Sentences with phrase «more weak economies»

«The second thing, which is a problem which is also affecting the other, more weak economies in Europe, is where are the policies that are going to get growth.

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The central bank warned that the weaker oil prices could have an even more dramatic effect on the economy, and that heavily indebted households could stop spending.

More than a third of wealthy Dems say the economy will be weaker, and half say it will be flat.

«Cuba's weak economy has been battered by the collapse in Venezuela, making it more vulnerable and open to foreign capital.

His comments come after the IMF in October said that Canada's high debt levels, and higher - than - average pressure on Canadian households» ability to pay down that debt in the private non-financial sector, leaves its economy more sensitive to tighter financial conditions and weaker economic activity.

Shoppers in weaker economies are more enthusiastic coupon - clippers, a new Nielsen survey finds

With its warnings of depleted bank reserves, weak governance, and political uncertainty, the IMF's account reads more like the analysis of a war - ravaged economic basket - case than the prospects for a developed economy in one of the richest economic zones in the world.

China's consumer inflation remained weak in December, while price declines at the factory gate level continued to deepen, suggesting weakness in the world's second - largest economy but giving policy makers more room to take easing measures.

With a weak economy, Russia has little leverage to pressure China to meet its commitments, other than seeking investments from other Asian neighbors; Japan and South Korea, however, are even more reluctant investors than China, given their desire to maintain a united front with the United States on sanctions.

So, we have to rely more on domestic demand, and in a weak or falling economy, that is unstable.

The euro held at the day's highs on Thursday after ECB President Mario Draghi presented a relatively confident outlook for the euro zone economy, contrary to some expectations that he would take a more cautious stance after recent weak data.

«China could be forced to devalue the yuan even more, should its economy falter, and the equity markets are dealing with the prospect of a weaker yuan amplifying the negative impact from a sluggish Chinese economy,» said Eiji Kinouchi, chief technical analyst at Daiwa Securities in Tokyo.

A longer - lasting and more acute negative global market reaction is more likely if multiple shocks occur simultaneously or if the economy is weak, we find.

A country with stable finances and a relatively strong economy is likely to provide a more reliable investing environment than a country with weaker finances or an unsound economy.

Two areas of the US economy that have been weak are business investment and employment, although recent data have been more positive.

When the local economy is weak, more homeowners default on their mortgages.

A stable economy and unemployment rate coupled with an inflation overshoot would more than likely see the markets begin to price back in a May hike that should see the Pound recover to $ 1.40 levels, while weak numbers will be another reason for BoE to stand pat.

this will cost obama the election by catering to the gays he wil loosel a large portion of the black and latino vote who are very conservative on this issue.and this will only make mitt romney stronger, with a weak economy unemployment as high as 8 % and a republican house there seems the last thing obama needs is to loose more votes that he will gain from this.he will loose the entire south including florida and many swing states.although he will win san francisco for sure.way to go barry

If he can just get those of the weak and thoughtless minds to concentrate on gay people and not on his distorted unemployment statistics, pay - offs to his union buddies, economy collapsing debt, bullying of the American businessman / woman, ever - lavish spending wife (our money, not theirs), and a debacle of a healthcare plan, then maybe, maybe he might just get elected again so that he can do even more damage than he has already wrought.

More importantly, issues of ecological justice, and justice to the weaker sections of society and specifically development of social institutions can not be taken up by the economy directed only by the market - profit mechanism.

Given the present condition of the U.S. economy, which is creating many more jobs than are lost due to changing technology and international competition, protectionist voices should be relatively weak.

A declared Conservative columnist in Tueuday's FT — Janan Ganesh — is saying that a weak economy is more likely to result in a Conservative win at the general election since voters would be more inclined to risk another Labour government if the economy is performing strongly.

The cancellation of the 100.5 - megawatt Noble Allegany wind park was blamed on low wholesale electricity prices, which have made it more difficult to justify the project's costs at a time when the economy is weak and financing remains tight.

This remains the weakest economy on record and, as Mark Carney noted last week in his first press conference in charge of the Bank of England, those records go back more than one hundred years.

After 14 years of continuous Labour rule Wales has a weak economy, underfunded schools and an NHS that costs more but delivers less.

