Sentences with phrase «economy ratings bring»

As the table below shows, the new fuel economy ratings bring the 2014 Volkswagen Passat up to par with the rest of the midsize sedan segment.

Not exact matches

I think, rather than threatening to use controversial presidential powers to prevent U.S. companies legally reducing their tax burden as has been mooted recently, Mr Obama must instead bring America's corporate tax rate in line with the rest of the world's developed economies.

This week brings a wide range of data on the state of the U.S. economy, while investors will also have multiple opportunities to try to gain further insight into the thinking of Fed officials on future interest rate decisions.

As evidence of the economic impact RFRA laws can have on local economies, ratings and reviews site Angie's List, founded by Bill Osterle and Angie Hicks in 1995, announced over the weekend that it was halting a $ 40 million expansion of its Indianapolis headquarters, expected to bring with it an additional 1,300 jobs, while it examines the implications of the law.

With the global economy «floating on an ocean of credit,» the current acceleration of credit via central bank policies will likely produce a positive rate of real economic growth this year for most developed countries, PIMCO chief Bill Gross writes in his latest monthly commentary, but «the structural distortions brought about by zero bound interest rates will limit that growth and induce serious risks in future years.»

They will need to cope with increasing drag from the advanced economies and moderating growth in the emerging markets, shifting risk preferences on the part of investors and a surge in inflation that has brought headline rates well above targets globally.

That also brings with it slower investment rates to maintain a slower growth in the potential economy.

The country's economy has turned out to be much stronger than anyone was predicting only a few months ago, giving policy - makers scope to bring rates back up to more normal levels.

Summers and other secular stagnation supporters argue that the level of interest rates needed to bring the economy back to full capacity is below the effective lower bound for monetary policy, so central banks are powerless to stimulate enough demand to use up excess supply.

It has also lobbied for the United States to ease tax rates on foreign profits brought back to the country, saying that such changes would allow the company to invest more freely in the U.S. economy.

The country's central banking system brought interest rates down to zero and then kept them near zero, hoping to get the economy moving again.

The modest outperformance in growth in the Canadian economy is arguably reflective of the relative damage that the financial crisis brought to the US housing and financial sectors, and also is reflected in the higher current level of policy rates in Canada (the Canadian overnight lending rate is currently 1 per cent, compared to the US Fed Funds target rate of 0 to 0.25 % per cent).

The economy might be in a slump, but people are investing money into funds that will bring good rates of return when the state of the economy improves.

While the 25 basis point increases in November and December have brought the cash rate closer to its average level of the past ten years — a period in which the economy has recorded average annual growth of 3.9 per cent — the rate still remains slightly below the average over this period (Graph 66).

John Rubino comments on the issue of Trump needing a weaker dollar to bring jobs back to the U.S. and Yellen wanting higher rates believing the economy is strong.

This year, Mr Mahama said, «we are going to bring it down to 5.3 %, then it means that inflation will gradually come down; we are looking to bring inflation back down to a single digit, then once inflation is coming down, then interest rates will gradually follow, and, so, the prospects look very good and I am very bullish about the Ghanaian economy.»

[132] Together with Shadow Chancellor Ed Balls, Miliband also promoted a «five - point plan for jobs and growth» aimed at helping the UK economy, involving extending the bonus tax on banks pioneered by Alistair Darling, bringing forward planned long - term investment to help reduce unemployment, cutting the rate of VAT from 20 % back to 17.5 %, cutting VAT on home improvements to 5 % for a temporary one - year period, and instigating a one - year National Insurance break to encourage employers to hire more staff.

U.S. Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D - N.Y.) said a complete financial turnaround for the country's economy will not be coming any time soon, but she is working to bring jobs that would help Queens residents and individuals facing a state unemployment rate of at least 8 percent.

In «Nigerian Economy in 2016: Withdrawal Symptoms» (January 27, 2016), I compared Nigeria to an addict finding it difficult to wean itself of the drug of oil and warned that «in 2016 we will be forced to begin reconciling ourselves to the real exchange rate of the Naira» and «it is wise to formally and publicly end the subsidy regime and bring certainty and investments into the downstream petroleum sector.»

Comptroller Tom DiNapoli says the Thruway Authority is carrying too much debt, and spending money at a higher rate than the revenues that it's bringing in, and should look to savings and economies before raising tolls.

New York state Comptroller Tom DiNapoli says the Thruway Authority is carrying too much debt, spending money at a higher rate than the revenues that it is bringing in, and should look to savings and economies before raising tolls.

As their birth rates plummet and citizens live longer, the wealthiest countries are desperately trying to bring in migrants to keep their economies afloat

«If our country is serious about successfully competing in a 21st century global economy and bringing down unemployment rates, we need to focus on and prioritize investing in education,» said Daniel A. Domenech, executive director, AASA, in a statement.

Cylinder deactivation and engine start / stop technologies help bring EPA combined fuel economy ratings up to 24 mpg for both sedans (22 mpg with all - wheel drive), an improvement of 2 mpg in rear - wheel - drive models and 1 mpg in all - wheel - drive models.

The I4 would bring better fuel economy if the EPA ratings of 22 mpg city and 31 mpg highway are believed.

Performance also earns an excellent rating, brought down a little by poor fuel economy and the car's tendency to hesitate a little before getting moving.

The 2.5 - liter engine features an expected 1 - mpg increase for highway fuel economy rating, bringing it to 39 mpg and giving Altima the best - in - class *** standard highway fuel economy of any vehicle in the mid-size segment (not including optional engine packages).

The Great Depression happened because after the 1929 stock market crash, which was brought about by a combination of radical margin requirement tightening in the days preceding it, an increase in interest rates that further dried up the cash that was being used to buy stocks, reaction to the floor vote reporting on the Smoot - Hawley tariff bill (which made it clear it would pass), and a concerted selling / manipulation effort by Wall Street's biggest players, the economy was in shock.

The concentration of losses in the capital - goods sector can be explained by the same factor: the artificially low - interest rates brought about by the Fed's intervention into the economy.

With fiscal spending at an all time high, we can expect it to be a good while before we make sustained gains in the market (usually fiscal spending like this brings the economy out of recession, sparks inflation, then interest rate hikes and taxes, and then another recession before it's all worked out).

For the first time in seven years, the Bank of Canada announced today that it was hiking its key overnight rate by a quarter percentage point (25 basis points) bringing it to 0.75 percent as the economy has staged a broadly based economic expansion this year.

A new investment has given high hopes to a local economy beset by high unemployment rate that in turn has been brought about by recession in the UK.

«Nordhaus is basing his judgment on the assumption that the next hundred years will bring to the world economy a mixture of stagnation and prosperity, with overall average growth continuing at the same rate that we have experienced during the twentieth century.»

A report from the Government Equalities Office states that bringing the balance of women's productivity and employment to the same level as men could add # 600 billion to the UK economy, whilst equalising participation rates could add 10 % to the UK economy by 2030.

With the economy impacted by the challenges brought on by mortgage industry fraud, fluctuating interest rates and plummeting home values, many have found it difficult to keep current with their financial obligations.

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.

It can also be brought on by a recession, new banking rules, interest rates, or a change in the local economy.

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