Urban growth — not to mention truckloads
of infrastructure spending coming down the road — spell opportunity for urban planners
As part of his discussion with Maurer, he also explained how the rise of technology is breeding uncertainty in the workforce, and weighed in on the importance
of infrastructure spending.
Moreover, much
of this infrastructure spending may actually pay for it self.
We have made this same case for deficit financing
of infrastructure spending in previous commentaries (March 12, 2014).
The benefits of a renewed splurge
of infrastructure spending will take decades to materialise.
Cities across Canada should consider new and innovative approaches to financing their share
of infrastructure spending, according to a new C.D. Howe Institute report.
All political parties love to make public announcements in support
of infrastructure spending, and why not?
It would be helpful to have more research on the fiscal multipliers
of infrastructure spending in Canada.
Both presidential nominee Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton, who is set to receive the Democratic nomination next week, are strong advocates
of infrastructure spending.
If President Trump's promise
of infrastructure spending to fix and replace bridges, roads, airports and other aging public facilities across the country comes to fruition, it would also be expected to add to GDP growth.
The ongoing Trump rally and anticipation
of infrastructure spending marked the quarter.
Fiddling with the fringes of the issue, with fairly miserly funding of R&D and transport, fails to address the fundamental underlying causes: the recent relative atrophy
of infrastructure spending and capital investment and a relentless focus since 2010 purely on the number of jobs, rather than quality, skilled, well - paid jobs.
As President - elect Donald Trump is about to take office having promised a burst
of infrastructure spending, it's worth taking a look at the newest,...
Some of this infrastructure spending will be seeded from a $ 2.3 billion pot of extra funds the state reaped in settlements from major financial firms, including $ 340 million to give rebates to toll payers.
The shadow chancellor, Ed Balls, was quick to point out that much
of the infrastructure spending has yet to materialise.
Spokesman Steve Coleman said the new figure surfaced after a recent review
of infrastructure spending.
Giambra said that if Washington were to come through with the promise
of infrastructure spending, it would only further benefit the state when combined with revenues generated from legal marijuana sales.
Currently, less than one - fifth
of all infrastructure spending is federal.
Shailesh Kshatriya, director of Canadian strategies at Russell Investments Canada, notes both are promising fiscal stimulus in the form
of infrastructure spending that should be good news for economic growth.
Much as they did with their election platform, the Liberals took aim at middle - class Canadians, with a few small business hits and misses, lots
of infrastructure spending promises and a great deal of promises that focused on Canada's health and well - being of First Nations communities.
Then there's the bizarre lack of US PPP projects, which means there's a potentially huge opportunity for private capital to absorb much
of this infrastructure spending.
So its not about do they in fact spend on infrastructure, but what kind
of infrastructure they spend on — that really is the important decision.
A portion
of infrastructure spending will, in many places, be devoted to bettering the internet and our access to it, typically described as improving «broadband» access.
Today, $ 275 billion
of infrastructure spending might buy only 70 percent of what it would have in the aftermath of the great recession.
There are many issues: pollution from Tiajuana river closes the beach many times a year, class of area, lack
of infrastructure spending, perception / reputation, traffic, etc..
Globally, transportation — which accounts for roughly 22 percent
of infrastructure spending worldwide — is projected to increase at an average annual rate of about 6 percent over the coming decade.
Not exact matches
Given the billions in stimulus dollars that will be
spent in coming years on
infrastructure projects, demand for planners is likely to grow in lockstep with the flow
of federal and provincial dollars to social housing, transit, public spaces and recreational amenities.
The new data centers underscores how cloud computing giants like Amazon (amzn), Microsoft, Google (goog), and IBM (ibm) are
spending billions
of dollars building out their
infrastructure across the world so they can sell their technologies to non-U.S. customers.
Perth's conference market has been a beneficiary
of the mining slowdown and increasing
infrastructure spend.
Generally,
infrastructure spending is good for the economy, and when the economy is doing well, the market performs better, says Norman Raschkowan, executive vice-president
of investments at Mackenzie Financial.
