«We think it would be very mild, and we think if you compare the States with
other advanced economies around the world, we still think the States is going to be in quite a good position to take the appropriate monetary action and cut interest rates,» he added.
Measured in this capacity, Canada has been underperforming
other advanced economies since at least the 1980s, and even more so since the 1990s, according to the Conference Board of Canada.
Our interest rates remained positive, unlike those in many
other advanced economies.
Especially compared to
the other advanced economies out there, our resilience and flexibility is evident.
And over this period, GDP growth has averaged 2 3/4 per cent, higher than in most
other advanced economies.
Still, sticking with the first figure, soon the aging runner will likely finally cross the goal line, and we're doing better here than most
other advanced economies.
Although the adjustment has been difficult, it has occurred over a longer period of time than the boom in commodity prices and, in general, Canada has not lost ground relative to
other advanced economies.
We invest much less in young children, and that stems largely from the fact that most
other advanced economies view early childhood education, child care and other benefits targeted at parents with young children as «public goods,» meaning investments that, absent public support, would be insufficiently made from the perspective of society's well - being.
Instead, the Government will present a budget, perhaps in February, which simply up - dates the fiscal numbers, surrounded with a lot of rhetoric about how lucky Canadians are compared to everyone else living in
some other advanced economy.
Although the collapse in investment was as acute in Canada as it was in
other advanced economies, Canadian business investment bounced back relatively quickly, as the oil and gas sector benefited from a sizable rebound in commodity prices (Chart 1).
The speech then explores the reasons behind subdued wages growth in Australia and
other advanced economies, and the challenge this poses for monetary policy.
Hong Kong small businesses that are investing in technology are enjoying quick returns on their investment, which is leading to the sector topping small businesses from
other advanced economies in the adoption of technology.
In a number of
other advanced economies — most notably the United States and Britain — prosecutors in certain kinds of cases involving corporate misbehaviour have the option of negotiating what are called «deferred prosecution agreements.»
We already pay a higher percentage of our GDP on health care (with weaker measurable outcomes) than
every other advanced economy.
Every other advanced economy has already done so.
Data breaches are not just a risk, but a real bleeding wound for the US, Europe and
other advanced economies.
Many
other advanced economies already invest comparable figures on R&D, so the promises actually mean that the UK will merely catch up — and long after the next parliament is history.
For one thing, so many of the jobs in the United States and
other advanced economies are in the service sector, and involve interacting with other people.
In this regard, BASIS students also differ from students in
other advanced economies who traditionally take matriculation exams in their final year of high school.
It noted, however, that upward pressure on wages and prices remain more subdued than historical trends would suggest, which has also been seen in
other advanced economies.
These measures complement traditional balance - sheet metrics and suggest that markets consider large Canadian banks to be better placed to weather adverse shocks than banks in
other advanced economies.
Given Australia has just experienced its hottest 12 month period on record, after recording its hottest year on record, after the world experienced its hottest decade on record, and as a report says Australia is more exposed to climate change impacts than
any other advanced economy, perhaps it's time Tony Abbott cast aside the ageing anti-science advisors in his ranks.
In comments this spring and summer, the group criticized the plans out of Europe and
other advanced economies, calling them «inadequate» and «insufficient.»
One would imagine that the regulations governing the legal industry here would have been revisited — as they have been in several
other advanced economies — to reflect technology, new models, and client demand.
In comparison to the Early Childhood Education and Care (ECEC) systems of many
other advanced economies the German system can be characterised as relatively uniform, when looking at programmes and providers.
Yun is forecasting the U.S. economy to grow by 2.7 percent, a reasonable gain when compared with the struggling growth of
other advanced economies.
Not exact matches
Almanza expects G4S's cash business to continue growing faster in
advanced economies for another one to two years, while emerging markets will provide
other opportunities.
How Japan got into this bind is a story
other advanced countries (like Canada) should study as they run large deficits to stimulate their
economies.
The company's strategists observed that the world's
advanced economies are scarcely growing, while the developing and even some non-developed ones are growing fast; though China and
others are slowing, together they still create more new GDP every year than do the more established
economies.
