Sentences with phrase «for slowing economic growth»

If one believes that decoupling is occurring too slowly, one may be inclined to also advocate for slowing economic growth in wealthy nations, as Hickel suggests.

To some extent, stock market action also implies expectations for slower economic growth, though interest rate signals, such as a flat yield curve, are more suggestive of slow growth than stock market action is, and we've yet to see a substantial widening of credit spreads that would suggest imminent recession.

One encouraging sign suggesting that President Xi Jinping, Premier Li Keqiang and their team mean business is their greater tolerance for slower economic growth while they carry out reforms.

Not exact matches

The bank cited the prospect of slower economic growth in Canada brought about by lower oil prices as one reason for moderating the rate.

In the U.K., economic growth slowed to a one - year low of 0.3 percent from 0.7 percent in the last three months of 2016, the Office for National Statistics said on Friday.

The global financial crisis initially slammed the brakes on the nation's economic expansion, wiping out about 20 million export - related jobs — this in a country where anything under 8 % growth is generally considered to be too slow for social comfort.

That kind of growth would cause problems within the country, especially if job losses mount or growth remains slow for the long term, but Dollar said a steep decline economic expansion may be just what the country needs.

It could be that the prospects for continued slow economic growth at home and the gloomy economic picture globally are weighing on them.

The last time the U.S. went through a partial government paralysis in 1995 - 1996 — for roughly three weeks in two separate instances — economic growth slowed by a quarter of a percentage point during the last three months of 1995.

2018 will be a defining year for Mexico, a country plagued by corruption, violence in its struggle against gangs and drug cartels, and slow economic growth.

«The argument is the types of things we're doing now with information technology just don't show up in GDP because a lot of what we do on the Internet is free,» or very nearly so, says Philip Cross, a former chief of economic analysis at Statistics Canada who wrote a paper on the slow - growth economy for the Fraser Institute think tank last year.

Canadian demographer David Foot, who made a name for himself following the entrails of the baby boom and wrote the book Boom, Bust and Echo, has been warning for years that an aging workforce inevitably leads to slower economic growth.

By Patturaja Murugaboopathy and Gaurav Dogra (Reuters)- The specter of slower global economic growth presents another threat for Asian currencies, many of which are already under...

Since the 2010 Budget, the medium - term outlook for revenues has declined, reflecting, in part, slower economic growth in a challenging global environment.

That in turn helped euro zone stocks rise 4.4 percent in April, outperforming Wall Street for the second straight month, and shrug off slower earnings growth and weeks of disappointing data that signaled slowing economic growth.

But for Gerhard Schwarz, Head of Equity & Cross Asset Strategy at Baader Bank in Munich, the currency outlook for corporate Europe looked favorable, even though overall earnings growth was set to slow compared to 2017 due the slowing economic growth.

It's not easy for income - seeking investors to find attractive yield in today's slow growth economic environment.

In China, slowing economic growth convinced the central bank to take its foot off the monetary brake for the first time in three years by increasing the lending capacity of its commercial banks.

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).

Analysts are still expecting China's economic growth to slow later in the year, however, as a cooling property market weighs on demand for building materials from cement to steel.

Lending and growth opportunities for financials may be constrained, though, by the slow pace of the U.S. economic recovery.

In other words, just accept slower economic and employment growth for the next several years as inevitable.

For Canadians, it is important that our political parties start discussing and debating the policy actions a «new» government should take to respond to the International Monetary Fund (IMF) observation, that the global economy, and therefore the Canadian economy, could be entering a long period of economic stagnation, characterized by slow growth, high unemployment and increasing income inequality.

China's central bank gave a green light to banks to dig into reserves to lend more, signaling government worries about slowing momentum for economic growth amid rising trade tensions with the U.S.

For example, slower growth in the cost of health care will be a boon for the government and businesses, but will actually subtract from reported economic activiFor example, slower growth in the cost of health care will be a boon for the government and businesses, but will actually subtract from reported economic activifor the government and businesses, but will actually subtract from reported economic activity.

