Growth has not solved
every economic problem and growth is causing environmental problems.
In fact the biggest
economic problem is precisely that those productivity gains are barely being shared with workers at all.
This isn't just touchy - feely stuff — it's a growing
economic problem.
This led to tax refunds underperforming last year's year - to - date value by about $ 25 billion up until the massive windfall, which made it appear like there may be
an economic problem.
So the question is how will Goldman achieve its targeted profitability without compromising its standards and (possibly) precipitating wider
economic problems?
Adding to
the economic problem is the exodus of thousands of people from Greece, searching for better living conditions abroad.
The IMF was once a reliable ally of policymakers who see balanced budgets and lower taxes as the answer to
every economic problem.
Populist parties offer solutions that will not solve
the economic problems facing the continent, the president of the German Ifo Institute told CNBC.
On the other hand, if the Fed decides to delay raising rates, as the stock market is clearly hoping for, then it will give U.S. investors a chance to assess China's moves to solve
its economic problems over the next few months, and respond accordingly later on.
Central banks in developed markets have been pulled into the political hot zone for the first time in decades, as politicians now scapegoat banks for domestic
economic problems.
It's easy to blame the other party for deeper
economic problems, of course.
We've been told that we need to save more, that housing prices are unsustainable, that bailouts in Europe will help solve the globe's
economic problems, only to see Greece and Italy descend further into despair.
The paper correctly diagnoses the U.S.
economic problem as a slowdown in the growth of productivity, which in turn limits growth in pay.
All this to say that, far from taking jobs or causing
economic problems, many refugees are striving to create jobs and contribute to their host nations» economies.
President Barack Obama took to the podium Wednesday to highlight one of America's deepest
economic problems: inequality.
According to a survey released last week by the National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB), a strong majority (two - thirds) of small businesses think Capitol Hill politics are «at the heart of the country's
economic problems» and 76 % believe the current regulatory environment doesn't favor someone looking to start or grow a business.
North Korea is drenched in chronic
economic problems, due to a one - sided focus on military spending and decades of economic sanctions from the international community.
That year, stocks started to tumble in the summer, mostly on worries of
economic problems abroad, that time in Europe.
Profit sharing is not going to solve all
the economic problems of the working middle class.
While Carney's move to drastically cut interest rates in Canada at the beginning of the financial crisis was prophetic, Philip Aldrick of the Telegraph likens the situation to Canada being an innocent bystander to a horrendous car crash with the U.K. economy at the wheel: the enormity and complexity of
the economic problems Carney will face are on a whole different level.
Do The Right Thing, Spike Lee's 1989 fi lm about the hottest day of a Brooklyn summer, remains the most critically acclaimed thing he's ever directed; as per Maggie Anderson, it also offers a perfect summation of one of Black America's core
economic problems.
Google's effort to offer high - speed Internet access to consumers at home has run into the same
economic problem that bedeviled almost every challenger in the market over the last two decades.
And while we are certainly facing
economic problems today — Euro debt, U.S. joblessness — they are not of the same magnitude as in 2008.
That downturn is pushing the federal budget towards deficit, but having rejected deficits outright, the Harper government will have to cut spending to balance its budget, thereby making
economic problems worse.
But Mr. Navarro has also written extensive warnings that U.S. dependence on foreign oil is a big part of
that economic problem, and argued that the U.S. should impose import fees on foreign oil.
Double - digit inflation is Turkey's most pressing
economic problem, and a growing worry for President Tayyip Erdogan and his ruling AK Party as they head into elections on June 24.
Russia's
economic problems since 2014 have accelerated its weakening position in the region.
Instead of curbing budget deficits, they're actually exacerbating the continent's
economic problems.
Unfortunately, Mr. Krugman's failure to see today's
economic problem as one of debt deflation reflects his failure (suffered by most economists, to be sure) to recognize the need for debt writedowns, for restructuring the banking and financial system, and for shifting taxes off labor back onto property, economic rent and asset - price («capital») gains.
But the EURO crisis has now become world
economic problem and the Prime Minister knows this.
Based on what they're saying, you'd have to conclude that they believe that Nafta and other trade agreements have caused Ohio's huge
economic problems.
One is a world in which
our economic problems are largely solved, profits are on the mend, and things will soon be back to normal, except for a lot of unemployed people whose fate is, let's face it, of no concern to Wall Street.
It is
an economic problem that the Fed's tools would be particularly ill suited to solve; the Fed can help address weak demand in the economy but can't do much about a negative supply shock, which is what a trade war would be.
This is a classic
economic problem where the buyer of services, employer, is different from its beneficiaries, the would - be retirees.
It is time for political leaders and their advisors to consider these and develop other practical policies to deal with inequality and
our economic problems in a way consonant with America's broad - based ownership tradition.
Since 1981, the Institute has provided objective analysis and concrete solutions to a wide range of international
economic problems.
To a considerable degree it overlaps with
the economic problems I'll discuss today.
But as Greece's
economic problems pile higher, the task appears insurmountable.
The dynamics of the debt money system, the phenomenon of capital consumption (which we believe is an «under - reported» major
economic problem — although not on this web site, to be sure), the war on cash, and the rise of Bitcoin all have dedicated chapters in this year's report.
The Conservatives, including Prime Minister Stephen Harper, have said Canada is feeling the sting of
economic problems around the world, including the crisis in Europe and slower - than - predicted growth in the United States.
Most of Western Europe except Germany, are having huge
economic problems which has led to lower sales an profits in those areas
The «Lost Decade» has turned into the «Lost Two Decades», and many of the same
economic problems continue to plague the nation today.
If a country scores a very low mark on all of these factors, or at least most of these factors, there is a good chance that it would be subject to an international loss of confidence and ensuing
economic problems.
Excess debt, fiat currencies, and «printing currency» are the center of global
economic problems.
The state did better during the country's most recent
economic problems than many other states, but Utah residents are still having problems getting their debt under control.
The state survived the most recent
economic problems better than many other states did, but many Rhode Island residents are still struggling to get their debt down and get credit card balances to zero.
The impact of
the economic problems in the Asian region are now clearly evident in Australia's external accounts.
As if the falling ruble, crippling sanctions and plunging oil prices weren't a bad enough combination for Russian President Vladimir Putin, now his most important ally, China, is facing serious
economic problems of its own.
The models being employed treat these dimensions of
the economic problem as «externalities,» but they are central to how the economic system works in practice.
Adding to the concerns are other
economic problems including a high unemployment rate of over 25 %, the recent demise of the country's VBS Mutual Bank amid a «severe liquidity crisis,» as well as the highest rate of economic crime (77 %) in the world, according to PwC's biennial Global Economic Crime Survey.