a drag on the economy in Q3 rather than a contributor as depicted in last week's GDP report.

The New Zealand economy continues to grow strongly, underpinned by strong domestic demand, while net exports are still acting as a drag on growth.

On top of the obvious human suffering caused by crushing debt, the fact that more than a fifth of the mortgages in this country are underwater is a huge drag on the economOn top of the obvious human suffering caused by crushing debt, the fact that more than a fifth of the mortgages in this country are underwater is a huge drag on the economon the economy.

The defiance of the song was a defense, as many of his songs («Workin» Man Blues,» for instance) were — of those who were derided by the mainstream of society, like the «Okies» demonized in California, as, at best, a drag on the economy and, at worst, a threat to public safety.

The kind of broke when businesses and economies slump, dragging incomes down with them, when babies are born without insurance and ginormous hospital bills go unpaid for far too long and interest heaps on, when businesses die and new jobs can't be found, when mortgages can only be covered by the good grace of family members, and when food is bought on credit or gift cards from kind friends.

The engine, along with a new seven - speed automatic that can be at times slow to downshift when pressing on the gas, helps the Titan achieve a 28 per cent better fuel economy rating, although standard, active grille shutters also play a role by helping cut drag by some 10 per cent.

Optimized aerodynamics have a direct impact on the car's fuel economy and emission management; a reduction of air drag by 10 % offers a reduction of fuel consumption on the road of more than 2.5 %, according to BMW.

Don't forget, we live under a regime that considers employing people to reinforce and retrofit schools a wasteful drag on the economy, equivalent to shoveling cash into a furnace to burn, because such jobs are funded by taxation, not venture capitalists.

We expect, given the finding that Retail taxes produce less of a drag on the economy than Income taxes that if a government decides it must raise new taxes (perish the thought), then it ought by the Precautionary Principle do so by reducing the Income Tax rate so low as possible and raising the Retail Tax rate to meet the needs of the state — for instance to pay off debt accumulated by fighting foreign wars.

The McCurdy paper included in today's announcement also documents the drag on innovation and the economy constituted by patent trolls and their abuse of the system.»

Without more action by the government to help housing, the Fed warns that «the adjustment process will take longer and incur more deadweight losses, pushing house prices lower and thereby prolonging the downward pressure on the wealth of current home owners and the resultant drag on the economy at large.»