Sentences with phrase «lackluster economic growth»

If we want to break past lackluster economic growth rates and make meaningful change in lives and livelihoods, we need to move beyond incremental innovation (think slightly - better iPhones) toward revolutionary innovation (think new energy systems, next - generation electronics, and cures for Cancer and Alzheimer's).

But since that December increase of a quarter of a percentage point, the Fed has held off pushing the fed funds rate any higher because of concerns about lackluster economic growth.

Since the end of the 2007 - 2008 financial crisis, lackluster economic growth and deflationary pressures have forced many central banks to confront the limitations of conventional monetary policy.

Additionally, this cycle stands out for its divergence between the lackluster economic growth — average real GDP is 1.3 % since 2009 — and the stock market, which, thanks in part to unprecedented monetary stimulus, is up nearly fourfold since its 2009 low.

That suggests they see no reason to lavish their excess cash on capital spending, perhaps viewing it as unnecessary, given today's lackluster economic growth and tepid consumer demand.

Investors have been confronted with the European debt crisis, the fiscal cliff, debt - ceiling fights, fears about a double - dip recession, lackluster economic growth and a market correction.