Sentences with phrase «like government debt»

Normally, we would expect symmetric risk from a fixed income product like government debt since a 1 % increase in interest rates would result in approximately the same change as a 1 % drop in interest rates.

Sufficed to say, if there is ever a crisis of confidence in fiat currency based assets, like government debt, there aren't many options out there for central banks to use in order to restore faith in the system.

Second, while it makes sense that an environment in which investments, like government debt, are yielding a smaller return might cause people to spend less today in order to make their retirement goals, there just isn't a lot of evidence that this happens in the real world.

Not exact matches

Dr. Greenspan has long been concerned that the high US government debt levels are going to cause a Greek - like implosion in the USA.

And at a time of political uncertainly and rising U.S. government debt, where the long - term viability of pillars of retirement - age financial security like Medicare and Social Security is increasingly in doubt, the urgency of preparing for a long post-career life becomes that much greater.

Like the other Italian cities on this list, Florence has been crushed by the sovereign debt crisis and the political turmoil of the Berlusconi government.

Polish equities also look like a potential winner according to Lynn due to the countries fast growth rate (relative to euro zone), its low government debt and the country's location (next door to Germany).

In one paper he co-wrote in the spring of 2002, just months after he joined Goldman Sachs to lead its effort to win investment banking business from European governments, Mr. Draghi argued that governments might use financial derivatives like interest rate swaps «to stabilize tax revenue and avoid the sudden accumulation of debt.»

The local government's crippling debt of more than $ 73 billion and PREPA's own obligations of $ 9 billion made it hard to keep up with critical maintenance like trimming tree branches away from power lines, let alone make upgrades to make the energy network.

To get Greece's government debt - to - GDP ratio to a more acceptable level, like 120 % (from some 170 % now), Europe's leaders were going to have to reduce Greece's debt burden even more, and that potentially meant having to take a haircut of their own.

Mainstream economists like Nobel Prize winner Paul Krugman tell us that debt is inherently good, and that governments should borrow heavily and often.

In recent years, some things have been labeled the «Next Lehman,» like China's potential economic slowdown, a bankruptcy of Greece or high U.S. government debt levels.

Congress must act by Sept. 29 to increase the United States» $ 19.9 trillion debt limit, in order to permit the government to continue borrowing money to pay bills like Social Security and interest.

DEBT Pension Deficits: While Private plans have an estimated deficit of just $ 465 billion, Public plans of local, state and the federal government in the US are estimated to have something like $ 1.6 trillion!

Given the debt load in the US and given statements made by government officials, this seems like a reasonable conclusion to draw.

«We have a backdrop that's more like the 1940s when governments were saddled with debt after the war and central banks held a big proportion,» Major said.

That could set up another showdown like those that took place in 2011 and 2013 — when lawmakers brought the government to the brink of defaulting on U.S. debt, leading Standard & Poor's to downgrade the nation's credit rating for the first time.

The German voters are very much in favor of more fiscal discipline, making it hard for the German government to openly consider any debt restructuring, which ultimately seems like the only way to go.

We can complain that spending like that by government is putting us in debt, but we are still doing it.

Look closely, and this scene tells you a lot about what Italy is today: an MC Escher - like tangle of governmental bureaucracy; social tension exacerbated by a relatively recent influx of immigrants; passive resignation to years of high unemployment, virtually no economic growth, and government debt that is now nearly 140 percent of the gross domestic product.

But certainly with debt, like every government, we have debt, the NPP government borrowed quite a lot and were even given debt forgiveness in what was called HIPC.

Debt limit debates, threats of government shutdown, and the like are likely to become a thing of the past.

It may be pertinent to mention that the book value of the power plant which is currently estimated at USD 325 million after five (5) years, with a life cycle of around 15 -20 years, will be handed over to the Government as a debt free asset which can be used to leverage and raise financing as a collateral or else the Government may choose to sell the operating asset to any investor who may not like to take any development risk, hence the plant being operational and in its best conditions.

Mr. Speaker, on the debt stock, I would like to recall that one of the challenging economic situations that our government inherited was a ballooning debt stock which placed undue burden on the 2017 budget.

