Sentences with phrase «major financial catastrophe»

Yet without it, even a small unexpected event could turn into a major financial catastrophe.

Not exact matches

So holding Hong Kong dollars essentially gives you ALL of the benefits of holding US dollars, but with free downside protection in the event of any major US financial catastrophe.

Peter Altenberg, a major figure in Vienna's café society at the beginning of the last century, wrote: «There are only two things that can destroy a healthy man: love trouble, ambition and financial catastrophe.

One, «Course of Empire,» inspired by a series of paintings by Ed Ruscha, looks at how artists have responded to major global events, including 9/11, Hurricane Katrina and the financial catastrophe of 2008.

However, with the price of food rising much faster than the global mean temperature, I suppose it is really not terribly surprising that financial analysts would seize on the potential catastrophe that is most immediate (especially if there are no major energy companies waging a campaign to confuse the issue).

Helping apply for and attain the correct insurance policy limits medical expenses to reasonable levels and prevents financial catastrophe in the event of a major medical event.