Sentences with phrase «economy ratings along»

Combining this new platform with a more powerful and efficient direct - injected 3.5 - liter i - VTEC ™ V - 6 engine, a 6 - speed automatic transmission with wider ratio spread, and available new Intelligent Variable Torque Management ™ (iVTM - 4 ™) torque - vectoring all - wheel drive — the most advanced AWD technology in the midsize truck class — results in class - leading EPA fuel economy ratings along with superior all - weather traction and handling capability and robust medium - duty off - road performance.

These versatile vehicles are able to offer great fuel economy ratings along with ample storage space and a fun - to - drive nature.

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Some of that is for good reason — the eurozone's recovery is still extremely modest, China's growth is slowing (along with most other emerging markets) and investors are uncertain over the ability of the halfway - recovered US and UK economies to sustain higher central bank interest rates.

Global market volatility persisted this week, as investors remained nervous on China's slowing economy along with a possible interest rate increase at the U.S. Federal Reserve's mid-September meeting.

Along with government spending, interest rates are the main lever governments can use to adjust the economy.

The ratings agency Moody's maintained the US's top - notch «Aaa» credit rating Thursday, saying, «The diversity, dynamism, and competitiveness of the US economy, along with the US dollar's status as the preeminent international reserve currency and very large size and depth of the US Treasury market, offset rising fiscal pressures stemming from aging - related entitlement spending, higher debt - service payments, and recent policy actions that will likely reduce future revenues and increase expenditures.»

If one assumes Mr. Rosengren allows the economy to hum along at the current levels (a big if since he wants to raise rates), a average 2.5 % wage gain less 2 % inflation makes you wait three more years to get back to 2007 (a lost decade plus two) and five years to party likes it's 1999 (two lost decades, plus one).

Late last year interest rates were raised again in December to 1.5 %, with more small hikes expected in 2018 to keep a control on inflation as the U.S. economy keeps motoring along.

I'd note that we saw similar slowdowns in job creation in 2011 and 2012 after pickups in the job creation rate and this, along with the large amount of fiscal restraint hitting the economy now, makes me more cautious.

Recent turmoil in the stock market and global economy might cause the FOMC to continue along its current course, which would mean keeping the federal funds rate near zero.

By contrast, the Eurozone and Japan are still in the midst of extended programmes of quantitative easing (QE) intended mainly to keep interest rates low along the length of the yield curve (rather than directly to boost the rates of growth of money and purchasing power), and hence to stimulate the two economies.

The answer would appear to be yes, with the economy chugging along at a slow rate of growth and unemployment stuck above 8 %.

But along with raising rates Greenspan was and Bernanke now is also pursuing a policy of easy money, in an attempt to keep the economy rolling along while trying to engineer a soft landing for real estate.

«We see infrastructure as the grease that keeps the economy moving along,» Beth Ann Bovino, chief economist at S&P Global Ratings and a co-author of the plan, said in an interview.

It's the absence of productive real investment, which since 2000 has slumped to a small fraction of its historical growth rate, along with the encouragement of rank yield - seeking speculation by the Fed, that has repeatedly injured the U.S. economy, and is likely to insult the economy with further crises before any durable lessons are learned.

Economies that exhibit a higher velocity of money relative to others tend to be further along in the business cycle; thus, should have a higher rate of inflation, all things being constant.

By the time W finished his second term, I had graduated from college, come to terms with the fact that the criminalization of abortion is highly unlikely no matter the party in power, expanded my definition of «pro-life» to include Iraqi children and prisoners of war, and experienced first - hand some of the major problems with America's healthcare system, which along with poverty and education issues, contributes to the troubling abortion rate in the U.S. I remained pro-life idealistically, but for the first time, voted for a pro-choice president, hoping that the reforms I wanted to see in the healthcare, the economy, immigration, education, and for the socioeconomically disadvantaged would function pragmatically to reduce abortions.

This kind of thinking, along with superb food, has enabled Centeno's first effort as restaurateur to turn a profit in less than two months — this while opening in an edgy area of the city, in a struggling economy, in an industry with a 27 percent failure rate.

He said when these figures are considered along with inflation rate of 16.05 per cent and an annual population growth rate of approximately 2.67 per cent, then the recovery of Nigerian economy is weak and feeble.

Nick Robinson looked at the latest polls ahead of elections on 22 May, a possible rise in interest rates, and the state of the UK economy with Conservative Damian Green and Labour's Mary Creagh, along with Daily Politics presenter Andrew Neil.