If needed, the Federal Reserve can issue as many new dollars as it likes, so the USA can not fail to pay its debt (unless its government chooses to default).

By removing the participatory element of classical democracy, «improper» and «wicked» proposals like a «rage for paper money, or an abolition of debts, for an equal division of property» [vii] would be kept far away from republican government.

Mr. Faulk added that a public - private partnership like the East End Veterans Clinic at the County Center in Yaphank would be ideal, since it would not have any financial impact on Suffolk County as the county government wrestles with its looming debt.

«The choice for Republicans is clear: they can keep Richard Hanna, who votes to raise taxes, to extend U.S. debt to economically dangerous levels by voting with Obama, Reid and Pelosi to raise the debt ceiling while bankrupting our nation, or they can choose a commonsense Republican like me who has a proven record of voting to reduce taxes, voting against the implementation of Obamacare in New York, votes against funding an illegal database (including ammunition database) against legal gun owners, voting against increasing our debt ceiling in New York and supports countless initiatives to reduce the burdens of government red tape on individuals and small businesses, including family farms,» Tenney said.

«I would like to assure all public spirited Ghanaians that should I be given the opportunity to examine the Judgment Debtor, Alfred Agbesi Woyome, in Court the good people of Ghana will hear and see the beneficiaries of the unconstitutional judgment debt in the NDC and this Government,» Mr Amidu stated in his application which he filed on November 10.

EDIT: In response to LateralFractal, most government systems don't have a «debt ceiling» like the US does - if the expenditure is authorized then raising the money (borrowing) is also authorized.

If not for outside analysts like the Empire Center for New York State Policy, taxpayers wouldn't know that state and local governments could rack up an estimated $ 5.3 billion in debt over the next three years.

A spokesperson for Cox said he was talking about debt incurred by state and local governments, not personal debt like credit cards or auto loans.

Once we factor in spending on the likes of debt interest and benefits, the government's figures show spending on public services will have to be cut between 2011 and 2014.

Wrapped up in the total spending figures are things like debt interest and benefit payments, over which the government has little control.

Facts like the Tories have massively increased the national debt — in fact Richard don't you think that there is a basic immorality in what the Tories have done, all that increase in national debt but unlike the last Labour government this shower have nowt to show for it?

You know, like the fact that the last Labour government had reduced the national debt as a percentage of GDP to its lowest level since WWII before the international financial crisis hit in 2008.

Still, Senate Democratic leaders on Wednesday urged Republicans to come to the bargaining table to work out a deal to finance the government through Sept. 30 and perhaps go beyond the immediate fiscal issues to take on larger budgetary questions about spending on entitlement programs like Medicare and an increase in the debt limit.

The researchers suggest at the end of the paper that if the government sees a need to spur more consumer spending, particularly on durable goods like automobiles, that it might consider directly targeting consumer debt burdens.

Ordinary people like you or me aren't the only ones who can run up debts — governments can owe people money, too!

And, in fact, the share of financial aid being given to low - income students like Chris Ogren, who are falling deeper and deeper into debt, has declined steadily over the last 10 years, government statistics show.

No one in the comics industry had been doing this and for longtime publishers like Marvel and DC to insist on ownership of original art would've meant embracing a disastrous debt to state governments.

Although government bonds are supposed to be guaranteed because they can use tax revenue to pay out the money, there have been instances of countries like Russia defaulting on its domestic currency debt.

A look at trading options on debt instruments, like U.S. Treasury bonds and other government securities.

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Monthly Income Plan or the MIP is basically a debt - oriented hybrid mutual fund where nearly three - fourth of the corpus is invested in debt instruments such as debentures, government securities, and the likes.

When the scheme puts most of the funds in debt products like government securities, corporate bonds, or fixed deposits, it is known as a debt fund.

Like any other form of debt, past due taxes is a debt — a debt to the government — that carries interest.

Most of those governments have debt denominated in their local currency as well so it may seem like they should all have similar rates.

However, the government is reluctant to provide any stimulus to the housing market at the same time it's introducing measures like the new mortgage stress - test rules to slow down consumer debt.

Loan Forgiveness The federal government may write off one's student loan debt in certain cases, like in the event of military service, volunteer work, or if one practices medicine or teaches in specified communities.