Asia / Pacific, which had been a source of growth in recent years, has turned into a sore spot for the company, as that region's economic growth has slowed.

WASHINGTON — The International Monetary Fund projects moderate economic growth for Canada this year and next, albeit at a rate lower than last year's and significantly slower than in the United States.

What is emerging is a widening «fiscal divide» between a federal government with its diminished size and sound finances, and provincial governments with growing fiscal imbalances resulting from growing spending pressures (e.g., for health, education, infrastructure) and slowing economic growth and revenue growth.

Apparently the Mr. Flaherty sees no additional scope for fiscal policy action in these circumstances of slowing economic growth, other than to maintain a commitment to eliminate the deficit over the medium term.

The problem for Chinese policymakers, which is increasingly apparent in their official statements, is that vigorously defending the renminbi carries a potentially high price in slower economic growth.

Indications of slowing growth are not yet strong enough to cause the European Central Bank to revise its timetable for winding down economic stimulus.

Minister Flaherty had done an excellent job of pre-conditioning on what to expect: a commitment to eliminate the deficit by 2015 - 16; no new «risky» spending; some funding for infrastructure and skills training; and further restraint measures to offset revenue losses due to slower economic growth in 2013.

Until we see more pro-growth stimulus and structural reforms (especially in the labor market), we think QE will serve more as an economic stabilizer than a solution for Europe's chronically slow growth.

Those folks have been entering retirement for the past few years, and potential economic growth has been slowing as a direct result.

After a series of tit - for - tat tariffs between the economic giants, there has been widespread concern that these moves could lead to a trade war which would slow down Chinese growth and trigger a global recession.

China's leaders have made it clear that they are willing to tolerate slower economic growth if that growth rate is sustainable and allows for increased domestic consumption (and hence job creation).

But De Gregorio acknowledges the challenge they present going forward and fears that, particularly at a time when growth in the region is slowing and external circumstances are changing, a flair for populism and the power of vested interests might undermine the process of continued economic reforms needed to foster, among other things, shared prosperity and social inclusion.

But the Chinese economic data for March — such as weaker growth in industrial output and investment - is suggesting that momentum is slowing.

-LRB-...) Russia's economic growth has been slowing amid dwindling investment, hefty capital outflows, and weak demand and low prices for its commodities exports.

But their key tool for these aims — slowing lending — could impede economic growth.

It's unfortunate for those who lament the rising costs of property in Greater Vancouver that the pressures of the capitalist economic system also weigh in against slowing down the accelerated growth and demand.

Data from the Institute for Supply Management, along with other statistics, suggest the US economy continues to be driven by the services sector, whereas growth in manufacturing (outside the buoyant auto sector) showed signs of slowing in August, possibly due to dollar strength and weakening economic prospects outside the United States.

Low domestic demand for gas due to low economic growth: Even before the imposition of western sanctions, Russia's domestic economy had already started slowing down.

In addition, concerns of slowing economic activity in China have come to the forefront with industry behemoth Alcoa (AA — Free Alcoa Stock Report), the International Monetary Fund, and mining giant Rio Tinto Group (RIO) tempering growth expectations for the world's biggest aluminum user.

The US is in for a long and disruptive period of slow economic growth, high unemployment and rising debt.

Euro - area economic growth slowed in the first quarter, posing a challenge for the European Central Bank as it contemplates paring back monetary stimulus measures.

Continuously hiking taxes to pay for years of budget mistakes is a recipe for poor economic performance, meaning fewer job opportunities and slower wage growth for working Illinoisans.

As we saw in the months following The Great Recession, when economic growth slowed abruptly, the Fed moved to jumpstart the economy by lowering its target for the federal funds rate.

Asian stock markets fell Thursday as weaker - than - expected orders for U.S. durable goods, falling commodities prices and signs of slower economic growth in Britain kept investors at bay.

For those reasons, a strong dollar slows economic growth.