Included in the PowerPoint: Macroeconomic Objectives (AS Level) a) Aggregate Demand (AD) and Aggregate Supply (AS) analysis - the shape and determinants of AD and AS curves; AD = C+I+G + (X-M)- the distinction between a movement along and a shift in AD and AS - the interaction of AD and AS and the determination of the level of output, prices and employment b) Inflation - the definition of inflation; degrees of inflation and the measurement of inflation; deflation and disinflation - the distinction between money values and real data - the cause of inflation (cost - push and demand - pull inflation)- the consequences of inflation c) Balance of payments - the components of the balance of payments accounts (using the IMF / OECD definition): current account; capital and financial account; balancing item - meaning of balance of payments equilibrium and disequilibrium - causes of balance of payments disequilibrium in each component of the accounts - consequences of balance of payments disequilibrium on domestic and external economy d) Exchange rates - definitions and measurement of exchange rates - nominal, real, trade - weighted exchange rates - the determination of exchange rates - floating, fixed, managed float - the factors underlying changes in exchange rates - the effects of changing exchange rates on the domestic and external economy using AD, Marshall - Lerner and J curve analysis - depreciation / appreciation - devaluation / revaluation e) The Terms of Trade - the measurement of the terms of trade - causes of the changes in the terms of trade - the impact of changes in the terms of trade f) Principles of Absolute and comparative advantage - the distinction between absolute and comparative advantage - free trade area, customs union, monetary union, full economic union - trade creation and trade diversion - the benefits of free trade, including the trading possibility curve g) Protectionism - the meaning of protectionism in the context of international trade - different methods of protection and their impact, for example, tariffs, import duties and quotas, export subsidies, embargoes, voluntary export restraints (VERs) and excessive administrative burdens («red tape»)- the arguments in favor of protectionism This PowerPoint is best used when using worksheets and activities to help reinforce the ideas talked about.

Along with the old - school ride and handling come some old - school fuel economy numbers: The GX 460 is EPA - rated 15/20/17 mpg city / highway / combined.

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.

The RDX has an EPA city / highway / combined fuel economy rating * of 19/24/21 mpg (RDX 2WD) and 17/22/19 mpg (RDX SH - AWD ™) along with meeting EPA TIER 2 — BIN 5 and CARB LEV - 2 ULEV emissions standards.

The 420d is our favourite all - rounder, though — it blends a 7.4 - second 0 - 62mph time with 58.9 mpg fuel economy if you drive gently, along with a 27 % Benefit - in - Kind rating (BiK) that makes it appealing for company - car drivers.

Optionally available is a 3.6 - liter V6, rated at 301 horsepower, that cranks out plenty of performance for passing or tackling long hills along with commendably - decent fuel economy.

Both turbocharged engines utilize a host of new technologies, including high - efficiency low - inertia turbos, variable valve timing, low - pressure - loss air intake and high - accuracy direct injection, to deliver immediate and powerful response along while still anticipated to receive top level fuel economy ratings.

Taken together, these new features and technologies give the new Ridgeline highly refined and responsive performance with top - in - class acceleration and fuel economy ratings, along with the improved all - weather traction and dynamic handling capabilities of available torque vectoring all - wheel - drive.

, along with a 78 - pound average reduction in curb weight and a more aerodynamically efficient exterior design, combine to deliver the quickest acceleration and help the Ridgeline receive the highest EPA fuel - economy ratings in the midsize pickup truck class.

Smooth and powerful, it offers a first - rate driving experience along with superior fuel economy.

If you are looking for more luxury and comfort along with high fuel economy rating, then its better to wait for the new upcoming 2013 GS 450h release rather than opting the new 2012 CT 200h.

Recent turmoil in the stock market and global economy might cause the FOMC to continue along its current course, which would mean keeping the federal funds rate near zero.

The U.S. economy is limping along right now due to the uncertainty that the Federal government has introduced (not extending current tax rates, health care cost - fines, fess, etc. & the possible «energy tax»).

This means that student loan interest rates rise along with interest rates in the broader economy.

With the U.S. economy rolling along, the Federal Reserve has pushed its benchmark short - term interest rate to a range of 1.5 % to 1.75 % — the highest since 2008 — and has signaled more hikes to come.

On the other hand, a growing economy and job market along with stability in the global markets could launch mortgage rates beyond the 5 percent mark in the next year.

But if mobile money eventually leads to a diminution of the role which commercial banks play in the financial system, the interest rate transmission mechanism, which relies on movements in short term inter-bank rates being transmitted along the yield curve to all other interest rates in the economy, will be weakened, which in turn will weaken the transmission mechanism of monetary policy.

As a result of the Fed's direction, along with general improvements in the economy, our 2013 30 - year mortgage rate forecast calls for gradually rising interest rates over the next few months.

A view on the prospects and inherent risks that face the North American economy along with forecasts for key benchmark rates.

Our Midrange and Executive Styles are actually upgraded fold - open formats that open up like restaurant menus, and play a key role in helping our clients obtain the high interview rates that they continue to garner, whether the economy is on a tear or barely limping along.

Along with robust corporate profits and healthy balance sheets, as the economy continues to improve, positive absorption and low levels of construction are expected further to bring down the vacancy rate going forward.

When you look at these trends along with the improving prospects for home construction amid a strengthening economy and continuing low interest rates, first - time buyers could be poised for a comeback in 2015.

This in turn should boost consumer confidence and drive the economy higher — along with inflation and interest rates.

The report says historically low mortgage rates, along with steady growth in the Canadian economy, continued to fuel real estate markets during 2004.

Signs that inflation is moving toward that target, along with other data showing an improving economy, make it more likely Fed officials will nudge up a key interest rate this month.

The economy is humming along, at least for the time being, but interest rates are low, and many middle - class Americans are looking for better ways to invest their money.