Sentences with phrase «financial downturns by»

The lessons from that period, perhaps more than any previous one, taught the risk industry that expert judgment and economic insight may help investors anticipate and avoid exposure to major financial downturns by using forward - looking models

While U.K. scientists have complained that some other countries have responded to the worldwide financial downturn by increasing research spending, Willetts says the United Kingdom has actually done something more long - lasting: «This is not a temporary stimulus package.

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But the downturn in the 1980s was caused by the sudden and massive increase in interest rates by the Paul Volcker - led Federal Reserve, not a meltdown of the global financial system.

For example, heightened risk taking by investors and elevated leverage in large financial institutions and in shadow banking activities were among the factors that turned a downturn in the U.S. subprime mortgage market into a global financial crisis.

It was as if the crash is just another business cycle downturn, not aggravated by any systemic financial flaws, but, if anything, by liberal government planners being too nice to poor people, by providing cheap mortgage credit to the uninitiated who could not quite handle the responsibility.

The not - for - profit organization is looking for better ways to connect with potential financial donors at a time when fundraising in Alberta has been hit by the recent economic downturn.

Since the advent of the Federal Reserve there have been longer periods of apparent stability followed by much greater financial crises and economic downturns (the three most severe peace - time economic downturns in the US (the downturns of the 1930s, the 1970s and the 2000s) occurred since the birth of the Fed).

Perhaps not surprisingly, a recent proposal by the Financial Accounting Standards Board to eliminate pooling has caused deep consternation in corporate boardrooms concerned about earnings and among investment bankers who fear a serious downturn in M&A activity.

GMO, a financial firm that accurately predicted the previous two market downturns, announced in September that it expects U.S. stocks to fall by an average 3.6 percent a year for the next seven years.

The collapse of US banking giant Lehman Brothers in September 2008 precipitated a worldwide financial crisis which by 2009 had developed into a serious global economic downturn.

In Detroit, a city thats been hit hard by the downturn in the state and now federal economy, financial pressures constantly weigh on students and their families.

Many schools are scaling back academic programs or closing altogether because of financial hardship, according to a survey by the American Association of School Administrators on the impact of the economic downturn.

This was a result of Volvo being deeply affected by the financial downturn, of Ford during the depths of the recession period.

Generally, credit card use has come under scrutiny for its contribution to the financial problems experienced by many consumers during the economic downturn.

The financial sector has been devastated in this crisis, whereas it was almost completely unaffected by the downturn in the equities market early in this decade.

By moving out of riskier investments, you can help protect what you've accumulated over the years against the risk of a major downturn in the financial markets.

The «scariness» over home loans was the widespread realization that the rules of the game had been changed permanently, by the combination of an economic downturn plus national (or even international) financial policies designed to enforce low inflation rates - with the consequence that «being underwater» had been changed from a short term problem to a long - term one.

The German artist's video installation, newly acquired by the Institute of Contemporary Art Boston, is about a financial analyst who turned to mixed martial arts after the 2008 downturn.

Here, we've built on their principal 350 emissions pathway, updating it to capture the modest (and no doubt temporary) 2007 - 2009 downturn in global emissions caused by the recent financial crisis, and adapting it to yield essentially the same outcome in terms of projected atmospheric CO2 concentrations.

Putting further distance between itself and the economic downturn, Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher posted increases in all key financial metrics last year, according to reporting by The American Lawyer.

Oreshkin says the financial downturn in Russia, caused by Western sanctions, has made sellers less likely to use the services of real estate brokers.

However, despite a protracted period of subdued economic downturn, the local residential market remains remarkably resilient — in part because investors, faced with unusually high levels of financial market volatility, are increasingly opting for the stability offered by «real» assets like property.

The same rating companies that were caught flat - footed by the downturn in the mortgage market during the global financial crisis that ended in 2009 may be underestimating the threat of climate change to coastal communities.