He assured that the weak economy inherited from the Mahama government was improving and soon Ghanaians will see more projects and improvement in the living conditions.

Writing in the journal Applied Economics, Steve Cook and Duncan Watson (both from the University of Wales Swansea) and Louise Parker (from the University of East Anglia) take a closer look at two ways that unemployment impacts on crime: the «opportunity» effect (a strong economy means more goods worth stealing, and fewer people sat at home to guard them) and the «motivation» effect (a weak economy widens perceived differences between lifestyles and can tempt some into crime).

Critics of the current system argue that if Europeans get this right, Europe could become a more attractive research environment than the United States, which is suffering from a weak economy and deep cuts in federally funded research.

The researchers also find that while both higher and lower income consumers are likely to spend more in a strong economy, the leap in spending from a weak to a strong economy is larger for lower income consumers.

Other low - spending states, such as Mississippi and New Mexico, don't have the capacity to spend more because their regional economies are too weak, he said.

Obviously there can be a lot more contributing to the drop in sales — a weaker economy means less consumers taking farther - reaching vacations, for example — but if the trend that came about with the enhanced ebooks is solid, could this mean that people who buy books about business or technology embrace e-reading while readers who purchase travel guides or cookbooks are less apt to choose digital over print?

Add in factors like a weak economy, high interest rates, and multiple loan services, and paying off your student loans can feel more daunting than the years of school it took to accumulate them.

Inflation has stepped into the spotlight this year: Upbeat and more synchronized global growth has not prevented weak inflation readings in major economies.

Price value of currencies is nothing more than a reflection of where that denomination's economy ranks as weak or strong relative to others.

The weaker the global economy and the lower the inflation rate, the more you want government bonds.

I see the FOMC tightening, and then abandoning the tightening early, and reverting to a weak policy, accepting more inflation for the sake of growth in the real economy, and leniency to banks that are facing tough market conditions.

With corporate scandals, weak earnings and an uncertain economy, more and more IRA owners are seeking alternative investments.

The world and national economies at their worst are always more volatile than what the models will say, and governments prove weak when matched against the folly of their failed policies.

Choose from one of 3 empires and begin your quest to construct a bustling town economy that will eventually power and fund your army in the race to acquire more resources and land from your weaker unsuspecting neighbors.

Both games feature a «Commander» unit, a giant mecha, which uses atomic - level manufacturing to build an entire economy on far - off planets literally from the ground up, which is an interesting inversion on how mecha usually are used in games: the «Commander» is more or less the player character, and while their large mecha is by no means weak, it's a central unit because of its production capabilities, and not because of its arsenal, which as a mecha fan I always thought was a nice way to work the idea of a «hero mecha» into an RTS, because you can relate to the Commander mecha's role as, well, a Commander on the battlefield rather than as simply a powerful named «hero» unit as exist in most other RTSes.

With high development costs, weak economies, and faltering currencies, console gaming is now a luxury more than ever.

The CAFE standards in the new Energy Act are the weakest possible compromise, California was denied permission for a more aggressive approach, and North America is now headed for no better than fuel economy standards in 2020 that Europe met around 2003.

As noted above, about two thirds of the US is critical, if not hostile, to the stated objectives of those who promote Anthropogenic Climate Change; which, on the surface, seem designed mainly to hobble our already - weak economy with draconian emissions regulation, while looting it to pay for dubious pre-facto «restitution» to more impoverished regimes around the world.

But we don't want more weak promises and unaccountable companies and wealthy elites to run our economies.

A weak economy and more efficient vehicles cause oil imports to fall below half of U.S. consumption for the first time in 13 years.

The «down side,» Mr. Bower said, is that as law firms turn leaner, they will need fewer lawyers; in the wake of vast numbers of layoffs that have already resulted from a weak economy, even more associates may be finding themselves out of jobs.

As technology specialists, we see that the weak economy will undoubtedly push IT positively to deliver more for less.

Women are even more concerned with keeping up with monthly expenses, as the weak economy is weighing heavily on the minds of American consumers.

But in a weak economy, it takes more.

Retail, office, and warehouse are more likely to have flat or even declining rents as long as the economy is weak,» says Burnett.