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So how are families able to anticipate and act on economic trends more reliably than professional economists?

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But the dramatic economic downturn in the world economy that hurt so many workers starting in 2008 only accelerated a decades - long trend toward more precarious jobs and the unstable hours, low wages, minimal benefits and insecurity that this work means for so many.

But we will likely see more demand for market research analysts who will help companies interpret key information on economic trends and demographics.

There is a strong, continuing trend in Canada toward more families with women at the economic helm of the household.

In prepared remarks for a Boston Fed conference, Rosengren also pointed to economic trends that suggest an even more accommodative policy stance might have been needed since the Great Recession.

These risks include, in no particular order, the following: the trends toward more high - definition, on - demand and anytime, anywhere video will not continue to develop at its current pace or will expire; the possibility that our products will not generate sales that are commensurate with our expectations or that our cost of revenue or operating expenses may exceed our expectations; the mix of products and services sold in various geographies and the effect it has on gross margins; delays or decreases in capital spending in the cable, satellite, telco, broadcast and media industries; customer concentration and consolidation; the impact of general economic conditions on our sales and operations; our ability to develop new and enhanced products in a timely manner and market acceptance of our new or existing products; losses of one or more key customers; risks associated with our international operations; exchange rate fluctuations of the currencies in which we conduct business; risks associated with our CableOS ™ and VOS ™ product solutions; dependence on market acceptance of various types of broadband services, on the adoption of new broadband technologies and on broadband industry trends; inventory management; the lack of timely availability of parts or raw materials necessary to produce our products; the impact of increases in the prices of raw materials and oil; the effect of competition, on both revenue and gross margins; difficulties associated with rapid technological changes in our markets; risks associated with unpredictable sales cycles; our dependence on contract manufacturers and sole or limited source suppliers; and the effect on our business of natural disasters.

The weak economic performance in the first half of this year means that Canada has more excess capacity, which is increasing the downward pressure on the underlying trend in inflation.

More self - made women are emerging with their own resources for giving, which reflects the rising economic fortunes of women — a trend likely to accelerate in coming years.

I take a big - picture view of what's going on with economic trends, the political environment, monetary policy, and more.

The underlying determinants for these declines are related to the global supply and demand for funds, including shifting demographics, slower trend productivity and economic growth, emerging markets seeking large reserves of safe assets, and a more general global savings glut (Council of Economic Advisers 2015, International Monetary Fund 2014, Rachel and Smith 2015, Caballero, Farhi, and Gourinchaeconomic growth, emerging markets seeking large reserves of safe assets, and a more general global savings glut (Council of Economic Advisers 2015, International Monetary Fund 2014, Rachel and Smith 2015, Caballero, Farhi, and GourinchaEconomic Advisers 2015, International Monetary Fund 2014, Rachel and Smith 2015, Caballero, Farhi, and Gourinchas 2016).

* Information efficiency * Economic slack * Contained inflation * Coordinated Central Banks * The growth of China and India and their continued purchasing of US debt * The growing perception that US dollar denominated assets are the safest assets in the world * A 30 + year trend of declining rates that is telling us we're more adept at managing inflation with each new cycle that passes

The latest data on U.S. economic and job growth trends are making it more credible for the Fed to raise rates again in December, a year after its last hike.

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* Information efficiency * Economic slack * Coordinated central banks * The dominance of China and India and their increased purchase of US debt * USD and US assets as a continued safe haven * Rates have been going down for 30 + years in a row, the trend is telling us we're more adept at managing inflation with each new cycle

For more Morgan Stanley Research on global economic trends, ask your Morgan Stanley representative or a Financial Advisor for the full report, «A Triple Taper Tantrum?»

Thus if the above chart does represent a trend change it would imply economic out - performance by China in terms of higher inflation outcomes and more competitive exports relative to Japan.

Chris Martenson, economic researcher, trend forecaster, The Crash Course author, and founder of Peak Prosperity, discusses the eight forms of capital you need to become resilient to crisis, how the financial system scams hapless investors, and why gold will get much more valuable once the next oil crisis hits.

This labor market recovery appears all the more impressive when it's considered in the context of structurally lower economic growth due to population aging trends, as well as the technological disruptions being experienced by many industries.

Economic trends were suggesting muddling - through at best, right when economists were becoming more positive.

Following the election of President Donald Trump, who ran on an economic platform of bring back manufacturing jobs that had been sent from the U.S. to points overseas and pledged to «Make America Great Again,» more attention has been paid to the offshoring trends that have permeated the economy for a generation.

Consider a partial list of developments since just World War II: a broad national decline in denominational loyalty, changes in ethnic identity as hyphenated Americans enter the third and subsequent generations after immigration, the great explosion in the number of competing secular colleges and universities, the professionalization of academic disciplines with concomitant professional formation of faculty members during graduate education, the dramatic rise in the percentage of the population who seek higher education, the sharp trend toward seeing education largely in vocational and economic terms, the rise in government regulation and financing, the great increase in the complexity and cost of higher education, the development of a more litigious society, the legal end of in loco parentis, an exponential and accelerating growth in human knowledge, and so on.

A darker assessment of current child well - being would accord more consistently with what Mintz's entire history reveals: that economic and social trends afflicting adults» lives have an even more negative impact upon the lives of children.

Since the World Bank affects poor people around the globe more directly than any other social institution, John Cobb's exploration is important for anyone concerned about how Christians can creatively engage economic issues and trends.

This trend is likely to have been more accentuated since 1971 with the increase in the number of stations finding paid - time religious programs acceptable: a significant consequence of the economic motivation of the general television industry.

