Sentences with phrase «much higher government»

Part of what has supported this recovery since the crisis has been fiscal policy, so we have much higher government debt than we had before, where is the room for governments to do fiscal expansion in a renewed downturn?

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His company is expanding rapidly abroad due to higher potential outside the U.S., which is hampered by what he sees as too much government regulation.

The main stock index dropped by as much as 2.4 percent earlier, while the benchmark 10 - year government bond yield rose to 6.944 percent, the highest since August 2017.

And while Macdonald did not look into it, other studies have pointed to another major influence China has had lately on many countries, including Canada: how its high savings rate and mounting foreign currency reserves, much of it invested in benchmark U.S. government debt, have depressed interest rates around the world.

Trump's name shows up in filings of less than 14 % of all companies, but the stakes are much higher for firms that have bet on the federal government taking a hands - off approach to marijuana policy.

In my NYT bestselling book, Killing Sacred Cows, I warn people of the 15 major problems of the 401 (k), including: you're not the owner but only the beneficiary of your 401 (k), the government can change the rules at any time, you can't get to the money until 59 1/2, and the fees are typically much higher than most investments out there because you've added complexity and layers of administration and legal fees.

For some people, it may make sense to draw on 401 (k) assets earlier and defer claiming Social Security benefits until 65 or 70 in order to get much higher benefits from the government plan.

Several Republican politicians and government officials including President Donald Trump have suggested that mental illness was to blame for the shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School on Wednesday that left 17 people dead — but researchers say evidence suggests there is no traceable link between mental illness and gun violence, and that a much more widespread issue is to blame.

He added, however, that «not much happens in Russia without Vladimir Putin,» reaffirming that the hacking happened at the highest levels of the Russian government.

But with the average age of public administration directors much higher than most professions, you're best bet to get one of these jobs will be to wait for your boss to retire or annoy the wrong person in the government of the day.

The Notley government has already done plenty to increase revenues, including corporate tax hikes, bigger rates for high - income earners and a much - maligned new carbon tax.

According to a report by the Government Accountability Office, borrowers 65 and over are defaulting on their loans at a much higher rate.

Within the overall share of government paper held by the banking system, the share held in state government paper is much higher than it is in the Commonwealth's paper.

Passage of tax reform, a brief government shutdown, and the cryptocurrency craze have dominated much of the headlines, yet companies continuing to register strong earnings have been the primary driver pushing stocks to record highs.

Huge federal, state and local government unionization — much higher unionization rates than in the private sector, including manufacturing — makes it very hard to trim fat from the government.

But several media outlets, including Vox and Sosa's organization, the Center for Investigative Journalism (CPI), have collected ample evidence that the real number is much higher — and that the government continues to underreport it.

And after King Salman, now 81, took the throne in 2015 and appointed Prince Mohammed to run much of the government, he named Prince Bader to high - profile positions, including one closely linked to the family.

Namely, private loans tend to have much higher interest rates than loans that are offered through the federal government.

The job growth is fake, there's been no wage growth since 1999, inflation numbers are false, government debt is too high, corporate profits are too low, corporate profits are unsustainably high, companies aren't reinvesting their profits, companies are buying back too much stock, the Federal Reserve is propping up the market, the Federal Reserve is keeping rates artificially low, and so on.

The government chose to allocate much of it to support income splitting for high - income families.

Canadian retirees can receive government support through the Old Age Security (OAS) pensions as well as through the Canada Pension Plan (CPP), yet 48 % of those surveyed did not know with a high degree of confidence how much of their current income will be replaced by their CPP or OAS benefits.

For three - straight years — between 2014 and 2016 — the greenback surged higher as the Fed ended «QE3,» the stimulus program that had the U.S. central bank buying as much as $ 85 billion worth of government bonds per month, and did away with the zero - interest - rate policy that was in place since the financial crisis.

Second, IFSD forecasts a much higher level of direct program expenses (total expenses excluding major transfers to persons and other levels of government).

This means that Governments around the world will be competing with their own Central Banks to sell debt, and the result could be much higher bond yields going forward.

While much of the outflows so far have been a result of investors switching out of high yield into safer money - market and government bond funds, Gutteridge believes we have seen the bulk of the selling.

Now that the government is planning for an $ 8 billion cut,  the potential job losses could drive job losses to between 99,000 and 108,000 full time positions across Canada. At this much higher level, the federal government could be single - handedly responsible for pushing national unemployment from its current 7.5 % to 8.0 %.