The government did pledge $ 47 billion to
infrastructure spending over the next 10 years and extended the accelerated capital cost allowance for manufactures — a tax relief program for investments in new machinery and equipment — by two years, which means stock holders could get a boost if public companies are able to take advantage
of this
spending and savings.
Bob Sewell, president and CEO
of Oakville's Bellwether Investment Management, does think that some companies, and their shareholders, could benefit from the
infrastructure spending over time.
And yes, the Dow has a heavy component
of large industrial and energy companies which have recently soared on expectations that President Trump and his administration will sponsor new
infrastructure spending projects and oil pipeline expansion.
Its government has put a stimulus package in place and is continuing its much - vaunted transition from
infrastructure to consumer
spending, but a lack
of trustworthy economic data and corporate reporting continues to scare investors.
Moving up
infrastructure spending is one way, so long as those projects are worth doing at all and accelerating timelines does not increase the costs
of those projects.
If the U.S. slips into recession, we'll lack the option
of lowering taxes or increasing
spending on
infrastructure, for example, as tools to revive growth.
The election
of Donald Trump as president sparked an exodus from the US Treasury market in the final months
of 2016 and early 2017 as investors prepared for the possibility that Trump's plans for a protectionist trade policy, tax cuts, deregulation, and massive
infrastructure spending would bring inflation back to the US.
What will come
of Trump's promise to turn a $ 200 billion federal government investment into $ 1.5 trillion in
infrastructure spending, with the rest coming from the private sector?
A great deal
of spending on
infrastructure, the One Belt One Road for example, which is a massive
infrastructure project — trillions
of dollars a year for the next ten years, and they are building roads, essentially think
of Marco Polo on a bullet train, and that's what we're seeing.
The election
of Donald Trump as president sparked an exodus from the Treasury market in the final months
of 2016 as investors began to price in the possibility that Trump's plans for a protectionist trade policy, tax cuts, and massive
infrastructure spending would bring back inflation to the US.
Does Salesforce's commitment to
spending $ 400 million on AWS
infrastructure over the next four years have anything to do with Amazon signing a deal to give its employees access to all
of Salesforce's products?
U.S. President Donald Trump has not given details on tax reform and
infrastructure spending — two
of his biggest campaign pledges.
The article is unlikely to go very far in the Republican - controlled House, but it adds further uncertainty to Trump's ability to achieve some
of his goals, including tax reform and
infrastructure spending.
Juerg Kiener
of Swiss Asia Capital says miners should continue to see strong demand if planned
infrastructure projects in Asia get underway, but could also face higher capital
spending to boost output.
«I think that the problem
of what they're really asking is do you wan na support a massive FDR - style
infrastructure project so we can raise
spending, raise taxes, and steal land from Republicans in Texas — no I don't,» Petersen said, referring to former President Franklin Delano Roosevelt.
Oregon Representative Peter DeFazio, the top Democrat on the House Transportation and
Infrastructure Committee, who was in Trump's meeting with a dozen Democratic and Republican lawmakers, said the president also told them he would be willing to increase the amount of federal spending beyond the $ 200 billion he is seeking for the infrastru
Infrastructure Committee, who was in Trump's meeting with a dozen Democratic and Republican lawmakers, said the president also told them he would be willing to increase the amount
of federal
spending beyond the $ 200 billion he is seeking for the
infrastructureinfrastructure program.
That money was generated by a number
of sources, including the stronger economy, revenues from tax changes for private corporations, lower - than - expected departmental
spending and re-profiled
infrastructure commitments.
Tax cuts,
infrastructure spending and corporate cash repatriation should remain positive for U.S. markets over the next couple
of years, but Rogers sees better opportunities internationally.
That in turn depends on agreeing how much the U.K. owes for past and future commitments to EU
spending, from
infrastructure projects to the pensions
of former EU bureaucrats.
In addition, a lot
of money has been
spent on
infrastructure, but a huge number
of projects have been stalled — India has more than $ 500 billion in nonproductive
infrastructure assets, including unfinished roads and bridges.