The yield curve - the plot of all of the yields on Treasury securities of maturities from four weeks to 30 years - is used as a signal of
economic health of the economy.
Not exact matches
Business Insider combined five measures
of labor - market and general
economic health for the 40 metropolitan statistical areas with the biggest 2017 populations to get a sense
of where those big cities»
economies stand.
Economists said the results pointed to a mixed picture for the German
economy, a key pillar
of the euro zone's
economic health.
Looking longer term, the value
of a currency is often viewed as a gauge
of economic health, which would indicate that Canada remains a strong and growing
economy.
Our trading
economy is very dependent on the
economic health of the United States, which, in September, took 71 %
of our exports and sent 62 %
of our imports.
When it comes to gender equality, the data remains stark, according to the World
Economic Forum's 2017 Gender Gap Report, which captures the the magnitude
of gender - based disparities across
economies, education,
health and political engagements.
That's according to a new survey published by the World
Economic Forum, which evaluates women's well - being in the realms
of education,
health, politics and the
economy.
Nigeria's
economy is exiting a painful recession, but policy implementation needs to move quickly and comprehensively to facilitate
economic recovery and help the country reap its longer - term potential, says the IMF in its latest
economic health check
of sub-Saharan Africa's largest
economy.
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Some
of the most notable examples
of this include Gross Domestic Product (GDP), Inflation, and Interest Rates, as these market elements can give a great deal
of information with respect to the
economic health of a specific region and
of the global
economy as a whole.
The stock market is largely seen as a barometer
of economic health to the US
economy.
Mexico seems to be one
of the highest contributors to Scotiabank's improved earnings as its
economy is interconnected with the US
economy and its performance is bound to US
economic health.
Trucks stimulate
economic activity in every sector
of the American
economy — including
health care, fuel and transportation, waste removal, retail, food and agriculture, manufacturing, banking and finance, and many others.
Underlining the
health of the German
economy compared with much
of the rest
of the eurozone, an independent bi-annual report produced by a range
of economic institutions for the German Economics Ministry raised its forecast for the country's growth in 2016 from 1.6 % to 1.9 %, citing the strength
of the labor market and private consumption.
Rice is crucial to the
economic health and food security of many member economies of the Asia - Pacific Economic Cooperation
economic health and food security
of many member
economies of the Asia - Pacific
Economic Cooperation
Economic Cooperation (APEC).
We've seen tremendous improvement in the
economy and at the social level since 1992, the Rawlings regime and that
of Kufour all contributed immensely to the growth we seeing, the Mahama administration has added value to what he inherited.The infrastructure development recorded under this government is the highest after Nkrumah, the improvement in the
health and education sector can not be downplayed.Policies rolled out by the regime to close the yawning gap between the toiling but highly productive rural folks and city officials is commendable.The IMF director Christie Lagarde was right when she described what we called
economic success between 2005 - 2008 as mediocre growth.The base
of the
economy was still shattered and now being built to restore the confidence
of the people.
«A sustained focus on
health and education will build the capacity
of the national workforce, bolstering
economy - wide competitiveness and facilitating
economic diversification beyond the extractive industries,» the World Bank said.
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The report draws on government and trade statistics, academic evidence and
economic theory to challenge arguments that the
health and social benefits
of reducing alcohol consumption are likely to come at a cost to the
economy, finding: · Any reduction in employment and income resulting from lower spending on alcohol would be offset by spending on other goods · Econometric analysis
of US states suggests that a 10 % decrease in alcohol consumption is associated with a 0.4 % increase in per capita income growth · Lower alcohol consumption could also reduce the
economic costs
of impaired workplace productivity, alcohol - related sickness, unemployment and premature death, which are estimated to cost the UK # 8 - 11 billion a year The analysis comes at a timely moment, with
health groups urging the Chancellor to raise alcohol duty in next month's Budget.
Away from infrastructural development, the governor's giant strides in regular payment
of workers» salaries and retirees» pensions, when many states are unable to pay not to talk
of embarking on capital projects because
of the nation's
economic downturn; his remarkable achievements in other strata
of the
economy, such as in education,
health, investment promotion, empowerment, water supply, agriculture, sports, etc, have also brought enormous goodwill to the PDP - led government in Enugu State.
Brian McMahon, with the New York State
Economic Development Council, a pro business and pro fracking group, believes that heritage tourism and the gas drilling industry can co exist, and he says fracking industry related jobs will pay workers a much higher wage and improve the overall
health of the
economy.
The Saratoga County
Economic Index is a quarterly event that tracks the
health of the Saratoga County
Economy using key data points selected by Saratoga Partnership staff.
In a statement Wednesday evening, Aaron Donovan, an M.T.A. spokesman, said: «The
economic health of the world's second largest
economy — the New York region — depends on a well - functioning transit system, which in turn is made possible by the M.T.A.'s capital program.»
«As I stated in my «Initiatives for a Smart
Economy» address, the protection and restoration
of the
health and integrity
of Western New York's fresh water systems is not only sound environmental policy but also represents a smart investment in our
economic future,» said Erie County Executive Mark C. Poloncarz.
Hawkins will address the theme
of his campaign, A Green New Deal for New York, which aims to restart the upstate
economy by guaranteeing
economic human rights to meaningful work, living wages,
health care, education, affordable housing and mobility.