Yet there are some
others, such as Singapore or Hong Kong, who have already largely completed their productivity catch - up with the
advanced economies, and the associated real exchange rate appreciation.
The
advanced economies had been rebuilt, global savings was abundant, and
other forms of demand determined growth rates for most
economies.
This is in stark contrast to what CEOs from
other advanced manufacturing
economies think.
Some would argue that by acting cautiously on balance sheet normalization (without actively countering impacts of ECB policy measures), Fed policymakers have partially ceded control of financial conditions to foreign monetary authorities, but the same can be said about
other central banks as well, for long - term rates are correlated among
advanced economies:
Unlike manufacturing in many
other advanced and emerging markets, the share of traded goods in the United States
economy is less than in
other economies.
Those very features that have made us different from
other advanced welfare states, that have even made us seem «backward» at times — the variety of our racial and ethnic groups, the opportunities for creative innovation and experimentation inherent in our sort of federalism, our tradition of voluntarism, and even, within bounds, our attachment to a gambling, risk - taking, profit - making
economy — may turn out to be conducive to the implementation of an ecological approach to social policy.
Mr Harysuyker highlighted some of the impressive numbers underscoring the farm sector's current impact on the national
economy including big
advances in trade of beef and
other commodities to markets like China.
Note that the United States is the only
advanced economy to make the list; most
others offer at least 15 weeks.
Our nation and
economy differ in significant cultural, political, economic and philosophical ways from
other advanced nations that offer generous leave.
If the United States were to adopt the metric system of units, as commonly used in all
other advanced industrial
economies, there would clearly be switching costs for the
economy as a whole, and there would likely be cost savings due to greater standardisation with
other economies.
All four countries have also been carrying out reforms of their pension systems years in
advance of many
other developed
economies.
By the way, most readers know that I am a big advocate of private capital - domestic and foreign, and I have consistently
advanced positions in support of FDI, FPI, Concessions, PPPs, private investments in infrastructure, deregulation and liberalization, and
other policies and strategies for improving investment in the Nigerian
economy.
I was proud of the sophisticated proposal that was submitted to Amazon which detailed our region's resurgence, strong
economy and positive momentum, our talented tech workforce, world - class colleges and universities, regional attributes including existing area connectivity,
advanced innovation eco-system, the well - documented affordability of our region, and access to Canada and
other destinations.
Today I report on an
economy set to grow faster than any
other major
advanced economy in the world.
I can confirm that, in these turbulent times, the latest international forecast expects Britain to grow faster this year than any
other major
advanced economy in the world.
Indeed, many
other studies have come to much different conclusions about energy efficiency, including a report released earlier this week by the
Advanced Energy
Economy Institute.
Among
other adjustments that could help double fuel
economy are turbocharging with smaller, more efficient engines that produce the same level of power;
advanced heat management and cooling systems, which reuse the heat produced in the engine for energy; weight reduction, including broader use of high - strength steel that is already in some cars today; better aerodynamics; more efficient air conditioners, transmissions and lighting devices (including headlights); and increased electrification leading to full hybridization with electric motor and regenerative breaking — all of which currently exist.
In it they wrote that policymakers, regulators, financial and academic institutions, among
others, as well as the industries themselves can be structurally adverse to innovation — a posture that is blocking ingenuity and technological
advances and stunting economic growth in sectors that account for at least 50 % of the U.S.
economy.
Perhaps the big
advance will spring from physicists» quest for a theory of everything; from studies of «emergent» phenomena with many moving parts, such as ecologies and
economies; from
advances in computers and mathematics; from nanotechnology, biotechnology, and
other applied sciences; or from investigations of how brains make minds.
Because there is a theory — that is mostly Hanson's theory, but I guess
other people subscribe to this — that the limiting factor holding back a capitalistic
economy is brain power; at this point nothing else really holds it back, well resources holds it back, but brain power is a big one; and a [the] more
advanced an
economy becomes, the more brainpower becomes a bottleneck.
In
other cases, it has involved turning elements of civil society and the private
economy into arms of government policy — by requiring compliance with policy goals that are foreign to many civil - society institutions or consolidating key sectors of the
economy and offering protection to large corporations willing to act as public utilities or to
advance policymakers» priorities.