Sergei Guriev, a former advisor to the Russian government, told CNBC that, should oil prices stay at their near - record lows of around $ 82 a barrel, Russia, which is basing its economic forecasts on a much higher oil price, would face a «serious problem.»

The government is also aware that during the 2009 - 10 recession the deficit reached an historical high although much of that was due to the temporary stimulus spending.

Since central governments are already effectively underwriting high street banks» credit creation processes, and emoney is spreading like wildfire, why bother with high street banks for the payment function, especially when they charge so much for so little?

Government bonds have typically been more sensitive to changes in U.S. interest rates, as they have a much higher proportion of foreign buyers and sellers from countries where local rates might be more stable or moving in the opposite direction.

Government bond yields have surged higher in Canada and the U.S. since the summer, but that isn't equating too much for investors trying to generate income from their portfolios.

These public - private investments can yield private investors very high rates of return, while leaving the government take much of the risk.

Because China's high - tech BATs have closer government ties than their US counterparts, new regulations may not hurt the BATs as much as the FANGs

Overly optimistic projections of future oil supply, which are much higher than the latest NEB projections and don't consider the Alberta government's cap on oil sands emissions imposed by its Climate Leadership Plan.

For older borrowers who rely on student loans to finance their own education, government statistics show their default rate is much higher than that of younger borrowers.

Opinion: He can start by being transparent about how much high - income Canadians actually pay in taxes and receive in government transfers

Currently, the United States offers a much higher interest rate on its government bonds versus other G20 countries.

In addition, Americans embrace a much higher degree of economic turmoil and disjunction — although not an infinitely high degree, which explains why, with the election of Obama, the pendulum has swung to the side of government intervention, subsidy, and regulation.

Unless, there is radical reform, the next generation will face much higher taxes, much reduced government spending or — quite likely in some countries — complete economic breakdown.

The great antidemocratic danger, contrary to much popular punditry, comes not from the free exercise of religion but from the secularist creeds imposed by governments that recognize no higher sovereignty.

Far more serious is the corrosion of morality at the highest reaches of government and business of which we have heard so much in recent times.

In the end analysis, the elimination of this much vilified product will result in less lean offerings at much higher prices to consumers, including the taxpayer who ultimately foots the bill for school lunches and other government procurement.

Second, look for a seal from the Juvenile Products Manufacturers Association (JPMA), a trade organization whose safety standards are much higher than those issued by the federal government.

Students will see the cost of their degree rocket and universities will have to charge much higher fees just to recoup the money the government is taking away in budget cuts.

If the voters demanded two incompatible things (like much lower taxes and much higher spending) then no government can deliver both any more than they can define Pi as 3 or abolish the law of gravity.

'' The next two years will provide no shortage of challenges for our Conference, its partners in government and all New Yorkers: A multi-billion dollar budget deficit needing closure, a government that is still too big and spends too much, chronic unemployment, some of the nation's highest taxes and a continued lack of public confidence in state government,» Kolb said.

«As a high level Giuliani official he helped cut red tape, streamline government, and revitalize our economy and neighborhoods while creating much needed construction and permanent jobs.

You could also take some of the products of these programs out of the public domain (if they are in the public domain) and charge royalties (or higher royalties) to cable and digital TV and radio services, satellite radio services, etc. (which are required to carry Corporation for Public Broadcasting content under current regulations) and might even get those companies to do so by contract with PBS, NPR, etc. rather than from the government, if this was authorized by law (I don't know if it is or not, but this wouldn't take much political clout to get done).

Some of my friends in the media vigorously attack Nigerian journalists and statesmen who openly commend the Ghanaian administration for the strides made so far.Chief Dele Momodu recently said this about of our President «People don't know why I love Ghana so much and the current leader in particular.He is modest, not flamboyant as we see of other leaders», on BBC few days ago Nigerians interviewed used the positive signs in Ghana as appropriate yardstick to attack their government, a documentary going round in the international media exposes the lackadaisical performance of the Nigerian government using the positive performance recorded under John Mahama.The latest BBC reports on the Nigerian economy captures that the cost of living in Nigeria continue to soar and in June, accelerated to 16.5 % the highest rate in almost 11 years.Gari which is supposed to be the cheapest commodity in the country can not be afforded by the poor.

For a government, attracting the brightest minds does not come cheap — especially when a person has the opportunity to work in the private sector for a much higher salary.