Country Reports Key information on economic figures, consumers attitudes, menu trends and more for the leading global foodservice markets.

In both surveys there were significant linear associations between socio - economic deprivation and intakes of energy, non-milk extrinsic sugars (NMES) as a percentage of food energy, sugar - sweetened beverages, confectionery, crisps and savoury snacks and leisure - time screen use (all higher among children in more deprived areas), while intakes of fruit, fruit juice and vegetables showed the opposite trend.

«Significant economic trends» indicate that a growing population will demand more programs and facilities, but the tax cap makes money tight even when more improved property shows up on the tax rolls.

The data is unambiguous on current economic conditions - GDP growth in the last quarter of 2015 was a meager 2.11 % with full year growth of 2.79 % according to the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS); inflation rose sharply to 11.4 % in February with prospects of reaching 12 % by March; capital markets have remained bearish; according to UNCTAD Nigeria's FDI fell by 27.7 % to $ 3.4 billion in 2015, and on current trends may fall even more precipitously in 2016; the de facto exchange rate of the Naira for most producers and consumers is now N322 / $ even though CBN maintains a nominal N197 / $ for privileged persons; several economic sectors - construction, government, manufacturing, oil and gas and hotels and restaurants are in recession or barely out of it; government's official foreign reserves is down to $ 27.8 bn; and unemployment and under - employment rates have worsened 10.4 % and 18.7 % by the end of 2015.

The confluence of fiscal policy and economic trends is creating a looser, more individualised economy.

Academics, however, tend to look at the fundamental factors underlying political races, usually putting more weight on basic economic facts and core trends in public opinion than on the transient efforts of campaigns themselves.

Unlike most states, New York shares its portion of Medicaid costs with the counties, and the trend lines should concern every taxpayer: With federal economic stimulus funds running out and federal health insurance changes, 16 million more Americans are expected join the 60 million now enrolled in Medicaid by 2014.

And assuming that this trend continues as the economic news gets worse, I am more convinced than ever that the election is a long way off - a view shared by two political editors writing in this morning's papers.

But they say they could use more help in «identifying any significant state, regional or industry specific economic trends that may impact sales tax receipts for the remainder of 2015 and through 2016».

But they said they'd like to know for sure, and that they could use more help in «identifying any significant state, regional or industry specific economic trends that may impact sales tax receipts for the remainder of 2015 and through 2016.»

Combination of economic trends and policies Still, for now an array of Obama administration actions and economic trends are conspiring to cut emissions, according to EIA: Americans are using less oil because of high gasoline prices; carmakers are complying with federal fuel economy standards; electricity companies are becoming more efficient; state renewable energy rules are ushering wind and solar energy onto the power grids; gas prices are competitive with coal; and federal air quality regulations are closing the dirtiest power plants.

An analysis by Jesse Ausubel and Paul Waggoner of Rockefeller University in New York City suggests that this trend of more economic bang per resource buck is widespread among developing economies, following an initial «cheap and dirty» phase of growth.

According to the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development's (OECD) Science, Technology and Industry Outlook 2014, a review of key trends in science, technology, and innovation policies, and performance in more than 45 economies, South Korea and China are now the primary destinations for researchers from the United States and experienced a net «brain gain» over the period 1996 — 2011.

Kneen believes the trend towards tailoring has to do with the economic climate — customers are looking for more.

For many low - income students, economic trends are making the prospect of getting into the college of their choice, and reaching graduation, even more difficult.

The trend of increasing racial and economic segregation is a nationwide trend — not just in Alabama and other Southern states.55 The South, however, was the only region in the country to see a net increase in private school enrollment between 1960 and 2000, and where private school enrollment is higher, support for spending in public schools tends to be lower.56 A growing body of rigorous research shows that money absolutely matters for public schools, especially for the students from low - income families who attend them.57 What's more, private schools in the South tend to have the largest overrepresentation of white students.58 In fact, research has shown that the strongest predictor of white private school enrollment is the proportion of black students in the local public schools.59

«It's more of the same: It's good that the long - term improvement trend is being shared among different economic groups and racial - ethnic groups, but we're not seeing closing in gaps,» said Kevin Carey, policy director of the D.C. - based think tank Education Sector.

Normally, I'd advocate getting a 15 - year vs. a 30 - year mortgage if you can comfortably swing the higher payments, but if you believe rates are setting off on a long - term trend higher, lower rates would have more economic value if you could lock them in for a longer time.

The local economic conditions determine local market trends, which are much more reliable gauges of market status.

Investment of more than 25 % of total assets in securities issued by banks would entail the risk of the factors influencing the health of the banking industry, affecting performance such as economic trends, industry competition and governmental actions, as well as factors affecting the financial stability of borrowers.

It not only reflects a mainstream recognition of this unfortunate trend, but is also sobering reminder of today's economic reality: homeowners» equity has been halved since 2005, leaving more than 15 million consumers underwater on their mortgages, and more than 6.5 million of those 30 % or more underwater.

However, as demographic and economic trends evolve, retirement income is coming more to the forefront as an essential function for advisors.

Mackenzie said the trend to higher CEO compensation has been pretty consistent over the years, regardless of broader economic downturns or shareholder attempts to get more say on executive pay.

This confluence of economic trends makes Congress» impending decision on student loan rates all the more critical for today's college students.

While copper's link to economic trends is interesting, it's power to shield a portfolio from inflation is even more compelling.

More impressive still is the fact that Calgary accomplishes this with no taxpayer dollars at all, which protects animal services and the animals from political wrangling over budget cuts and economic trends.