Clegg also promised to keep the Human Rights Act, continue to reform the
health service, build a new balanced
economy and «fight for greater fairness, even in the headwinds
of an
economic slowdown».
China's
economy was growing rapidly, but «children from rural areas with poor educations or in bad
health didn't have the capabilities» to take advantage
of new
economic opportunities, says Luo Renfu, a longtime Rozelle collaborator and economist at Peking University in Beijing.
Death rates among middle aged and older people are higher when the
economy is growing than when it's heading for recession, reveals a long term analysis
of the
economic cycles
of developed countries, published online in the Journal
of Epidemiology and Community
Health.
The blue
economy is the concept for sustainable use
of ocean resources, aiming for
economic growth, livelihoods improvement, and ocean ecosystem
health.
In view
of Hathaway and Boff, «growth has become synomous with
economic health» and along this premise few «question the conventional wisdom affirming the need for an ever - expanding
economy» (2009:22).
Criticizing those before and after A Nation at Risk who have urged education reform in the interest
of maintaining
economic growth, he wrote in a recent Washington Post essay, «None
of these fine gentlemen provided any data on the relationship between the
economy's
health and the performance
of schools.
Some people argue that the school should focus on preparing the future workforce that will sustain and grow our
economy, and
of course, our future
economic health is a vital concern.
that will sustain and grow our
economy, and
of course, our future
economic health is a vital concern.
Interest rates are the main driver in Forex markets; all
of the above mentioned
economic indicators are closely watched by the Federal Open Market Committee in order to gauge the overall
health of the
economy.
NFP is considered a leading indicator
of employment, which in turn is a leading indicator
of overall
economic health in the U.S. Currently, as the U.S.
economy attempts to gain solid footing after the financial debacle
of the last few years, NFP holds extreme importance since employment is a major problem right now.
As one
of the most important industrial and building materials in the world, copper's market price is seen as an important fundamental
economic indicator for not only the
health of the U.S.
economy, but also for the robustness
of the world's
economy as a whole.
Economic indicators together provide a picture of the overall health of an economy or economic zone and how bond prices and yields might be a
Economic indicators together provide a picture
of the overall
health of an
economy or
economic zone and how bond prices and yields might be a
economic zone and how bond prices and yields might be affected.
The
Economic Indicators such as GDP, unemployment, Inflation, Interest Rates, Budget Deficit, etc. reveal the
health of domestic
economy which influences company's performance.
And why humane solutions not only provide positive benefits to the tourism industry and local
economy, but also benefit the overall
economic and
health of these communities.
Risks and uncertainties include but are not limited to, general industry conditions and competition; general
economic factors, including interest rate and currency exchange rate fluctuations; the impact
of pharmaceutical industry regulation and
health care legislation in the United States and internationally; global trends toward
health care cost containment; technological advances, new products and patents attained by competitors; challenges inherent in new product development, including obtaining regulatory approval; Merck's ability to accurately predict future market conditions; manufacturing difficulties or delays; financial instability
of international
economies and sovereign risk; dependence on the effectiveness
of Merck's patents and other protections for innovative products; and the exposure to litigation, including patent litigation, and / or regulatory actions.
Risks and uncertainties include but are not limited to, general industry conditions and competition; general
economic factors, including interest rate and currency exchange rate fluctuations; the impact
of pharmaceutical industry regulation and
health care legislation in the United States and internationally; global trends toward
health care cost containment; technological advances, new products and patents attained by competitors; challenges inherent in new product development, including obtaining regulatory approval; the company's ability to accurately predict future market conditions; manufacturing difficulties or delays; financial instability
of international
economies and sovereign risk; dependence on the effectiveness
of the company's patents and other protections for innovative products; and the exposure to litigation, including patent litigation, and / or regulatory actions.
A wide range
of benefits will flow from a concerted effort to alter our energy
economy now, including sustainable energy job growth, reductions in the
health and
economic costs
of climate change, and the restoration
of ecosystems and revitalisation
of ecosystem services.
[UPDATE, 4/11: President Obama is showing signs
of shifting climate down a notch or two on his to - do list, according to John Broder's latest article, which is unsurprising considering the ongoing
economic troubles and recent administration signals that
health care is next in line behind the
economy.
Currently the Director
of Environmental and Climate Justice at the NAACP, Jacqui Patterson, MSW, MPH, has served as a trainer, organizer, researcher, program manager, and policy analyst on international and domestic issues including women's rights, HIV&AIDS, violence against women, racial justice,
economic justice, and environmental and climate justice, with organizations including Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, Baltimore City Healthy Start, IMA World
Health, United for a Fair
Economy, ActionAid,
Health GAP, and the organization she co-founded, Women
of Color United.
For instance, in response to
economic arguments opposing climate change legislation, proponents
of climate change action usually argue that climate change policies will create jobs or are necessary to develop new energy technologies that are vital to the
health of the US
economy in the future.
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Rising seas also pose a threat to the region's
economic health — about 46 percent
of the Hampton Roads
economy comes from U.S. Defense Department spending.
Support accurate quantification
of the avoided burden
of disease, reduced
health - care costs, and enhanced
economic productivity associated with a low - carbon
economy